Following a 16 month absence, Jason Castro has made his triumphant return to the Billboard charts…

The 25-year-old Colombian American singer and former American Idol finalist has returned to the music scene with his latest single “Only a Mountain.”

Castro’s Christian song debuts on Billboard’s Christian Digital Songs chart at No. 12.

“Only a Mountain” is the title track from Castro’s sophomore album, which is scheduled for release date of January 15, 2013. But before then, there will be a five-track EP, Starting Line, available August 28 through Walmart and online retailers.

Castro’s previous Christian single, “You Are,” appeared on the Billboard chart in the spring of 2011.

The dreadlocked Texas native was the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol.