Pope Francis Is Releasing a Pop-Rock Album Called Wake Up!--Get the Details
Pope Francis really is a rock star!
His holiness is releasing an album called Wake Up!
on Nov. 27, Rolling Stone reported Friday. But the
pontiff, who is currently making his rounds in New
York City, won't actually be singing on the Vatican-
approved L.P. Instead, excerpts of his speeches
and readings in multiple languages will be paired
with musical accompaniment from other artists.
The album, a collaboration with Believe Digital, is
already available for pre-order on iTunes with an
instant download of "Wake Up! Go! Go Forward!"
Wake Up!'s producer and artistic director Don Giulio
Neroni spoke with Rolling Stone about how the
album came together.
"For many years, I've been the producer and the
artistic director of albums by the Pope. I had the
honor to work with John Paul II, Benedict XVI and
now Pope Francis," he said. "As in the past, for this
album too, I tried to be strongly faithful to the
pastoral and personality of Pope Francis: the Pope
of dialogue, open doors, hospitality. For this reason,
the voice of Pope Francis in Wake Up! dialogues
music. And contemporary music (rock, pop, Latin
etc.) dialogues with the Christian tradition of sacred
hymns."
According to a Believe Media press release (as
excerpted by CBS News), a portion of Wake Up!'s
proceeds will be donated to "a support fund for
refugees."
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