“So Blessed” – Cynthia Turner & Heartspeak (SeeSon Records 2008)

“So Blessed”
Cynthia Turner & Heartspeak (feat. Melonie Daniels)
From the CD ‘Til God Says So
SeeSon Records/Marina Park Music 2008
www.marinaparkmusic.com

Hailing from various parts of Illinois but mostly from Champaign, where leader Cynthia Turner and her husband, Stellar-nominated producer Kevin Turner reside, Heartspeak is a ten-person mixed vocal group and ‘Til God Says So is its sophomore effort.

The album comes after a six-year recording hiatus during which Cynthia battled breast cancer and emerged victorious. Last November, the youthful group debuted “So Blessed,” its first single from the new album, on BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel program.

Melonie Daniels, gospel singer and former background vocalist for Mariah Carey, joins Cynthia Turner & Heartspeak on the single, which possesses a feel-good, loping rhythm, bright vocals and cascading harmonies that play counterpoint to Turner’s alternating teaching and singing.