NEW ALBUM... "BACK AGAIN"
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"Back Again" (Released 7/26)
First full album from Mac Powell and the Family Reunion
"['Back Again'] exemplifies the band's high-energy sound," stated Billboard. "The remainder of the album, like the band's live shows, is a blend of country, rock and gospel, brought to life with Powell's gritty, soulful voice."
“Like most people, I grew up listening to my Mom and Dad’s record collection,” says Powell. “There was singer-songwriter stuff, some country and southern rock. I always liked artists like CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival), James Taylor, the Eagles or even the Stones who weren’t country per se, but who sometimes leaned more toward that sound. That’s what was stirring my mind and my spirit.”
To that end, he formed Mac Powell and the Family Reunion after Third Day’s final shows in 2018, utilizing musical “brothers” who had been recording and playing live with Mac in support of his other solo projects, including his 2012 self-titled debut and 2014's Southpaw. Recorded in Atlanta with producer/musical director Jason Hoard, Powell and his bandmates purposely kept a raw edge to the record. The result is a welcome looseness and down-home charm to Back Again. Beginning with the title track, Mac and his band are equally comfortable crafting singalongs ("Whoo!" featuring Craig Morgan), gentle ballads ("Red on a Rose") and hand-clapping, toe-tapping country pop ("Going to California," "Mississippi").
Track List:
01) Back Again
02) Flood Waters
03) Whoo! (feat. Craig Morgan)
04) Watermelon Rind
05) Red On A Rose
06) I'm Beginning To Wonder
07) Going To California
08) I Could Get Used To This
09) Tiptoein'
10) Heaven
11) What I Came Here For
12) Mess of Me
13) Settlin' Down
14) Sittin' Here Talkin' With You
15) Mississippi
December
Mac Powell and the Family Reunion's first Christmas Album
Mac Powell and his band the Family Reunion started out to create a handful of Christmas songs that turned into something much bigger and more special project. The band has created an 11-song album that has 3 types of Christmas songs on it. First, the album has new takes on Christmas favorites (Blue Christmas and Christmas in Dixie), next it has old favorites (Silent Night and Away in a Manager) and then adds new and original songs that are sure to become some of your new favorite Christmas songs.
1. December
2. Away In A Manager
3. Happiest New Year
4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
5. Everything You Want For Christmas
6. Blue Christmas
7. If We Make It Through December
8. Silent Night
9. Christmas in Dixie
10. Merry Christmas Baby
11. One More Silent Night
Mac Powell and the Family Reunion
December
December
December -my old long lost friend
Your cold winds are blowing me
Home once again
December- don’t leave me just yet
With all of these memories
How could I forget
I was born in late December
The sky was dark and wind was cold
To tell the truth I don’t remember
It’s just what I was always told
And it must’ve been a real hard winter
For a mother and her first newborn
For a new life that was just beginning
And a father that was going to war
December- My old long lost friend
Your cold winds are blowing me
Home once again
December don’t leave me just yet
With all of these memories
How could I forget
Now that I’m a little older
and I have children of my own
The season means much more to me now
So I’m going to let that cold wind blowWords and Music by Mac Powell © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP
Away in a Manger/Joy To The World
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head
The stars in the sky
Look down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing
The baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
'Til morning is nigh
Joy to the World the Lord is come
Let Earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven
To live with Thee therePublic Domain; Music arrangement by Mac Powell and Jason Hoard © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Hoard D Publishing/BMI
Happiest New Year
It’s been a long winter
It’s been a long year
And I can’t believe we made it to December
Though I don’t remember just how we got here
But I’m thankful that
We’re all in this together
And the Salvation Army band it plays our favorite Christmas songs
And the church bells all in town are ringing as we sing along
Everyone from young to old is filled with hope and good cheer
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and the happiest New Year
So let’s raise a toast to good friends
Let’s sing a song of hope
And remember why we celebrate this season
For all that we’ve been given
This one thing I know
That the gift of love will always be the reason
Words and Music by Mac Powell © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glowsAll of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer gamesThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history"Words and Music by John D Marks © 1949 St Nicholas Music/ASCAP
Everything You Want for Christmas
I hope you get everything you want for Christmas
I hope you get everything you want this year
Lord knows you’ve been working hard
I put a good word in to Santa Claus
I hope you get everything you want for Christmas
Honey if you’re asking me
You know I don’t really need
Anything but you right by my side
If I had a Christmas wish
The only thing that is on my list
Is to give you what your heart desires
I hope you get everything you want for Christmas
I hope you get everything you want this year
Lord knows you’ve been working hard
I put a good word in to Santa Claus
I hope you get everything you want for Christmas
Whoa fancy cars and diamond rings
Baby you don’t need those things
What’s it going to take for you to see
And the reason I’ve been singing
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking
I hope all you really want is me
Words and Music by Mac Powell © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP
Blue Christmas
I have a blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red, on a green Christmas tree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with meAnd when those blue snow flakes start falling
That's when those blue memories start calling
You'll be doing alright, with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue ChristmasWords and Music by Billy Hayes and Jay W Johnson © 1948 Universal Music Group, Demi Music Corp. DBA Lichelle Music Company/ASCAP
If We Make It Through December
If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right, I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December, we'll be fineGot laid off down at the factory
And their timing's not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happy time of year
And my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas hereIf we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right, I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December, we'll be fineIf we make it through December
Words and Music by Merle Haggard © 1973 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/BMI
Silent Night
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afarHeavenly hosts sing ‘Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Public Domain; Music arrangement by Mac Powell and Jason Hoard © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Hoard D Publishing/BMI
Christmas In Dixie
By now in New York City.
