What people say about this album: "Haute Cuisine for ears and spirit" " Your music makes my spirit soar!!!" "I have a pre-release album and WOW!! It is like a breath of fresh air! Beautiful lyrics, vocals and an amazing assortment of musical styles. The music and the way it is put together is layers upon layers of dazzling sound. Frank's song LOVE was startling to me...the more I listened the more layers of intriguing sound I heard. I love Marlous's song We Belong to the Day...it will lift you right up. As you can tell, I heartily recommend this album to worshipers looking for a change of pace from standard Contemporary Christian pop/rock sound." The disc that is in your hands now is a result of years of writing, rewriting and recording. It is very much a testament of our journey of faith, in worship, through difficult times and glorious ones. Most of the songs were born out of times of worship, where we spontaneously started to sing out our hearts to God. Our music is as colourful and diverse as is the nature of God Himself, although it cannot even begin to match His greatness. It is our celebration of the freedom that He gives through the finished work of the cross, through Jesus Christ. A freedom that allows us to really live in and through Him, set free from the cages of our old nature and man-made religion. It is our greatest desire that, while you are listening to our music, you will experience a deeper freedom in Christ and be able to draw closer to Him. We no longer let darkness rule over us, because we belong to the Day, we belong to the Light! Frank & Marlou van Essen, June 2012 credits releases 12 September 2012 We Belong to the Day - I will Awaken the Dawn - All Men are like Grass - Love - Now - The Beauty of Your Presence - Scarlet - Secret Place - Daughters of Eve - I Want to Know You Deeper - Arise, o God - Be Still and Know - Our God is a Consuming Fire - Psalm (Bonustrack) Total playing time: 78:28 Produced, arranged, recorded and mixed by Frank van Essen @ Dew Studio, Collendoorn, The Netherlands Mastering by Sander van der Heide @ The Saint Of Sound, Soest, The Netherlands Photography by Joris van Essen // Paintings by Renate Heetebrij-Scheinhardt Artwork and design by Frank van Essen featured musicians: Marlou van Essen - Vocals // Dave Bainbridge - Keyboards, acoustic guitars // JayP Beyersbergen - Electric and acoustic guitars // Frank van Essen - Drums, percussion, piano and keyboards, programming, violins, violas and vocals // Phil Barker: Bass // Troy Donockley: Uillean pipes, high and low whistles // Luca Genta: Cello, fretless bass Thank you Jesus for your love and friendship. All songs Copyright 2012 Small Stone Media t/a Dew Age Publishing except Be Still and Know - Unisong Music Publishers t/a Essence Publishing