Reviews

“Jesus Is Lord” – Calvin Bridges

2017-08-25T02:01:33-05:00August 25th, 2017|

“Jesus is Lord” Calvin Bridges From the PNEUMA/Spirit Recordings, Inc. EP Jesus is Lord (release date: July 18, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/calvinbridges15 By Bob Marovich Back in February of this year, Greater Harvest M. B. Church on Chicago’s South Side was the live recording headquarters for the award-winning gospel singer-songwriter Calvin Bridges [...]

JGM Pick of the Week: August 21, 2017

2017-08-22T01:39:32-05:00August 22nd, 2017|

“Too Hard Not To” Tina Campbell Malaco Music Group / Gee Tee Creative (2017) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Tina Campbell’s new single, “Too Hard Not To,” feels like an intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend conversation about the difficulty, and also the importance, of forgiving and forgetting. The intimacy not only comes from the song's lyric, [...]

Royce Lovett – Love & Other Dreams

2017-08-19T02:20:22-05:00August 19th, 2017|

Royce Lovett Love & Other Dreams Motown Gospel (release date: July 14, 2017) www.motowngospel.com By Bob Marovich Royce Lovett is one of the most distinctive voices on the Motown Gospel roster. Not surprisingly, his new album, Love & Other Dreams, is as artistically unpredictable as its creator. The guitar-playing Tallahassee, Florida, [...]

Hi-Lite Real: Moral Victories

2017-08-15T20:49:15-05:00August 15th, 2017|

Hi-Lite Real Moral Victories Hi-Lite Life Music (2016) http://hilitereal.com       By Bob Marovich Moral Victories, the latest CD by Atlanta-based Christian Hip Hop artist Hi-Lite Real (born Dwayne Dickey), is as aspirational as it is inspirational. Employing sports analogies for some of his selections, Hi-Lite Real pumps up [...]

Natasha Owens – We Will Rise

2017-08-31T19:15:30-05:00August 10th, 2017|

Natasha Owens We Will Rise Maharlow Records (release date: July 7, 2017) http://natashaowensmusic.com By Bob Marovich Sometimes new beginnings flower from the most terrible tragedies. That was the case for Natasha Owens. Seven years ago, her father was cleaning a gun when it misfired, killing him at age 58. In the midst [...]

Mag Elliott – “If It Wasn’t For Your Love”

2017-08-04T01:31:18-05:00August 4th, 2017|

“If It Wasn’t For Your Love” Mag Elliott M.E. Productions (2017) www.magelliott.com By Bob Marovich When she was eighteen, Mag Elliott impressed listeners with her debut gospel single, “Worthy.” Suddenly, she was receiving opportunities from all directions to sing on gospel programs. In the process, Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones heard [...]

Derrick “Doc” Pearson – I Still Do: Songs for a Biblical Marriage

2017-08-02T16:07:33-05:00August 2nd, 2017|

Derrick "Doc" Pearson I Still Do: Songs for a Biblical Marriage I AM Music Company (release date: April 7, 2017) www.iammusiccompany.com By Bob Marovich Love songs have become quite popular in gospel music. Perchance inspired by Kim Burrell's 2011 The Love Album, or Fred Hammond's 2012 2-CD release, God, Love, [...]

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