Stoneleigh - The Best Of Stoneleigh 1994-1999

Thursday 1st June 2000
Stoneleigh - The Best Of Stoneleigh 1994-1999
Stoneleigh - The Best Of Stoneleigh 1994-1999

STYLE: MOR / Soft Pop
RATING 6 6 6 6 6 6
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 8868-8603
LABEL: Kingsway KMCD2253
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RELEASE DATE: 2000-03-17
RRP: £14.99

Reviewed by Tom Lennie

(Yet) another worship compilation, this time drawn from the Stoneleigh '94 to '99 live albums. It's certainly a generous offering time-wise, containing 16 tracks and lasting an hour and a quarter total. Many Stoneleigh favourites are here - "There's A Place (Because Of You)", "The King Of Love", "My First Love (Like A Child)", "Send The Fire" - you're almost certain to know many of them. Most are upbeat and feature Stuart Townend on lead vocals (though two tracks draw Kate Simmonds to the mic and one features Lou Fellingham). Included in the sleevenotes is the astonishing Story Of Stoneleigh written by the event's host Terry Virgo. One problem with this "highlights" compilation though, is that with 11 of the 16 tracks coming from Stoneleigh's '94, '95 or'96 recordings, much of the music already feels rather dated, as well as sounding (over) familiar. The clapping factor is also annoyingly apparent on all but the most subdued songs which, in my opinion, are also the most effective. "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul" for example, is gorgeously sensitive, as is the simple "Great Is He". Nevertheless, I personally much prefer the '99 'Covenant Of Grace' release, which, interestingly, only provides one contribution to this output. I'm sorry, but I can't see me returning to this volume very often.

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Reader Comments

Posted by Diane Dense in Wells, Maine @ 16:30 on Nov 10 2014

Please let me know where I can find The Best of Stoneleigh 1994-1999.
Thank you


Reply by Ruud Frederiks in Gouda Holland @ 13:05 on May 12 2015

I do have the oeriginal cd, but not in the original box.
You wnat to get this?

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Posted by Diane Dense in Wells, Maine @ 22:26 on Nov 3 2014

Where can I buy this magnificent cd?



Posted by Linda Wegner in British Columbia @ 02:42 on Sep 20 2010

Can I download and purchase music to "There's a Place (Because of You)?
We live in a remote area and it is difficult to access a story to purchase Christian music



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