“Wonderful” Kim Person KLP Music Enterprise (release date: October 2021) www.kimpersontheartist.com By Robert M. Marovich Kim Person gives the Reverend F. C. Barnes’ classic “So Many Wonderful Things” a loping, shoulder-shaking treatment. Slowing the tempo ever so slightly, Person offers a litany of the many wonderful things about Jesus. Although she gives no specific examples, Person makes it plain that her praise comes from blessings received. “When I call, you’re right on time.” She closes with a flowering of melisma. It’s gratifying when an artist recycles a favorite song in the gospel music canon, and also gratifying to see an ...

Episode 135 Playlist: Amazing – The Davis’ So much to thank God for – Bishop Jonathan Greer feat. Lorraine Punch-Baldwin Child of the king – New York Fellowship Children’s Choir Don’t break – Micah Lee One praise away – Kevin Davidson All of my help – Northern Delaware Chapter of GMWA Recording Choir I am more than a conqueror – Tonya Lewis Taylor That’s what He did for me – Mighty Men of Faith Work on me – Faithful Connection Maybe it’s okay – We Are Messengers Every Time – Social Club Misfits Shine – Christa Deana Hallelujah – E.D. ...

“Fresh Wind”Kim PersonFrom the KLP Enterprises CD The Journey(release date: January 26, 2019) By Bob Marovich As a child growing up in North Carolina, Kim Person was known for her big voice. Her big voice has gotten more substantial with time and experience and can be heard in full flower on her new single, “Fresh Wind.” “Fresh Wind” has the skeleton of a hymn and the flesh and blood of a gospel song. It features thickly (perhaps excessively) produced instrumentation, a bevy of background vocalists, and Kim Person’s ever-present exuberance, which builds in evangelistic intensity as the song moves to ...