Gospel music's smoothest balladeer Earnest Pugh has hit the Nielsen BDS Gospel Top 50 Airplay chart with his classic-sounding new track "Trade It All." The lush ballad has jumped 55 spins this week and moved from #51 last week to #42 on this week's survey.

To help brand the inspiring song Pugh and his creative team have rolled out a new You Tube lyric video of the song. See below:

The tune about gratitude and divine devotion hails from Pugh's forthcoming EP "Fully Persuaded" (EPM/P-Man). The compelling ballad was written and produced by Lucius B. Hoskins who masterminded Zacardi Cortez' radio smash "1 on 1" that spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard Magazine's Gospel Airplay chart in 2013.

The five-octave vocalist will perform the song on BET's "Bobby Jones Gospel" program's 35th and final season this fall. "This song reminds me of the feeling I had when I first heard 'Rain On Us'," says Pugh who is best known for the #1 hits "Rain On Us" and "I Need Your Glory" which spent nine weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart. The melody is available for download at all major digital music stores, including the Apple Store HERE.

Fans can keep up with Pugh by visiting his website www.earnestpugh.com for more news.