Kiss of Heaven is the first solo album released in 10 years by Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches and located in Sydney, Australia. The church's senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills...

's worship pastor, Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech

Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...

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While Kiss of Heaven has been credited as the debut solo album of Darlene Zschech, it is not her first solo album. Her first solo album was simply called Make The Choice (1987), and a second called Pearls and Gold was released in Australia in 1993.

Album details

Kiss of Heaven comprises fourteen originally-recorded "Christian pop" and worship songs. Several tracks are worth noting:

• "Beautiful Savior
  Fairest Lord Jesus
  There is little information on the origin of this Christian hymn. Although there are several popular myths that go along with it, they cannot always be substantiated by research. There are some accounts that say it was called "Crusader's Hymn" because it was sung by German Crusaders as they made...
  
  " ("Fairest Lord Jesus") is a 1677 hymn.
• "Everything About You" is a song written about her husband, Mark.
• "Shout to the Lord
  Shout to the Lord
  Shout to the Lord is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Music.-Making of the album:Shout to the Lord was recorded live at the Hills Christian Life Centre by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team....
  
  " is Darlene's most famous song, sung by an estimated 25-30 million churchgoers a week. Originally recorded on Hillsong's live album, People Just Like Us
  People Just Like Us
  People Just Like Us is the third live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church.-Making of the album:People Just Like Us was recorded live at the Hills Entertainment Centre by Geoff Bullock, Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team...
  
  , it was also the title track for the Shout to the Lord album.
• "Irresistible" was originally recorded on Hillsong's live album, You Are My World
  You Are My World
  You Are My World is the tenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church.-Making of the album:...
  
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• "Walk On" is a song by U2
  U2
  U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
  
  . Darlene performs on this album with Martin Smith
  Martin Smith (songwriter)
  Martin James Smith is an English vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious? He co-wrote three songs on Michael W. Smith's 2004 album Healing Rain and is going to be collaborating with Michael W. Smith on his upcoming album...
  
   of Delirious?
  Delirious?
  Delirious? were an English Christian rock and worship band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion...
  
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Track listing

1. "Pray" – 3:45
2. "Heaven on Earth" – 4:52
3. "Faithful" – 4:07
4. "Beautiful Savior
   Fairest Lord Jesus
   There is little information on the origin of this Christian hymn. Although there are several popular myths that go along with it, they cannot always be substantiated by research. There are some accounts that say it was called "Crusader's Hymn" because it was sung by German Crusaders as they made...
   
   " – 5:41
5. "Everything About You" – 4:19
6. "Promise" – 4:45
7. "Irresistible" – 5:23
8. "Kiss of Heaven" – 3:52
9. "Everlasting" – 4:25
10. "Shout to the Lord" – 6:31
11. "Dreams" – 4:46
12. "Wonderful You" – 3:50
13. "Thankful" – 4:21
14. "Walk On" – 5:52

See also

• Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech
  Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech
  Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech is a compilation praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church.-Album details:...
  
  
• Change Your World (Darlene Zschech album)