NASHVILLE, TN. (By JACKIE MONAGHAN/ Morning Star PR) - Currently on a mission in Rwanda in her role as a global spokeswoman for Compassion International, REBECCA ST. JAMES will return to the U.S. in late January literally just in time to re-pack her suitcases for the launch of her ambitious If I Had One Chance To Tell You Something Tour which begins a forty plus market national schedule on February 2nd.
The tour, which celebrates the release in November of St. James' critically acclaimed new CD of the same name, might have the sub-title 'chicks that rock' as the Australian born Grammy winner has chosen BarlowGirl to share the stage with her on the tour which is scheduled to run from February through early April.
BarlowGirl's dramatic impact in Christian music over the past two years has brought them multiple Dove nominations, No 1 records, and like Rebecca, a strong voice as role models for their audience. The tour will also introduce audiences to Tooth & Nail artist, Jadon Lavik, whose recent Top 5 single 'What If' and the follow-up, 'Changing Happy' have given him recent national attention.
For her first full studio album release in five years, If I Had One Chance To Tell You Something, released by EMI/Forefront, marks a return to Rebecca's pop rock roots with a strong, fresh energy and creativity in her music that does more than gently rustle the curtains-it blows them totally off the rods. Her first single from the new CD, Alive impacted strongly at radio, reaching Top 10 in both the AC and CHR charts. Major reviewers welcomed the new music by consistently ranking the album as the strongest collection of her career.
The tour will focus on that same energy built around Rebecca's passion for the album's central theme. The 'something' in the message is a chord that resounds throughout her new music for CD buyers and tour goers alike: You are extravagantly loved by God. Set to music with raw, passionate urgency, 'you are loved' emerged strongly during the creative stages of Rebecca's inspiration for the new music-much of which she credits to a deep time with God spent on sabbatical at L'Abri in Switzerland last year. She noted in a recent interview: 'I thought I was caught up in this theme for a friend, but in truth 'you are loved' is a truth for myself and for every person listening. 'It's a message I'll bring to the stage every night on the tour - whether our audience is made up of the church, unsaved street kids, or anyone in need of a God of 'second chances' -as we all are.'
Noted Jeff Roberts, President of Jeff Roberts & Associates, whose agency exclusively represents Rebecca St. James and is booking the tour nationally. 'There's been a tremendous amount of excitement about this tour -both the opportunity of having Rebecca back in a major concert series -and the combination of BarlowGirl coming on the tour with her. It's a dynamic billing and we're already seeing markets hitting early sell-outs on the February and March dates. Due to demand, we're adding additional dates.'
Closing out 2005 as one of her busiest years to date as an artist, author, and speaker, the pre-holiday release of her much anticipated new music heralds Rebecca St. James continuing commitment to her role as one of Christian music's most relevant and authentic voices. Her passion for reaching young people has taken her music around the globe with a consistent and uncompromising ministry message that has sold millions of records and has made her an international favorite with foreign audiences. In addition to her current mission in Africa, St. James has a multiple nation tour of Europe set to launch following her spring U.S. tour schedule.
For more information on Rebecca St. James and/or updated tour listings, resource: www.rsjames.com
If I Had One Chance To tell You Something Tour Dates:
02/02 Tupelo, MS Tupelo Civic Auditorium
02/03 Forrest Park, IL The Underground
02/04 Grand Rapids, MI Sunshine Community Church
02/06 Sioux Fall, SD Washington Pavillion
02/09 Spokane, WA Life Center Church
02/10 Redmond, WA Overlake Christian Church
02/11 Pasco, WA Faith Assembly Church Center
02/12 Vancouver, WA Crossroads Community Church
02/14 Reno, NV Lawler Events Center/University of Nevada
02/16 Sacramento, CA Warehouse Christian Ministries
02/17 TBA
02/18 Pasadena, CA First Church of the Nazarene
02/19 Highland, CA Immanuel Baptist Church
02/23 Yuma, AR
02/24 Phoenix, AR North Hills Church of God
02/25 Albuquerque, NM Legacy Church
02/26 Lone Tree, CO Word of Life Christian Center
02/27 Arvada, CO Faith Bible Chapel
02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Village Seven Presbyterian Church
03/02 New Braufels, TX Tree of Life
03/03 LaMarque, TX Abundant Life Church
03/04 Ponca City, OK Hutchins Memorial Auditorium
03/05 Wichita, KS Central Community Church
03/06 Ft. Leonard Wood, MO Davidson Center
03/08 Duluth, MN Denfield High School Auditorium
03/10 Racine, WI Grace Church
03/11 Norfolk, NE Johnny Carson Theater
03/12 Quincy, IL The Crossing Church
03/13 Jackson, TN West Jackson Baptist Church
03/15 Boaz, AL The Bevill Center
03/16 Plainfield, IN Indian Creek Christian Church
03/17 Hoffman Estates, IL Lifechanger's Church
03/18 Brighton, MI Brighton Nazarene Church
03/19 Waukee, IA Point of Grace Church
03/21 Uhrichville, OH Claymont High School Auditorium
03/24 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Christian Center
03/30 Clearwater, FL Countryside Christian Center
03/31 Fort Myers, FL First Assembly of God
04/01 Bonifay, FL Holmes County Fairgrounds
