Reviewed by Mike Rimmer

Goodie! A reggae album. I must tell Mike Francis so he can play it on Reggae Time on Cross Rhythms radio. Sadly no! This is actually a mish mash of different styles to create one of those worship albums that is all slick but totally forgettable. You get the ethnic rhythms and gentle strumming of "The Rest Of My Life" and something similar on "Everlasting Love" except that it's more traditional pop drumming. There are thoroughly mellow songs like "I Offer You" and then a bit of a sanitised rocker "Glory To Our God" with synthed horns and some just-out-of-tune-enough-for-me-to-squirm vocals. It actually sounds like the finale song for some bad West End musical. What I am saying is that this is competent but there are at least 200 albums just like it being released this year. No doubt earnest in intent but ultimately unimaginative in delivery. Perhaps if they'd gone for reggae all the way through.hmmmmm.

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