“Whoa to Wow!”Renee Spearman feat. D.J. RogersJDI Records (2012)www.jdirecords.org“I can’t believe this is happening,” rues Renee Spearman. “How in the world did I get here?” echoes D.J. Rogers. Both sing their anguished questions to the heavens, but both have faith that God will take them from “whoa” (bad) to “wow” (good) [...]
Yvonne MarieOut of the Ashes (2012)www.yvonnemariemusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Out of the Ashes is the sophomore offering from independent Christian singer, songwriter, and producer Yvonne Marie. More than an EP but smaller in content than an album, Out of the Ashes might best be described as a [...]
“Considering All”Michelle Lang & Still Water (2012)www.michellelang-stillwater.comOn their new single, “Considering All,” Michelle Lang & Still Water sing that if they “had ten thousand days, [it] still wouldn’t be enough to say” how amazing God is. But as the traditional singers used to say, “this record doesn’t allow me much [...]
“I Can Depend on You”J Shep & Standard feat. God’s Writer and Carya HolmesFrom the forthcoming Standard Musik Group CDFaith and the PromiseAt the outset of “I Can Depend on You,” J Shep & Standard declare that one thing is certain no matter what happens in life: “I Can Depend [...]
Various ArtistsWings Over the City of Angels: A Los Angeles Gospel CollectionCity of Angels Music Group (2012)www.pewburner.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Although the UK-based Acrobat Music dissolved some years ago, historian Opal Nations has maintained its exploration of gospel music under his own imprints. For example, Nations has compiled [...]
Valorie BelkGod ReligionsSharp Recordswww.sharprecordsusa.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Valorie Belk, a singer born in Tampa but now living in Atlanta, has old-school chops. She's a quieter, more pensive version of COGIC singers Emily Bram-Bibby and Madame Ernestine Washington. In other words, if Bram and Washington were trumpets, Belk [...]
“Fire”Nevaeh’s Angelwww.nevaehsangel.netNevaeh’s Angel (heaven spelled backwards) is a 23-year-old singer, songwriter, rapper and actress from South West London. She is working on her album, Living the Vision, which she hopes to complete this year. In the meantime, she is helping youth to escape the ravages of substance abuse and gun [...]
Wincey Time to Say Winceyco Music (2012) www.winceycomusic.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. “I’m musically inclined to sing the songs that glorify.” So croons singer-songwriter Wincey Terry-Bryant on the title track of her self-produced Time to Say, an album she began recording in 2008. The songs, she [...]
CD PorterDeclarationFresh Oil Entertainment (2012)www.CDPortermusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.CD Porter is a singer, songwriter, producer, musician, and Worship Director for New Life Anointed Ministries of Woodbridge, Virginia. He is also among the current bumper crop of male P&W stylists whose lineage can be traced, whether they know [...]
“Lay It Down”Troy SneedFrom the forthcoming Emtro Gospel CD All is Well (available August 7, 2012)www.troysneed.netGospel singer-songwriter and label owner Troy Sneed has a way with a song. His latest single, “Lay It Down,” is a hypnotic-to-rocking call to set one’s problems and pain at the foot of the Lord. [...]
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