Take Over, the third CD from best-selling, three-time Dove Award-winning male vocalist Aaron Shust, released Aug. 4 on Brash Music/Word Distribution. Shust's first project in two years, the disc is the follow-up to Whispered and Shouted (2007) and is produced by Rusty Varenkamp and Jason Ingram (Tenth Avenue North, Rush of Fools, Bebo Norman, Meredith Andrews).

Prior to the release, Shust and Brash offered fans a sneak preview of one new song each week on YouTube at www.youtube.com/aaronshustube.

Shust wrote or co-wrote each of the 12 new songs on Take Over. Speaking of the theme of the project, he said: "I see Take Over as an album about submission, about relinquishing control. One of the common threads that shows up in a lot of these songs is that we can’t achieve anything from our own efforts—certainly not salvation. We can work out our salvation, but it's only through what Christ has done on the cross that we have any hope."

In addition to the sneak preview of the album's songs on YouTube, marketing for Take Over includes an extensive radio promotional tour in support of the first single, "To God Alone." The single made an impact at radio. In addition, Shust shot a video for "To God Alone," scheduled for release prior to the album's street date.

Shust currently is preparing for a busy summer of festival and special event performances, which include the Gospel Music Association's Immerse Conference in Nashville and the National Worship Leader Conference in Kansas City, Kan. In September, Shust will headline a 20-plus-city fall tour with Chris Sligh.

For more information or to order Take Over, visit www.worddistribution.com, or call 800-876-9673.

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