THE NEXT BIG THING (Full Album)

by Dustin Wray

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15 track CD of 80's-fueled Christian rock/pop and also some touching ballads. Covers include "Easy Livin" by Uriah Heep" and a Larry Norman song as a hidden track. Videos released are: "So Help Me God", "Your Time Has Come", and "My God" ( in April 2021).

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Mass Suicide, If You Could Read My Mind (Single Track), DUSTIN WRAY SINGS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THE CLEVELAND INDIANS HOME OPENER 2007, I'LL TELL YA LATER (Full Album), FREEDOM (Full Album), Let The World Hear It (Country Version), Let The World Hear It (Rock Version), THE NEXT BIG THING (Full Album), and 6 more. , and , .

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1.	My God 03:23	buy track
2.	Easy Livin' 02:32	buy track
3.	The Maker of My Heart 03:42	buy track
4.	4U 02:28	buy track
5.	So Help Me God 02:17	buy track
6.	The Next Big Thing 04:36	buy track
7.	Come Thou Fount 04:22	buy track
8.	We Don't Change The Truth, It Changes Us 04:21	buy track
9.	Waited a Lifetime 05:18	buy track
10.	Your Time Has Come 06:40	buy track
11.	The Only Hope 04:05	buy track
12.	Jesus I Love You 03:01	buy track
13.	His Life 04:01	buy track
14.	Exalted One 03:36	buy track

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This is the album that I was making at the same time that I was making "Don't Ask Me". Like all of my albums it is stylistically quite diverse, but the main styles are retro 80's Rock & Pop Rock. It kicks off with the bombastic 80's Rock Anthem "My God" (video on YT) and is followed by my updated cover of Uriah Heep's early 70's smash hit song "Easy Livin'"

It's followed by the rocker "The Maker of My Heart", then hits on punk pop with the great track "4U". Track 5, "So Help Me God" is a cleverly written Americana folk style song (video on youtube) which is followed by the title track. Track 7 is a duet on the 18th century hymn "Come Thou Fount" with my niece Macey Hawout (her favorite hymn!).

Track 8, "We Don't Change The Truth, It Changes Us" is a commentary on the modern culture and a statement on how an true encounter with the Lord of the Universe can completely change your life (possible video coming). "Waited a Lifetime" is a song about a man who is confronted with the truth of the Bible but who waits his whole life before accepting Christ. I also hope to do a video for this one in the future.

"Your Time Has Come" is a highly evangelistic song that I will soon be releasing a video for. My plan is to translate the lyrics and the many scriptures on the screen to different languages and target different countries on social media with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The video has a statement about Christianity at the beginning and a invitation to accept Christ into your heart at the end.

The 2 bonus tracks at the end of the song ("His Life" & "Exalted One") were written by Terry Lavalliere. I was in The Trinity band with Terry 20 years ago. Terry had many health issues and had a stroke not long after he was able to get into the studio to record the guitar part on "His Life". He passed away a few months later. All the original members of The Trinity Band was able to come in and record their parts on these songs.

I am very happy with the way this CD turned out & I am hoping that you will check it out and enjoy it and allow it to speak to your heart!

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released December 5, 2020

Executive Producer: Dustin Wray Hockensmith
Label: Raven Faith Records
Sound Engineers: Keith Kelly - Nexus Sound Studio, Warren, OH
Adam Hudek - Beddhedd Studio/Lake Milton,OH
Jack Ciarnello - Take Note Productions/Austintown,OH
Ray Harris - Better One Audio/Champion, OH
Nick Ballentine - Scratch Tracks/Newton Falls, OH

Musicians: Dustin Wray, Adam Hudek, Nathan Pirtz, Nailah Shaw, Dave Rider, Katie O'Neill, Carrie Ailstock, Macey Hawout, Chip Weber, Dave Yanovich, Kerry Gretsinger, Joe Hudek, Terry Lavalliere, JJ Joseph, Bryan Stewart

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Dustin Wray Warren, Ohio

I was struck with the songwriting bug in college, and Ive been writing ever since so I have a lot of material to choose from! Im now working with several studios both in Ohio & also in Nashville to record as many high quality songs as I can. I write/record both mainstream & Christian music. My songs can mostly be described as rock, with an emphasis on the sounds of the AWESEOME 80’s! ... more

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