Avalon, the 2005 CCM Magazine Reader’s Choice Award winner for Group of the Year, returns January 24th, 2006, with a brand new studio album entitled Stand. The first single from the project, Love Won’t Leave You, has just released to Christian radio stations nationwide and is already one of the top 5 most increased played songs at Christian AC radio this past week as reported by Radio and Records.

Following 20 #1 chart hits to date, over three million albums sold, major Dove and American Music Award wins, plus performances for over 500,000 people across the U.S. and Canada in 2005 alone, Avalon reaches new musical heights and lyrical depths on Stand. Along with Love Won’t Leave You, other key songs on the set include Jesus, Where Joy And Sorrow Meet, Orphans of God, and We Will Stand.

You can hear an audio sample of Avalon’s current single Love Won’t Leave You and the group’s numerous past hits at Avalon’s YMZ artist page. Don’t forget that Jody, Janna, and Janna’s husband Greg all have their own solo projects currently available at Canadian Christian retailers nation-wide. To locate a store near you, visit CMCStoreFinder.com.