Shout to the Lord

Shout to the Lord is the seventh recording project and fifth live Praise & Worship album by Hillsong Music. It was also the first of two albums released by Integrity Music under the Hosanna! Music label, and marked the beginning of a long relationship with Integrity Music that propelled Hillsong Music to the forefront of contemporary Praise & Worship Music in North America and around the world. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums Chart. Shout to the Lord was the first Hillsong Music album to officially feature Darlene Zschech as worship leader and the first album released by Integrity's Hosanna! Music to feature a female worship leader. Making of the album Shout to the Lord was recorded live in 1995 at Hills Christian Life Centre (HCLC [now Hillsong Church]) in the Hills Entertainment Centre (which was used as the church's primary venue until the completion of its first building in 1997). The album was recorded by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team. Integrity Music began taking notice in the early 1990s of Hillsong Music's success in Australia and the UK. Songs written by members of the worship team at Hills Christian Life Centre were making their way around the world and had introduced a unique flavor to the worship styles of many churches. Geoff Bullock who served as worship pastor at HCLC had written many songs that were being recorded by other artists - particularly in the U.S.; and his songs were being released on projects by Maranatha! Music and Word Music Group's HeartCry Label. Additionally, Darlene Zschech's song "Shout to the Lord" was quickly making waves of its own and had also been recorded by Don Moen on the Hosanna! Music album, Rivers of Joy in 1995.