There's snow on the ground.
And out in California.
The sunshines' falling down.
And maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights.
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight.Christmas in Dixie, it's snowing in the pines.
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight.Its windy in Chicago.
The kids are out of school.
There's magic in Motown.
The city's on the move.
In Jackson, Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline.
And all across the Nation, it's the peaceful Christmas time.And in Atlanta, Georgia
Merry Christmas tonight.
Words and Music by Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon, Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, © 1982 The Bicycle Music Company/BMI
Merry Christmas Baby
Merry Christmas Baby
Hope you have a happy New Year
Merry Christmas Baby
Hope you have a happy New Year
Well we’re gonna have a good time
Filled with lots of fun and cheer
Santa’s got his reindeer
Loading up his sleigh with some toys
Santa’s got his reindeer
Loading up his sleigh with some toys
He’s gonna ride around the world
For all the good girls and boys
I’m at this Christmas party
Just wanted you to know
That I’ll be standing all night
Underneath the mistletoe
Words and Music by Mac Powell and Jason Hoard © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Hoard D Publishing/BMI
One More Silent Night
The first snowfall reminds us all
To gather ‘round the fire tonight
The evergreen stands shivering
They are covered all in white
December sun he’s work is done
As he begins to dim his light
There’s a winter chill and all is still
As evening turns to night
And so it is this Christmas Eve
Like those so long ago
And hark the herald angels sings
Songs that we all know
So it is this Christmas Eve
The star is shining bright
Children round the world will sing
One more silent night
A cold wind blows
And there are those
Huddled ‘round the fire today
The virgin birth and peace on earth
Seems so far away
A baby cries, a mother tries to find the strength for one more day
She prays for one more silent night
In a world that’s lost it’s way
And so it is this Christmas Eve
Like those so long ago
With hark the herald angels sings
Songs that we all know
So it is this Christmas Eve
The star is shining bright
Children round the world will pray
For one more silent night
Christmas time is more to me
Than the gifts we give
More than songs that we sing
Its reaching out for the world to see
Just who is the child, who is this King
The snow is deep, the children sleep
With dreams of toys and Santa’s sleigh
And hope burns bright by fire tonight
A new year is on its way
A church bell’s ring, a choir sings
And peace on earth is what we crave
All is calm and bright tonight
For tomorrow is Christmas Day
Words and Music by Mac Powell and Jeff DeJarnett © 2018 Mac Powell Songs/ASCAP; Jeff DeJarnett Songs/ASCAP
Southpaw
Second chapter of Mac's solo career
The second foray into country music by Third Day frontman Mac Powell displays the same earthiness and conviction that’s earned him legions of fans in both the Christian and secular realms. Cowriting with such notables as Darius Rucker, Travis Tritt, and Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, Powell brings a Dixie-fried intensity to upbeat tracks like “Red Boots,” ”Summer Lovin’,” and “90 to Nothing” and fills ballads like “Sittin’ Here Talkin’ with You,” “Everything to Me,” and “I’ve Always Loved You” with a rough-hewn tenderness. First cut to last, Southpaw feels like a homecoming celebration for this Alabama native son.
Mac Powell (Self Titled)
Self-titled solo album
The debut solo country album from Third Day's Mac Powell, featuring 12 original country songs: Sweet Georgia Girl, Saturday Night, Carry You, Mississippi, Julia Ann, This Ain't No Hobby, Hold On To Me, June Bug, Do You Love Me, Trying To Get Over You, Carolina, My Love For You Remains
