Gospel crooner, Jason Nelsonâs first album in three years, Close (Jaelyn Song Music /Tyscot / FairTrade), has debuted at No. 5 on the Music Connect Current Gospel Albums sales chart for the week ending August 20th.  The twelve-track set features a mix of soulful, up-tempo tracks, as well as the solid worship ballads for which heâs known. The albumâs first radio single, âResidue,â is currently No. 8 with a bullet on the Billboard Gospel Airplay chart.Â
Close is Nelsonâs most adventurous music collection yet. It boasts up-tempo R&B-styled tracks such as âCloseâ and âShow Me the Meaning.â Then, there are also poignant worship ballads like âHoly,â âWhat A Name,â and âBreathe.â Osby Berry, known for his collaborations with Cross Worship, shows up for the anthem-styled praise and worship track, âYou Are.â
GrammyÂź winning R&B star, Chrisette Michelleâs velvet-like vocals blend seamlessly with Nelsonâs golden tone on the wispy track, âAbsent Minded.â It could easily fit into a playlist of R&B ballads such as âBest Partâ by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R. or âSay Soâ by PJ Morton and Jojo. As a bonus, the album closes with a stripped-down acoustic rendition of the song.   Â
Another gem on the album is a cameo by one of Nelsonâs musical heroes, GrammyÂź winning bassist , John Patitucci. He and Nelson trade bass notes on the ethereal, âAbsent Minded Outro.â
Over the years, Nelson (who is the  pastor at  The Tab in Windsor Mills, MD) has enjoyed a string of gospel radio hits such as âShifting the Atmosphere,â âNothing Without You,â âI Amâ and âForeverâ that have earned him over 100 million digital streams.
Get the âCloseâ album here:Â https://smarturl.it/JNClose
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