Jimmy is currently in the studio working on his upcoming new album, Jesus Music, scheduled for a September 2008 release. This will be Jimmy's first album of all new songs in over two years! Every song on Jesus Music has been written by Jimmy himself, including the inspiring "Be The Change", a song written for World Vision, and another song written by both Jimmy and his good friend Steve Cheney. This is Jimmy’s most highly anticipated CD release of his career, following the success of his last nationally released album, Things Are Looking Different. “I believe this is the greatest batch of songs that God has ever given me for an album, and the production is definitely the best of any album I’ve been a part of,” said Jimmy about the project. Stay tuned for more details about Jesus Music!
Jimmy has recently been named a Top 5 finalist by Southern Gospel music fans for the Young Excelling Artist Award at the 2008 SGM Fan Fair Awards. This award recognizes young individuals who are revolutionizing Southern Gospel music. This is Jimmy's first nomination for an SGM Fan Fair Award! To vote for Jimmy, please go to www.sgmfanfair.com/vote.html and scroll down to the Young Excelling Artist category. The voting ends Thursday, February 28, 2008.
Jimmy's first nationally released album, Things Are Looking Different, has just broke into the Soundscan Top 100 sales chart for Gospel music. This is a chart that tracks weekly sales of nationally distributed CDs from major retail stores. Jimmy joins some of the top artists in the country by becoming a part of this chart, including the Gaither Homecoming Series, The Crabb Family, Signature Sound Quartet, The Isaacs, and many more!
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The song "He'd Move Heaven And Earth" was named 'King of the Mountain' this week on the He's Alive Radio Network in Grantsville, MD! On this radio show they have listeners call in and vote for their favorite new song. "He'd Move Heaven And Earth" won this week by a margin of 2:1 and is said to be getting a great response from fans on their Southern Gospel, Inspirational, and Adult Contemporary stations. Thanks to the great folks at the He's Alive Radio Network for helping spread the message of hope through Christian radio!
Crossroads has released Jimmy's very first national radio single to over 1,500 stations across the country! The song is entitled "He'd Move Heaven And Earth" and tells the message of how God's undying love for man would cause Him to make any sacrifice necessary to save us, even giving His only Son for our sin. The song is track 8 on the Crossroads Airplay Sampler July 2007 Disc, so be sure to call your local Gospel music station and request it today!
Jimmy has signed his first major record deal with recording label Crossroads Music, the home to such artists as Ivan Parker, The Talley Trio, The Kingsmen, and The McKameys. Crossroads hopes to bring Jimmy to the forefront of Gospel music as one of the up-and-coming young artists who have a new sound and powerful ministry. Crossroads will be handling all of Jimmy's radio promotion, marketing, and distribution, starting with his label debut, Things Are Looking Different, which is set for release in stores everywhere on August 14, 2007. More information to follow!
Jimmy is currently in the studio working on his new album entitled Half And Half. It will be an album made up half of traditional hymns and half of modern worship music, all with only piano and vocals. The project will include such timeless hymns as "It Is Well With My Soul", "Amazing Grace", "I Surrender All", and "Blessed Assurance". It will also feature modern favorites like "How Great Is Our God", "You Raise Me Up", and "Open The Eyes Of My Heart". The project is slated to be released in June 2007! Continue to check back for any new developments!
Praise God! Jimmy Dooley Ministries is excited to report that after looking over the concerts that were done this past year in 2006, there were over 60 people who came forward and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior at Jimmy's concerts! These were just confessions that we know of, but we're hoping and believing there were more who made decisions too. This goes to show that God is still in the life-changing business. Jimmy is confident that even more souls will be saved this year in 2007!
Jimmy's song, "The Grace That I'm Under", has been a powerful message of hope to people everywhere over the last several months, playing on Christian radio all across the country and reminding us that God's hand of grace is on our life everyday. This song is also Jimmy's first top 10 song! It entered in at #10 on the national top 100 of the US Gospel News charts, #6 on the Powersource charts, and #11 on the Singing News charts.
The song entitled "The Grace That I'm Under", which was recently recorded and sent to radio by Ivan Parker, has debuted as the #2 song in the nation among all songs in the Top 10 New Releases category. "The Grace That I'm Under", written by Jimmy, is getting heavy airplay all across the country and receiving a great response from Christian radio. "I think people enjoy the song for two reasons", says Jimmy, "One is because people like to be reminded that God's grace is there for them. He's watching over us and taking care of us night and day, even when we don't see it. And also, it's just a fun, upbeat song with a catchy sound." Please call your local gospel music stations today and request "The Grace That I'm Under"!
