Krystal Meyers - Dying For A Heart
ARTIST.....: Krystal Meyers
TITLE......: Dying For A Heart
LABEL......: Sony/BMG
URL........: http://www.krystalmeyers.com
RIP DATE...: Nov-01-2006
STORE DATE.: Sep-19-2006
GENRE......: Rock
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 59,8 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Collide 02:58
02 - Live 02:59
03 - Beauty Of Grace, The 03:54
04 - Situation, The 03:24
05 - Love Is On The Run 03:07
06 - Only You Make Me Happy 03:12
07 - Together 02:59
08 - Shake It Off 03:16
09 - Stand And Scream 03:17
10 - Hallelujah 03:28
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32:34 min
Release Notes:
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"Dying For A Heart"
A lot has happened to Krystal Meyers since the release of her
self-titled debut album in 2005. The talented teen has graduated
from high school, received a Dove nomination for Best New Artist,
scored a hit album and has not only become one of the most
successful newcomers in the U.S., but has become a sensation in
Japan. She's been on the cover of Nylon and Bounce magazines and
knocked the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the top slot to achieve her
first No. 1 single in Japan. All that can add up to a swirling
vortex of changes, commitments and challenges, but at the center,
everything remains the same - Krystal's God-given talent, her
unwavering faith and her intense passion to spread the gospel.
Those are the forces that drive her sophomore project, Dying for a
Heart, a collection of musically innovative and lyrically potent
songs all anchored by Krystal's compelling voice. It's a voice
that took the Christian music community by storm with the release
of her debut disc. Her hit single, "Anticonformity," was a
powerful anthem that encouraged others to buck trends and embrace
their individuality. Krystal quickly gained a reputation as an
artist whose musical talent was underscored by her conviction.
As she began writing songs for her sophomore album, her approach
was simple. "I wanted this to be God's words, not my own," she
says. "I want God to be speaking through my music. So I stepped
back and prayed about it. I surrendered the whole writing process
to God."
The fruits of that surrender are readily evident on Dying for a
Heart. The collection encompasses a rich emotional landscape from
the poignant, soaring "The Beauty of Grace" to the buoyant "Only
You Make Me Happy." One of the most intriguing cuts on the album
is "The Situation," a song about temptation and having the
strength to make the right choice when a relationship begins to
take a more physical turn. "We wanted to write a controversial
kind of song that would totally challenge the youth of this
generation," she says of the song she crafted with her guitarist
Brian Hitt. "With 'The Situation' being about premarital sex, we
wanted to make it more challenging and in-your-face. This is a
real subject and it's serious."
The album's title comes from the song "Love is on the Run." "Dying
for a heart is what Jesus ultimately did for us on the cross,"
says Krystal. "He died for all of our hearts and our well being,
for us to be able to have that opportunity to have communion with
the Father. We're dying for a place to call our own, somewhere for
our heart to have peace and resolution."
"Stand and Scream" is a song Krystal co-wrote with Tiffany from
Plumb and Matt Bronlewee. She describes it as a song about "coming
out of your shell and saying 'I want my voice to be heard'."
Another standout on her new set is "Live." "It's about living,"
she explains simply. "The song asks: 'Am I too young and restless
to live the way the fearless do?' It's about wanting to live life
to the fullest extent."
Krystal has always wanted to live life to the fullest and she's
done a lot of living for one so young-only 17. Born in Orange
County, California, Krystal moved to Tennessee with her family
when she was six. By the time she was 10, she was writing songs.
"I knew I would be doing music ministry ever since I could talk,"
she says. "A lady in our church told my mom 'Your daughter is
going to travel the world and be a missionary.' That's what this
is-a mission field and music is the outlet."
Her breakthrough hit, "Anticonformity" was written before she
entered ninth grade. "I wrote it with my friend Hannah Dwinell at
camp," she says. "I recorded the first version in ninth grade on a
camp compilation and it started getting lots of attention. Then we
started talking with a label."
She signed with Essential and began working on her groundbreaking
debut album. The self-titled set spawned four top ten singles on
the U.S. Christian charts and launched Krystal on the road, where
she performed for over 400,000 people last year. This spring the
album was released in Japan and "Anticonformity" has rocketed up
the chart to take the top slot.
For fans who loved Krystal's debut, she takes things a step
farther on Dying for a Heart. "The rock songs on the record are a
bit more rock than on the first one," she says. "We made the
guitars a little beefier and there are cooler drum licks and bass
lines. Then there are prettier moments like 'The Beauty of Grace.'
There are songs that are more intimate."
"The Beauty of Grace" is sure to become a modern day classic as it
tenderly explores one of God's greatest gifts. "It's about grace
and the fact that no matter how far away you are, God is here,"
says Krystal. "All your scars and every mistake you've made is
erased in God's arms. In His arms, everything is forgiven. There
is grace so abundant."
Krystal returned to producers Ian Eskelin and the Wizardz of Oz to
help steer her new collection. "I really wanted to do the second
record again with them," she says. "I love that they bring a
current, edgy sound. Plus they make writing and recording so much
livelier."
Entering the studio to record Dying for a Heart, Krystal had a
newfound confidence that came from the experience she'd gleaned on
the road. After the release of her debut album, she toured
relentlessly including a slot on the Winter Jam Tour. "It was
quite amazing," she says of Winter Jam. "Every night there was
between 8,000 to 16,000 people. And it was so cool to watch a guy
like tobyMac totally tear up the stage and the Newsboys too. I had
listened to both of them in middle school. It was great to be on
the same stage. That's been my favorite tour so far. It was
surreal doing that."
Krystal's fan base has surpassed U.S. borders and she's been
stunned to see "Anticonformity" zoom up the Japanese pop charts to
become a huge hit. "It's a whole new world. I can't believe people
recognize me over there," she says. "The people there are so sweet
and very respectful. I really enjoy being over there. The fact
that I have the opportunity to actually go into all the world, I
want to grab that by the horns and totally run with it."
Even though Krystal sings in English, there's something in her
music that connects with fans who don't even speak the same
language. "People have told me: 'I'm not sure everything you're
saying but your music is so powerful. There's something about it
that brings a peace to me'."
Krystal Meyers is on a mission to share that peace with the world.
With her long blonde hair flying, her guitar pouring out
power-chords, and her voice soaring toward heaven, Krystal shares
the love of God with other believers and with those who don't know
Him yet. "My faith means everything to me," she says. "It's who I
am. It's the basis of everything I do. Jesus Christ is everything.
He's given me peace and joy that is so unreal that I just have to
sing about it. It comes out in my music. I have to share what I
believe!"