STYLE: Gospel RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 18516-11426 LABEL: Ace Records 5060077960022 FORMAT: CD Album RRP: £8.50
Reviewed by Trevor Kirk
An album of self-penned gospel material from UK-based Beverley, recorded in the USA in 2003 and released in the autumn of 2004. Those are the bare facts, and whilst the production is perfectly acceptable, I have some reservations about this CD which make it hard for me to recommend. The most glaring problem for me is the lady's voice, which I find lacking in clarity of diction, accuracy and timbre - it's almost as if she has a bad cold that's affecting her sinuses. The material itself is only fair to middling, and despite efforts by a rather ragged gospel choir on backing vocals, the whole thing is a very flat listening experience.
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