Reviewed by Steve Cox

For CCM afficionados, this collection of the duo's work may best be remembered for what is left out of the final cut and not the 15 songs that got the nod. Yet , for those who may be coming to one of America's top CCM artists for the first time, I guess this is fairly representative. And, to help the new listener, their best known song, 'Wishes', nicely tops and tails the collection. Beginning with a re-working of their 1991 pop classic, this album is sprinkled with classy pop sounds with two new recordings and an instrumental thrown in for good measure. Christine Dente's voice floats on top of Charlie Peacock's tight production with effortless ease, while husband Scott's soundbite lyrics fit like a pair of brand new gloves. The silky professionalism can come across rather passionless, and the pretentious sleevenotes give the album a spiritual authority it doesn't deserve, but for sheer enjoyment on a balmy summer's evening the Dente family are one of CCM's more proficient exponents of Christian pop.

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