Brandon Heath Releases Ninth Full-Length Album, 'The Ache'

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Five-time GRAMMY®-nominated, and eight-time GMA Dove Award recipient Brandon Heath releases his ninth studio record, The Ache.  The album holds the tension of loss and longing, sharing the intrinsic ache experienced this side of heaven while pointing listeners to the things that matter most to Heath — family, faith, community and his ultimate belief that there is life after death.

While The Ache was inspired by hard moments, the album’s 11 originals, all co-written by Heath, were also influenced by the life growing all around him, even in the midst of sadness.

“Every record I release is a snapshot of the season I’m in, and I thought this was going to be a record about mourning,” Heath admits after watching his mom live out her final days. “But I’ve learned that two things can exist at the same time. You can talk about heavy things with a joyful spirit, and I have totally embraced the paradox in this season. I knew there was going to be sadness, but I also knew there was going to be joy because I knew where my mom was going.”

The Ache doesn’t shy away from the heartache Heath was experiencing in real time.  “I feel like in my grief, God showed up and gave me medicine to disseminate immediately to my friends,” shares Heath. “That song reminded me of our responsibility as artists: to say the things we don’t know how to say, put it to music, and then get it out to the masses as soon as possible and let it do its healing work.”

The complete The Ache track listing follows:

01)  The Ache

02)  He Does (Oh By the Way)

03)  Thank You. Need You. Love You.

04)  Gospel Truth

05)  Scars

06)  Highly Favored (feat. Ryan Ellis)

07)  Can We Go Home Now

08)  How To Apologize

09)  Lucky

10)  Neverland

11)  The Other Side of the End