''Hallelujah for the Cross'' marks the seventeenth album from the

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released the project on 4 November 2014. The Newsboys worked with producer

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in the creation of this album.

Reception

Signaling in a -star review by

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, Matt Collar recognizes, "Featuring nine classic hymns, as well as one brand-new song, Hallelujah for the Cross is anything but a traditional hymns album." Alex Caldwell, agrees it is a -star album for Jesus Freak Hideout, responds, "the Newsboys capably and reverently update these classic songs and words for a new generation of worshipers." Adding a half star to her rating compared to the aforementioned, New Release Tuesday's Sarah Fine realizes, "Not only does the band pull off these timeless tracks remarkably well, they manage to infuse their solid signature sound into each and every crevasse." Tony Cummings, indicating in an eight out of ten review for

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, reports, "the Newsboys have done the youthful Church a considerable service in bringing a set of timeless songs to their attention." Awarding the album four stars for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Nelson Russia writes, "In ''Hallelujah For The Cross'', Newsboys delivers a passionate blend of fresh and uplifting sounds and instrumentations that is distinctive to Newsboys, while keeping true to the truth, wisdom and meaning behind these songs and respecting the melody of these timeless collection of hymns." Julia Kitzing, awarding the album stars from CM Addict, says, "this album is very well done, and done in such a way that the Newsboys honor the people who wrote the songs long ago, but they also add a Newsboys sound to them." Rating the album a 3.5 out of five for Christian Music Review, April Covington writes, "''Hallelujah For the Cross'' is a great addition to your playlist."

Track listing

Personnel

Newsboys *

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– lead and backing vocals * Jody Davis – guitars, backing vocals * Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, programming * Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Ben Backus – keyboards, programming, guitars, bass, backing vocals *

– keyboards, programming, guitars, bass, backing vocals, arrangements * Tim Lauer – keyboards, programming * Matt Stanfield – keyboards, programming * Mike Payne – guitars * Eli Beaird – bass * Tony Lucido – bass * Nick Buda – drums * Ben Phillips – drums *

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– drums * Wes Campbell – arrangements * Dianne Sheets – backing vocals (9) Production * Seth Mosley – producer, engineer, engineer, editing * David Garcia – vocal producer * Wes Campbell – executive producer * Dave Wagner – assistant executive producer * Dave Hagen – engineer, editing * Buckley Miller – engineer, editing * Mike "X" O'Connor – engineer, editing * Jericho Scroggins – engineer, editing * Sean Moffitt – mixing * Dave McNair – mastering

Charts

References

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