Ok, I know some people may think that i am only writing this blog because i have a thing for Brooke Fraser, and though that is only slightly true, the reason i am blogging about her this Music Monday is because i am addicted to her new album Albertine. It sounds amazing, everything, in my opinion, is perfect from the production, which was done by Marshall Altman, to the melodies, to the passion and stories behind the lyrics.

Brooke also writes songs and plays for Hillsong United Australia. I first heard about brooke when i saw her at the Hillsong United conference, her voice is simply amazing, and she is such a great writer. Some of the more popular songs she has written are Lead me to the Cross and Hosanna.

The story behind the song is often talked about in interviews (mostly due to it being the title track of her second album), and Fraser wrote at length about the song in the album liner notes of her Albertine album. The song is about an orphan that Fraser met while traveling in Rwanda for the first time in June 2005. Her guide took her to a village school in Kabuga district, and showed her a girl that the guide had personally saved her life. The girl, named Albertine, is described as tall and beautiful by Fraser. Her guide then requested that Fraser write a song about the girl and name it after her. Fraser then wrote the song after returning to Australia after the trip.

I definitely recommend this album to everyone, it’s freakin sweet. Below is a video of the first song on the album. Check it out!!