“I Look to You”Osheen Pearce
From the forthcoming Beatz ‘n’ Linez CD Straight From the Heart
Today singer Osheen Pearce of Spanish Town, Jamaica turns eighteen.
It seems a fitting day to mention her recent single, “I Look to You,” a cover of the Whitney Houston gospel ballad. Pearce does a handy job with the song, too, giving it a lighter, airier, breathier reading than Whitney, and injecting more vocal curlicues per measure than the soulster, too. Pearce even hits a stunning Minnie Riperton-style high note towards the conclusion.
It was in the Mount Carmel New Life Church of God children’s choir that Pearce’s vocal talent first gained notice. She moved up to the youth choir and remains its lead singer.
Her debut album, Straight From the Heart (Beatz ‘n’ Linez) is slated to be completed in November 2011. Meanwhile, “I Look to You” can be found on the Band Page at www.facebook.com/osheensings.
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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