Canadian trio Carried Away’s sophomore album, I Want You, hit Canadian Christian retail today in the midst of a media blitz and preparations for their upcoming fall tour with teen phenomenon Jump5. Street week has sisters Colleen and Pam Walker and their cousin Christine Prankard making the media rounds including a stop at Radio Disney and television appearances on Positively Arkansas (Little Rock’s CBS affiliate) yesterday, Live at 9 (Memphis’ CBS affiliate) on today, Good Morning Arkansas (Little Rock’s ABC affiliate) on August 30th and The Morning Show (Tupelo’s NBC affiliate) on August 31st.

The girls made a recent TV appearance on Live From Studio B in July, and upcoming appearances include JCTV, Teen Girl TV, The Jim Bakker Show, 100 Huntley Street, DeeperLiving, 7 Minutes, Bridges, Top 3, ReachOUT TV and Control Track. In addition, Carried Away will also be making numerous radio stops this fall, including the nationally syndicated radio program, The Coconut Hut Radio Show.

This fall, Carried Away will hit the road with Jump5 for a 30+ city North American tour which runs from September 7th through the end of the year. The Hello & Goodbye Tour includes additional performances by Jessie Daniels, pureNRG, Sammy Ward and Cali (in select cities).

In addition to their heavy tour schedule, the girls will grace the covers of In the Times Magazine (September) and Focus on the Family’s BRIO Magazine (December), as well as a September feature in Beautiful One Magazine.

Early reviews are raving about I Want You, prompting Christianity Today Online to say, “Carried Away just seems to get better with time in both music and lyrics.” Christian Single Magazine declares that “Canada’s Carried Away shines with its sophomore CD.” AlphaOmegaNews.org awards the album with an “A-” rating, and ChristianRockersOnline.com tells readers that “With Christian groups like Carried Away… the future of Christian music is in very good hands.”

Carried Away’s debut album Closer To You (Word Distribution) was Canada’s best selling debut for 2005, and earned the group two 2005 GMA Canada Covenant Awards for Song of the Year (I Know) and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Since the release of their critically acclaimed disc, they have been touring full-time, including the SHOUTfest Tour, Women of Faith and Pure Fashion events, solo headlining dates and opening slots for artists like Point of Grace, Casting Crowns and Avalon.

Mystery, the album’s first radio single, debut at #2 on the Cancon AC radio chart for the month of July while the second single I Want You has reached #9.

The album is specially priced at $14.99 or less at participating Canadian Christian retail. For more information, visit Carried Away’s YMZ artist page.