12 Apr, 2010

Help Us Choose the Cover for our Next Kids’ Album

Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Children| —Sovereign Grace Music

Over on Facebook, we asked our Sovereign Grace Music fans to help us pick the idea for our next kids’ album, Walking with Wise. The technology didn’t quite work the way we hoped, so we thought we’d try again on WorshipMatters.

First, a little info. As the title suggests, this album will be 13 songs based on the book of Proverbs, with titles like Lazy Bones, A Cheerful Heart, To Tell the Truth, and Trust in the Lord. We try to aim our kids’ albums at a 6-10 year old audience, although we’ve been told that older and younger children, and even parents, enjoy them, too. Since we’re aware that not every 6-10 year old who will be singing these songs has actually trusted in Christ and turned from their sins, most of the songs are more instructional in nature and are meant to teach truth as well as express a heart to follow the Lord. We also try to weave in the centrality of Christ and the gospel so that the songs don’t end up simply encouraging a moralistic response. You know, “Just do the right things and you’ll be a Christian.”

We’re currently a little over half way through recording the vocals, which is taking place in Gaithersburg, MD, Orlando, FL, and Minneapolis, MN. Steve Cook and Ben Gowell are co-producing the project, with Sara Groves’ rhythm section providing the musical foundation. And the tracks are sounding great.

Here’s where you come in. I’d like you (and any kids in your family or that you know) to vote on which cover idea our designer, Matt Wahl, should keep working on. After voting on one cover, feel free to leave any comments on how you think it might be improved.

Lord willing, the album will be ready in mid-June.

And if you haven’t heard our other kids’ CDs, you should check out Awesome God and last year’s CD, To Be Like Jesus.

Now vote away!

UPDATE (5-20-10): Thanks for all the comments! It was a pretty close contest between Comp #1 and #3. We ended up going with a revision of Comp #1. You’ll be seeing it in the not too distant future. Thanks again!