Church Music Earns 10% Increase In Sales From Previous Album

David Crowder*Band’s latest, Church Music, has proven to be a fan favorite raking in over 35,000 units the first week garnering the top spot on the Christian Retail Chart and the No. 11 position on the Billboard Top 200.

Church Music also maintained a stay at No. 1 on the iTunes ® Christian and Gospel Album chart as well as peaked at No. 3 on the iTunes ® Overall Album chart.

"The street week results for The David Crowder*Band are extremely rewarding, especially in the current market climate, and reflect both the amazing creativity Church Music embodies and the powerful story the Crowder clan has woven together around this new release," explains sixstepsrecords founder and director Louie Giglio. "Crowder continues to carve out a unique space on the musical landscape with the band's forward-thinking approach to our time-honored faith. I'm proud of the band's efforts, and those of our dedicated sixsteps/Sparrow team."

Church Music is the band’s highest debut to date with a 10% increase from the band’s previous release in 2007 of Remedy. This increase comes despite the market’s decrease.

David Crowder*Band will be taking Church Music to the masses this fall on a 32 city nationwide tour with opening acts Danyew and Seabird starting tomorrow, October 1.

To hear David Crowder share an inside look into Church Music, visit: http://vimeo.com/6471597.

About David Crowder*Band:

Church Music is the follow-up to David Crowder*Band’s 2007 release of Remedy. Along with the group’s 6 GMA Dove Awards and 17 nominations, David Crowder*Band has toured with Michael W. Smith, Third Day and Mercy Me including a headlining tour with Mute Math. The first Christian artist to be named MSN.com’s Artist of the Year in 2006 as well as foster a partnership with M-Audio/Propellerhead’s Reason software, Crowder is also the namesake behind premiere guitar maker Tom Anderson Guitarworks’s Roadster Acoustic. They have received media coverage from such major news outlets as CNN, Fox and the New York Times. Despite the success, David Crowder*Band makes it a point to get back to University Baptist Church on most Sundays, a church they helped found near the campus of Baylor University in Waco, TX. The band is also featured at the enormously popular Passion gatherings.

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Church Music Tour

*all dates subject to change, please check www.myspace.com/davidcrowderband for the most updated info.

1-Oct San Antonio, TX 7:30 PM Summit Christian Center

2-Oct Abilene, TX 8:00 PM Beltway Park Baptist Church

3-Oct Houston, TX 7:00 PM Grace Community Church

8-Oct Las Vegas, NV 7:30 PM Canyon Ridge Christian Church

9-Oct Phoenix, AZ 7:30 PM Phoenix First Assembly

11-Oct Sacramento, CA 7:00 PM Capital Christian Center

12-Oct Modesto, CA 7:00 PM Calvary Temple Church

13-Oct Redding, CA 7:00 PM Redding Convention Center

15-Oct Eugene, OR 7:00 PM First Baptist Church - Eugene

16-Oct Portland, OR 7:00 PM Rolling Hills Community Church

17-Oct Seattle, WA 7:00 PM Christian Faith Center

18-Oct Abbotsford, BC 7:00 PM Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly

19-Oct Spokane, WA 7:00 PM INB Performing Arts Center

20-Oct Boise, ID 7:00 PM Eagle Christian Church

22-Oct Minneapolis, MN 6:00 PM Hosanna! Lutheran Church

23-Oct Chicago, IL 7:00 PM Harvest Bible Chapel

24-Oct Grand Rapids, MI 7:00 PM Sunrise Community Center

25-Oct Detroit, MI 7:00 PM Woodside Bible

29-Oct Dallas, TX 6:00 PM Watermark Community Church

30-Oct Tulsa, OK 8:00 PM Cain's Ballroom

5-NovIndianapolis, IN 7:30 PM East 91st Street Christian Church

6-NovLexington, KY 8:00 PM Southland Christian Church

7-NovCincinnati, OH 7:30 PM Landmark Baptist Church

8-NovLancaster, PA 7:30 PM Calvary Church - Lancaster

12-NovBurlington, NJ 7:00 PM Fountain of Life Center

13-NovNew York City, NY 7:30 PM Terminal 5

15-NovMorgantown, WV 7:00 PM Chestnut Ridge Church

17-NovWashington, DC 7:00 PM Lisner Auditorium/George Washington University

18-NovCharlotte, NC 7:00 PM Forest Hill Church

19-NovColumbia, SC 7:00 PM Shandon Baptist Church

20-NovTampa, FL 7:30 PM Countryside Christian Center

21-NovAtlanta, GA 6:00 PM Mount Paran Church of God