Every Time I Breathe CD

Known for their powerful radio hits such as "You're Worthy Of My Praise," "Audience Of One," and others, Big Daddy Weave comes to you with Every Time I Breathe. Their fourth record installment features the hit title track, "Let It Rise," and a new version of the Rich Mullins classic "Hold Me Jesus." This perfect addition to any worship pastor's catalog, the album is enhanced with chord charts, Media Shout! files, and instructional guitar video.

A CALL TO WORSHIP

Breathing for the average human: it’s continual, sustaining, natural; and many of us do it about 21,000 times per day. Worship for the average Christian: it’s sporadic, a temporary high, a conscious effort; and many of us do it about once per week.

With Big Daddy Weave’s new album, Every Time I Breathe, the five-member band challenges us to transform our worship into a life-giving necessity.

"How could I, after knowing One so great respond to You in any way that’s less than all I have to give?” sings lead singer/songwriter Mike Weaver in the album’s title track. This line sums up the strong suit of the album, its message to live as constant worshippers.

Musically, BDW breaths new life into older songs, such as Holland Davis’ “Arise” and Rich Mullins’ “Hold Me Jesus.” The group kicks out the century-old church organ and plays rounds of rhythmic hand drums, plucking strings and infusing their trademark saxophone to the classic hymn, “Trust and Obey.”

But, by the end of the album, you may have to stop and catch your breath. It is full of energy, ready to pack out venues for BDW’s renowned live performances.

Lyrically, each song is a reminder of God’s purpose for our lives—to worship Him and, as Mike Weaver puts it, “to encounter God every moment, as naturally as taking your next breath.”

JENNA LUCADO - CCMMagazine.com

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Reviewed by Tina Strohl (Owego, NY), March 13, 2009

Great music. This group sings to my heart, helps me to keep my mind focused and not wander.

Reviewed by Kirke H (Greenwood, IN), July 07, 2007

This CD is really, really good. I found every song to be enjoyable and inspirational.

Reviewed by Katherine (Champaign, IL.), June 30, 2007

This cd came to me right when i needed it. It drew me even closer in my walk with God (hence, "every time i breathe you seem a little bit closer), and every song has awesome acoustics and vocals. If you love some soul on the guitar, and some powerful messages behind songs, check out Big Daddy Weave.

Reviewed by Andrew (Milwaukee, WI), February 11, 2007

BIG DADDY WEAVE IS GREAT! My favorite song on here is Let It Rise another great CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND!!!!!!

Reviewed by Chelsea (South Dakota), January 23, 2007

After hearing "Let it Rise" on the radio and loving it, I had to check this CD out. I ended up buying it, and let me tell you, thats the best $10 I ever spent. The songs are great and the lyrics are fantastic. My favorites would have to be #'s 6 and 7. GREAT CD WITH A GREAT MESSAGE!!

Reviewed by Katie (Dallas, TX), October 21, 2006

I heard these guys at a concert not too long ago, and lemme say, they rocked the house! I loved all of their songs because they all had a really deep meaning to me.

Reviewed by David Thiem (Kendallville Indiana), July 15, 2006

Mike and Jay invited me into their bus before thier July 14th show in our town and played most of the demo cd for me. I must say that I CANT WAIT to hear it on my stereo! It was 5 STAR!!! I liked every song I heard ...and this was the first time around!!! A rare thing for me nowdays! Great sound..great words..get music! Thant you Big Daddy Weave!!!

Reviewed by Pastor Steven Freeland (Marion, IL.), June 28, 2006

I loved it. Awesome!!!

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Author: Mike Weaver, Big Daddy Weave
Located in: http://www.bigdaddyweave.com/
Submitted: July 25, 2006

    Tell us about your new album.  On beginning our fourth record, as a songwriter, one of my chief concerns has been how to keep things fresh from a lyrical and musical perspective. How do you find the kind of inspiration to give folks something new, something more interesting, something that has enough flare to hold their attention in the midst of a world full of loud and colorful distraction?

In the search for something that seemed popular enough that folks would receive it, the idea of who we as the writers are and more importantly who the one is that we're writing about once again came crashing down on me. God is so awesome and so captivating that we could write songs for the rest of eternity and we'd still be at the tip of the iceberg. We are his children. We're redeemed by his blood and called into a relationship with Him.

So for me, the way we write songs can be approached in a number of ways, but as far as the heart behind it all, the idea is to keep the main thing the main thing. We've been writing about God and our relationship with Him from the first. Every Time I Breathe, is truly just a continuation of what we've been about since Big Daddy Weave began.

Worship is not just about a song and the time and place that we sing that song. Worship is about our entire life response to the greatness and the glory of God. As a human, I've come to the place where i don't even have to think about breathing. It just happens. Breathe in and breathe out. As a worshipper of God, that's the place that I want to learn to live. Seeing God in every moment and then responding, oh so naturally, with my life.

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