Reviewed by Donna Marshall

The Windy City veterans have been around for 23 years and this is their 15th recording, hence the title. It's a highly professional DVD with lighting, camera shots and audio all of a high standard while the opener "You Are My King" is an inspiring track. "Get Your Blessings (Look Up)" is also an uplifting song with powerful vocals. The producer of this DVD Percy Gray Jr gives two powerful talks including one titled "He's A Wonder In My Soul" which is about being saved. Mr Gray instructs the audience to interact with their neighbour. Many of the tracks on this project are up tempo but there are a couple of slow ones including the ballad "You Love Me". The song is so beautiful you easily fall in the mood of the song agreeing with the inspiring lyrics. Following on from the second of Percy Gray Jr's sermonettes is a six-song medley, another bonus not on the CD version, which celebrates CMC's biggest hits of the last two decades.

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Founded almost a quarter of a century ago, the legendary Chicago Mass Choir have consistently set an unparallelled standard in both music and ministry.

2011 is a landmark year for the choir with the launch of XV, their fifteenth recording and the first project to debut via a worldwide television special on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, the world’s largest faith-based broadcaster.

XV was recorded live before an enthusiastic audience at Trinity Music City in Nashville.

XV captures the energy, passion and creativity that has made the Chicago Mass Choir an international sensation.

Produced by the award-winning talents of Percy Gray Jr and Jeral Gray Sr, the Chicago Mass Choir offer their fans a new set of classics as well as a brand-new medley of their all-time favourite hits.

Never before have the sights and sounds of the Chicago Mass Choir been captured so well to be enjoyed by so many!

The 90-minute DVD contains an extra half hour of dynamic live performance than the CD, including the six song Legacy Medley that celebrates their biggest hits of the past two decades.