Pope Francis lives up to rock star status with Nov 27 release of ‘Wake Up!’ rock album

From Twitter king, Pope Francis has added another unofficial title by the forthcoming release of his rock music album on Nov 27. He announced the release to Rolling Stone on Friday while on his U.S. tour.

"Wake Up!" the rock album, would surely be a bestseller. Pope Francis collaborated with music label Believe Digital. According to NBC, the music compilation would have a wide range of tunes from pop-rock to Gregorian chants. It has 11 tracks, including some of the pope’s speeches in four languages, namely Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English.

The speeches tackle topics such as peace, dignity and helping the poor, according to Believe Digital that got Vatican’s approval for the album’s release, which could be pre-ordered on iTunes. The carrier single, “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!” is already available on SoundCloud.

It was Pope Francis’s address to a South Korean audience in English in 2014, reports Rolling Stones which broke the news of the pontiff’s album. Don Giulio Neroni is the producer and artistic director of the album, and the producer and artistic directors too of the past popes, namely John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

The 11 songs on the album are:

1. "Annuntio Vobis Gadium Mangum"

2. "Salve Regina"

3. "Laudato Sie…"

4. "Poe Que' Sufren Los Ninos"

5. "Non Lasciatevi Rubare La Speranza!"

6. "La Iglesia No Puede Ser Una Ong!"

7. "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!"

8. "La Fa Es Entera, No Se Licua!"

9. "Pace! Fratelli!"

10. "Per La Famiglia"

11. "Fazei O Que Ele Vos Disser"