“Stand Up” Chris Jasper From the Gold City Records CD Everything I Do (2010) http://www.goldcitymusic.com/ In 1985, Chris Jasper ("Superbad") of Isley-Jasper-Isley was the lead vocalist on the phenomenal chart-topping “Caravan of Love.” In the 1990s and 2000s, he combined the soul feeling of Isley-Jasper-Isley with inspirational lyrics, and even [...]
Shirley CaesarA City Called HeavenShu-Bel Records/Light Records (2009)http://www.lightrecords.com/The old saying is that everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die to get there.So with the Mayan calendar suggesting that 2012 is the end of the world as we know it, there is a temptation to see irony [...]
“Winner in You”The ApostlesOneSoul Entertainment, Inc. (2010)http://www.apostleslive.com/Embracing a sultry and smooth ‘70s northern soul vibe, the Apostles render a song of inspiration and encouragement in “Winner in You.” “When your friends turn their back on you,” sings lead vocalist Earnest H. Faust, Jr., “Hang on in there,” respond the Apostles. “There’s [...]
“He Has His Hands on You”Marvin SappFrom Here I Am (2010)http://www.verityrecords.com/Marvin Sapp has reaped a season of accolades with songs of simple truths, from “Never Would Have Made It” to “The Best in Me,” and the latest single from Here I Am, “He Has His Hands on You.” Sapp and [...]
Eumika Body-GriffinThe Greatest GiftMake Music Group (2010)www.cdbaby.com/cd/EUMIKABODYGRIFFINDuring the opening track of her debut solo CD, The Greatest Gift, Eumika Body-Griffin shouts, “We come to blow the roof off this house tonight!”Yet the most interesting selections on the CD are when Body-Griffin, the Gospel Choice winner of Best New Artist for [...]
Various ArtistsHow Great You Are: Worship at Grace CovenantGrace Covenant Church (2010)http://www.gracecov.org/How Great You Are is the soundtrack of the ethnically-diverse Grace Covenant Church, located in Chantilly, Virginia, near the Nation’s Capitol, where Brett Fuller is Senior Pastor.The CD showcases a baker’s dozen of P&W compositions by Grace Covenant’s Minister [...]
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Chris & Kyle with True SpiritHeal MeT Records (2010)http://www.trecords.net/Award-winning St. Louis-based songwriters and producers Christopher J. Watkins and Kyle E. Kelley team up with the 40-voice True Spirit choir on Heal Me. It's a CD filled to the outer edge with new songs, mostly from the individual pens of Watkins and [...]
“6’7” Freestyle”J ProphetFrom the forthcoming Getting My Shape Up, Vol. 2http://www.jprophet.com/Sampling a line from Lil’ Wayne sampling the 1950s classic “The Banana Boat Song,” Rodney Reynolds, aka J Prophet, uses the reference to demonstrate that his calling is higher, so high, “I’m close to the sun, I’m hotter.”JP wants the [...]
“Ordinary People” Minister Greg Harris Singer/Songwriter Minister Greg Harris of Little Rock, Arkansas recently released a new single, a paean to God’s use of “ordinary people…like you and me.” Ordinary people called to do extraordinary things. Given a snappy production by Minister Earl Bynum, the song rolls along with female-led [...]
