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“Name On It” – Titus Showers

By |August 21st, 2022|Categories: Contemporary Gospel, Gospel Music, Reviews, Singles|Tags: , , , , |

“Name On It” Titus Showers A&P Records (release date: April 22, 2022) www.AP-Records.net By Robert M. Marovich For “Name On It,” Titus Showers, member of The Showers family band and now a popular solo artist since 2019, takes a lyrical cue from Norman Hutchins’ 1999 hit for JDI Records, “God’s Got a Blessing.” Showers wraps his muscular baritone around this relaxed but insistent selection that decrees a blessing is coming “with my name on it.” Sweetly-singing background vocalists contrast Showers’ meaty delivery while the rhythm section thump out an optimistic beat. Soul refreshing. “Name On It” is one of the [...]

James Fortune – Dream Again

By |September 15th, 2019|

James Fortune Dream Again eOne Music / FIYA World Music (release date: August 23, 2019) www.entertainmentone.com By Bob Marovich I admit to having had significant misgivings when I was approached to review James Fortune’s new album, Dream Again. The gospel artist’s guilty pleadings to assaulting his wife Cheryl Fortune and [...]

Nikki Berry – Journey to Restoration

By |September 13th, 2019|

Nikki Berry Journey to Restoration Reviving Dreams Enterprises (release date: November 8, 2018) www.nikkiberrymusic.com By Bob Marovich Houston, Texas-based singer-songwriter Nikki Berry is one of the only gospel singers I know who also has a degree in mechanical engineering. I met Berry this summer at the Rhythm of Gospel Awards [...]

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“Name On It” – Titus Showers

By |August 21st, 2022|Categories: Contemporary Gospel, Gospel Music, Reviews, Singles|Tags: , , , , |

“Name On It” Titus Showers A&P Records (release date: April 22, 2022) www.AP-Records.net By Robert M. Marovich For “Name On It,” Titus Showers, member of The Showers family band and now a popular solo artist since 2019, takes a lyrical cue from Norman Hutchins’ 1999 hit for JDI Records, “God’s Got a Blessing.” Showers wraps his muscular baritone around this relaxed but insistent selection that decrees a blessing is coming “with my name on it.” Sweetly-singing background vocalists contrast Showers’ meaty delivery while the rhythm section thump out an optimistic beat. Soul refreshing. “Name On It” is one of the [...]

James Fortune – Dream Again

By |September 15th, 2019|

James Fortune Dream Again eOne Music / FIYA World Music (release date: August 23, 2019) www.entertainmentone.com By Bob Marovich I admit to having had significant misgivings when I was approached to review James Fortune’s new album, Dream Again. The gospel artist’s guilty pleadings to assaulting his wife Cheryl Fortune and [...]

Nikki Berry – Journey to Restoration

By |September 13th, 2019|

Nikki Berry Journey to Restoration Reviving Dreams Enterprises (release date: November 8, 2018) www.nikkiberrymusic.com By Bob Marovich Houston, Texas-based singer-songwriter Nikki Berry is one of the only gospel singers I know who also has a degree in mechanical engineering. I met Berry this summer at the Rhythm of Gospel Awards [...]

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    Chris Jasper Invincible Gold City Records (2007) http://www.goldcitymusic.com/ Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Some deliver the Word with fire and brimstone, others with flatfooted, melismatic vocal [...]

  • Published On: February 17th, 2011

    “Miracles”Tonya BakerFrom the forthcoming Kingdom Records CD The Live Encounter (2011)http://www.kingdomrecordsinc.com/In 2008, we were introduced to Dayton, Ohio’s gospel gem, Tonya Baker, on her Kingdom Records’ solo debut, Special Friend. [...]

  • Published On: February 16th, 2011

    Karen Washington and the New Singing StarsSinging the HymnsDream Reality Records (2010)http://www.klwashington.com/Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On Singing the Hymns, Karen Washington and the New Singing Stars [...]

  • Published On: February 16th, 2011

    “We’re Just Getting Started”Kevin LeVar Available exclusively on iTunes (2011)http://www.kevinlevar.com/The number of wedding-ready gospel and inspirational selections continues to grow. Add one more to the list, courtesy of praise balladeer [...]

  • Published On: February 15th, 2011

    “He’s a High Class Physician”Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr.From the CD Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr. Greatest HitsGod’s Strength Records http://www.godstrengthrecords.com/Rev. Timothy Flemming is an old-school preacher and traditional singer in a [...]

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