STYLE: Gospel RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 2386-27811 LABEL: Rivers Of Melody Music FORMAT: CD Album
Reviewed by Mike Rimmer
I am always immediately suspicious of gospel artists who allow their mothers or children to sing on their recordings. So when we got to Ma Rivers' singing "God Is Gonna Bring His People Out", my heart sank! Oh well! Overall, as well as his mum, Robi gets support from a variety of other singers but this rarely raises its head above generic clichés. Sure, the vocal performances are fine, the arrangements a little cheesy in places but the heart is in the right place. Trouble is, with the current huge number of gospel albums, it takes something special to stand out from the crowd.
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