“No Words”
Valerie Woodard
Whole Armor Recordings (2011)
(available on iTunes, CD Baby & her website)
www.ValerieWoodard.com
She can’t put it in words, but she must.
To a mesmerizing Middle Eastern-meets-R&B-meets-African-percussion arrangement, Valerie Woodard sings about how she can’t describe how much she loves the Lord. To acknowledge the contradiction, she launches into lovely melodic runs of wordless moans.
Woodard has a robust yet elastic voice well suited for contemporary gospel, though I’m sure she can belt out a hymn on request. You can feel Woodard’s controlled energy throughout “No Words.” She plans to release her sophomore album, Relationship II: Closer, in the early part of 2012.
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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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Great review, I enjoy reading the blog posts. Thanks.