The tracks are cut and Jimmy has began recording vocals for his upcoming project entitled Things Are Looking Different, set to be released around April. "I'm so excited about this project", says Jimmy, "I feel like this project is going to touch a lot of lives. For this project, God has given me some of the best and most powerful songs that I have ever been blessed to write. Also, it's kind of the first project that I've ever done that I feel really represents who I am as a minister and an artist. It is stylistically different than anything I've done in the past, but I feel that it will definitely reach a greater audience of people. I think people will really be able to relate to the songs as well." All of the songs on this project were written by Jimmy, and he is producing the whole thing from start to finish. Check back for updates and sound clips from the new project!
Gaither Homecoming artist Ivan Parker has just announced that he will be releasing the song "The Grace That I'm Under" to radio as his first single off his new project, Under Grace. Ivan's new project includes two songs written by Jimmy Dooley, including "The Grace That I'm Under" and "Joy for the Journey". For more information on Ivan Parker, please visit www.ivanparker.com.
Jimmy is currently in the studio finishing the long awaited project entitled That Was Then, This Is Now. The project will be finished in late January and then released in February. In addition to this Jimmy will be cutting tracks February 3 and 4 for a brand new project which will be released in the late spring. Jimmy will be writing all 12 songs on the project and the project will have a very contemporary country sound... a little different than anything he has recorded in the past. Please check back often for updates on the projects and to hear sound clips of the songs as they become available.
Crossroads Music has recently signed Jimmy Dooley to an exclusive three-year writing agreement for their record company. Crossroads Music is one of the top record companies in the Christian Music industry, working with artists such as The Talley Trio, Ivan Parker, The Kingsmen, The McKameys, Jody Brown Indian Family, Palmetto State Quartet, The Isaacs, Mark Bishop, and many more. Jimmy has already started writing for many of their artists for their upcoming projects and has started co-writing with many of their writers. Be looking for Jimmy's new songs on many of the upcoming projects from Crossroads artists.
Jimmy was recently chosen to be a part of Daywind's "Leaders Of Tomorrow" showcase, held on the main stage Saturday September 17th at 1:15PM at the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center in Louisville, KY. Daywind music has put this event together to showcase the young up-and- coming artists in the gospel music industry. This promises to be an incredible event as the cream of the crop of young artists take the stage together to carry on the tradition of spreading the Gospel through Southern Gospel music. Artists appearing include the Crabb Family, the McRaes, Crossway, the Kingsmen, Mercy’s Mark, Brian Free & Assurance, Crystal River, the Florida Boys, Triumphant Quartet, the Talleys, Hope’s Call, Jody Brown Indian Family, the Nelons, the Christian Brothers Quartet, First Love, the Perrys, Greater Vision, the Hoskins Family, LordSong, Monument Quartet, Palmetto State Quartet, the Hoppers, Paid In Full and the Dixie Echoes. Don't miss this once in a lifetime event!
Jimmy is currently in the process of building a brand new building for a full-service recording studio called Cross Connection Studio. The studio will be equipped with a digital 32-track Pro Tools rig, along with the finest tube processors, outboard gear, and a great selection of microphones. Completion of the new building is expected to be near the end of August. If you would like to record your own project or demo please call 513-947-0217 for your own personal consultation.
The song that was written by Jimmy called "I Told 'Em That I'd Make It" has entered the Singing News Top 50 National Chart at #42. The song has been charted as high as 13 on some charts across the country and is getting heavy airplay all over the country. Please pray that God will continue to use this song to minister and encourage people all over.
Jimmy's song, "I Told 'Em That I'd Make It", recorded by The Galloways of Nashville (www.thegalloways.org), has recently debuted at #5 on the top 10 National New Releases. The song is getting a lot of attention from fans and DJs alike. "This song was really a song about my testimony," says Jimmy, "A lot of people said I wouldn't make it. A few years ago even my doctors said I wouldn't make it. However, to make a long story short, I'm still here so I've made it!" Earl Galloway said this song has been a blessing to many people and seems to go over as one of their best songs during live appearances.
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