DAVE HOLLISTER'S SOUL INSPIRATIONAL DEBUT,THE BOOK OF DAVID: VOL. I THE TRANSITION,
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 26TH,
#1 GOSPEL CD ON BILLBOARDS TOP GOSPEL ALBUM CHART 1ST WEEK!!!!!!!!!!
On September 26, Gospo Centric (Sony/BMG) released The Book of David:
Vol. I The Transition, the first gospel effort from Dave Hollister, former
member of the multi platinum selling R&B group, Blackstreet.
This is not a traditional Gospel album. Producers Hollister, Mike City,
Warryn "Baby Dub" Campbell, PAJAM, Shep Crawford, Clubhouse, Jessie Wright,
Reginald Lewis and Daniel Weatherspoon, offer up a mix of cutting-edge
Gospel/R&B with a smattering of old school jams and soulful vocals.
The Transition, takes a hard-hitting look at Hollister's walk of faith
during his tumultuous life and rise to fame. The artist/producer has worked
with some of the biggest names in the music industry but he decided to leave
it all behind and make a change in his life. In 2004 he dropped his
management company, asked to be released from his recording contract with
DreamWorks/Geffen/Interscope, got divorced and moved back to his home town
of Chicago.
"While I was in the industry, God kept me from getting into a lot of things
other guys I was around fell into," Hollister says. "People tried to put
drugs on me, i've escaped death. I can't go back
into that life."
This album is the result of Hollister's life-changing decision. It is not
aimed just at Gospel fans but at Hollister's R&B fans as well. "I talk about
things church people either hide from or act like they don't deal with,"
Hollister explains. The songs on the album include blunt honesty about his
past as well as his present which is as much a purging for Hollister himself
as he hopes it will be a primer for those going through the same challenges
he has faced. "I don't know of any other way than to put my life out there
because it's going to help people. God has really blessed me."
"I've never had as much fun making an album as I did The Book of David: Vol.
I The Transition. Finally, I was free. And there's nothing like being at
peace."
