Reviewed by Philip Croft

Okay, we’ve all seen and heard them in our local Christian bookstore right - CDs that claim to be instrumental versions of our "favourite" songs - but which are actually umpteen year old songs done in a format that makes them sound like background muzak in a hotel foyer. Granted, I’m making a generalisation here and I know that there are plenty of good instrumental albums out there that don’t fit the description but unfortunately this isn’t one of them. Of the 22 tracks on the CD only three are songs originally written less than 15 years ago, the majority being 20-30 years old. Alright, there are plenty of old songs that still have lots of life in them yet when done properly, but in this case the production and arrangements sound as dated as the songs themselves - if not more so. Looking at the sleevenotes I see that there are at least two other albums that Kevin Mayhew has done before in a similar format, so there is obviously some market out there for them but why I simply cannot tell.

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