Salvation Station is the second full-length studio album from Canadian CCM band Newworldson

Newworldson

Newworldson is a Canadian Christian pop/soul band. The band was formed in a jazz bar in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and released its debut album, Roots Revolution, in 2006. Their musical style is very eclectic, but is principally soul music. The band is signed to Inpop Records and...

. Christianity Today voted Salvation Station number 3 on their list of Best Christian Albums of the year 2008. It was also selected as one of the twenty best albums of 2008 by Cross Rhythms

Cross Rhythms

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. The album hit number 26 on Billboard magazines's

Billboard (magazine)

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 Top Heatseekers

Top Heatseekers

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 chart in 2008, and 34 on the Top Christian Albums chart.

The album won the 2008 Gospel Music Association Canada

GMA Canada

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 Covenant Award

Covenant Awards

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 for Folk/Roots Album Of The Year. It also received a nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year at the Juno Awards of 2009

Juno Awards of 2009

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All the songs were written by Joel Parisien, Mark Rogers, Richard Moore and Joshua Franklin Toal, except "Borderline", written by Joel Parisien, Mark Rogers, Richard Moore, Joshua Franklin Toal and Jonah Nadir Omowale. Salvation Station was preceded by a five track sampler that was sold at concerts prior to the album's release.

Track listing

1. "Salvation Station"
2. "Workin' Man"
3. "Gimme"
4. "Empty Heart"
5. "Sweet Holy Spirit"
6. "Babylon Is Gonna Fall"
7. "Down From The Mountain"
8. "Borderline"
9. "City Bus Love Song"
10. "Waitin' Till The Rapture Come"
11. "Pledge Of Allegiance"

Personnel

• Joel Parisien - organ, pianos, clavinet, vocals
• Josh Toal - guitars, vocals
• Rich Moore - upright bass, vocals
• Mark Rogers - drums, cymbals, percussion
• Andy Parisien - background vocal on "Waiting' Till The Rapture Come"