Darius PaulkLyrics & Melodies (2012)
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.
It is very likely that songwriter Darius Paulk will never forget the 2012 Stellar Awards ceremony.
His composition, “Nobody Greater,” had taken top honors in the Music Video of the Year and Urban Inspirational Song of the Year categories. When it did not garner the coveted Song of the Year, Kirk Franklin was so exasperated that he presented Paulk with his own statue. Franklin
Paulk sings “Nobody Greater” on Lyrics & Melodies, an EP he released in August 2012. The five-track album sets out to demonstrate that Paulk is not only a talented songwriter but also a talented vocalist. His pleading, throaty tenor makes a strong case on the energetic “This I Give.” As for “Nobody Greater,” those who know the Mitchell version will find Paulk’s version more straightforward and without the changes in tempo and vocal dynamics.
Paulk’s most impassioned singing on Lyrics & Melodies is on “Lead Me. Guide Me.
Darius Paulk certainly can sing as well as write gospel songs. He’s also fortunate to be in the capable hands of Lady T’Mil Curtis, one of the hardest working women in gospel music promotion, who knows a promising talent when she hears one.
Three of Five Stars
Picks: “Lead Me.
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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