GUITAR SLINGER is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed four-CD, 43-song box set, THESE DAYS, which was certified platinum, won the 2006 Grammy for Best Country Album and received an overall Grammy Album of the Year nomination. GUITAR SLINGER is personal and poignant. Yet it remains equally potent. It's a collection of songs about love, reflection, redemption and spirituality, including some of the most powerful songs of his career. Featuring his first single in four years "Threaten Me with Heaven," which he co-wrote with his wife, singer/songwriter Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian and Will Owsley.