Roots Revolution is the

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-label debut album from Canadian CCM band

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. The album won the 2007 Gospel Music Association Canada

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for Folk/Roots Album Of The Year. The accompanying DVD received a 2007 GMAC nomination for DVD Of The Year.The album also garnered a 2007 nomination for Folk/Roots Song Of The Year: "Babylon Is Gonna Fall"
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. Retrieved on 2009-02-07. ''Roots Revolution'' was also nominated as the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year at the

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. The lyrics and music were written by Joel Parisien. Three tracks from ''Roots Revolution'' also appear on their hit album

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: "Down From The Mountain", "Babylon Is Gonna Fall" and "Empty Heart".

Track listing

# "Down From The Mountain" # "Weary" # "Standing On The Rock" # "Wash Me Clean" # "Babylon Is Gonna Fall" # "And So On" # "Butterflies" # "Empty Heart" # "We Are Forgiven" # "Sweet Soul Music" # "Calling All Saints"

Bonus DVD

* produced and directed by Mike Enns # "Behind The Revolution" # "Pass Me Not" (live) # "This Train Is Bound For Glory" (live) # "Lounging With Divinity" (live) # "Weary" (studio) # "And So On" (studio) # "Sweet Soul Music" (studio)

Personnel

* Josh Toal - guitar, vocals, cabasa * Mark Rogers - drums, percussion * Rich Moore - upright bass * Joel Parisien - organ, piano, melodica, vibes, percussion, vocals * Roger Martin - pedal steel * Darryl Dixon - alto sax * Dave Watson - tenor and baritone saxes

References

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