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Integrity Music released on Nov. 24 the debut album by Susan Boyle, who rose to international fame through a captivating vocal on the television show Britain's Got Talent. The project, I Dreamed A Dream, which includes the hymns "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art," is available to Christian retail stores through Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity Distribution.

North Point Live: Awake, a live recording of worship from Atlanta's North Point Community Church, releases Dec. 15 from North Point Music/EMI CMG Distribution. The recording's 14 songs feature leaders Steve Fee, Todd Fields, Eddie Kirkland and Seth Condrey.

The newest project from Phil Wickham, Heaven & Earth, released Nov. 17 on INO Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution. The album includes a title track, "The Time Is Now," "Eden" and "I'll Always Love You."

TV tunes: Seabird, whose music was featured on TV dramas Grey's Anatomy and Numbers, returns with its second album, Rocks Into Rivers, releasing Dec. 15 from Credential Recordings/EMI CMG Distribution. The band promoted the new record with a fall tour with The David Crowder Band.

Rapper John Reuben delivers the provocatively titled Sex, Drugs and Self-Control (Gotee Records/Word) on Dec. 22. Gotee previewed the album with the release of four singles—including "Town Folk" and "Jamboree"—throughout the summer and fall on Apple's iTunes digital music store.

, the live worship record from Charles Billingsley, releasing Dec. 22, was recorded at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. The Maranatha! CD, distributed by Word, features the songs "Everywhere I Go," "Bless the Day," "You're Worthy of My Praise" and the title track.

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Singer-songwriter Sara Groves returns with her 10th album, Fireflies and Songs, releasing Nov. 17 from INO Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution. Groves worked with producer Charlie Peacock in his Art House recording studio in Nashville shortly after a humanitarian trip to Rwanda.

Songs include "Twice as Good," "This House" and "Love.", the newest release from Paul Baloche, worship leader and songwriter of hits "Open the Eyes of My Heart, "Hosanna" and "Above All," released Nov. 3 from Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity Distribution. The new album includes songs co-written with Michael W. Smith, Brenton Brown and Jason Ingram and a duet with singer Meredith Andrews.

The newest release from vocal duo Shane & Shane, Everything Is Different (Inpop/EMI CMG), released Nov. 3. The album was inspired by the members' roles as worship leaders in their home church in Dallas. Songs include "Rain Down" and "My Hope Is Built," a modern take on the classic hymn.

Jingle belles: Contemporary gospel trio Trin-i-tee 5:7 rings in the holidays with the Christmas album Love, Peace, Joy at Christmas, which released Nov. 3 from Spirit Rising Music/EMI CMG. The group includes Christmas favorites "Joy to the World," "Winter Wonderland" and "Little Drummer Boy."

Night of worship: Tim Hughes leads a crowd of 2,000 worshippers on the live recording Happy Day (Kingsway/EMI CM