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Welcome to the New is the eighth studio album from contemporary Christian music band MercyMe, which was released on April 8, 2014 by Fair Trade Services and Columbia Records, and the producers are David Garcia and Ben Glover.

It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Album chart, No. 1 and No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 26,000 copies in its first week. The lead single from the album is "Shake", which has peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart for the charting week of April 12, 2014, and the second single from the release is "Greater" that peaked at No. 2 on the same chart for the charting week of September 6, 2014.

The album Welcome to the New released on April 8, 2014 by Fair Trade Services and Columbia Records. The producers of the album are David Garcia and Ben Glover. The material for the album was recorded in 2013 and 2014 in various studios in and around Music City, and those studios are as follows; Fab Music in Franklin, TN, The Glove Box Nashville, TN, The House of Blues in Nashville, TN and DarkHorse Studios in Franklin, TN.

The music on Welcome to the New has been described as jazz in parts, to having a rock and dance music flair of the 1970s and 80s, and sound like they have been influenced by The Black Keys. This album features some rhythm and blues, urban contemporary gospel, Christian country, and Irish folk that was inspired by touring with Rend Collective.

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