(Nashville, TN) June 28, 2006 -- Ten years into his recording career, Jonny Lang is fulfilling the promise critics hailed at the outset of his career: He has garnered platinum and gold certifications and a GRAMMY nomination, headlines sold-out concerts around the world, and toured with the Rolling Stones, among other accolades. His recordings and live performances since then have seen him exploring his own creative vision and developing his talents as a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Lang’s Turn Around, releasing on A&M Records to general and Christian market retail Sept. 19, reveals him to be a young adult artist of extraordinary musical and spiritual depth.

On Turn Around, Lang confidently employs the songwriting craft he introduced on 2003’s Long Time Coming, the first album on which he had written or co-written nearly all of the songs. Though, as a guitarist, he had long studied—and eventually shared the stage with—the likes of Buddy Guy and B.B. King, Lang’s own songs fit more accurately under the broader rubric of soul music. A Minneapolis Star Tribune review of Long Time Coming described Lang’s sound as “more like Stevie Wonder than Stevie Ray Vaughn.”

At Wonder’s request, and in his presence, Lang had the honor of performing “Livin’ for the City” at the legend’s induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Like Wonder’s first self-composed recordings, Turn Around is thoroughly spiritual and a personal expression of his faith. Producer Ron Fair, whose many credits include Black-Eyed Peas’ “Where Is the Love,” realizes the funk and gospel energy inherent in these 14 songs co-written by Lang and GRAMMY winners Drew Ramsey and Shannon Sanders (India.Arie, Temptations, Nicole C. Mullen), as well as five-time GRAMMY winner and the Gospel Music Association’s most awarded artist, Steven Curtis Chapman.

“I’ve been a fan of Jonny Lang for a long time, but I think this record captures more of his heart and soul than any music I've ever heard him make,” says Chapman, who co-wrote “My Love Remains” for the album with Lang.  “I’m very honored to have had the privilege of writing with Jonny for this record and our friendship has shown me that he’s a man that’s passionate about his faith as a Christian and is committed to reflecting that in his music.  This is an amazing record from an amazing artist.”