Reviewed by Tim Roberts

A beautiful collection of songs from one of the behind-the-scenes giants of Nashville CCM at last stepping into the spotlight himself. One or two needed time to grow on me but most were immediately accessible. In the same musical ballpark as Michael W Smith and Chris Eaton, this self-produced album seems to have a life of its own, not just a collection of nice songs, more an entity in itself. I love the intimate vocal sound (lots of compression, very little reverb!) which seems to float effortlessly across the simple but highly effective instrumentation. The recording quality is stunning at times and the musicianship is exemplary as you'd expect from a man hot enough to play Amy Grant and Michael W Smith sessions. And then there's the songs... well, they're great! Particular favourites include "Love Feeds Love", a large emotional track with shovels full of depth and that indefinable something that grabs your heart. It sounds similar to that track "What If God Was One Of Us" by Joan Osborne and has a touch of Sarah McClachlan about it. "My Armageddon" also stands out as a statement of security in Christ even to death "I will go easy cause I will be free/I know what's waiting for me." Suffice it to say, I'm very pleased to have this CD in my rack! Beautiful.

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