Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Including as this does a duet with black gospel/praise man Alvin Slaughter and a fiery rendition of Dylan's neo-gospel "Saved" you might imagine an African American sista. In fact Sandra is white (thanks to the sleeve's photography, luminously so) and many of her song stylings here, lushly produced by Wayne Haun, Ray Davis and Jason Webb, are on the lush end of MOR, more Vegas-style Streisand than storefront church. Sandra certainly has a powerful, at times almost overpowering, voice though her tendency to emotional theatrics is probably a tad too melodramatic for many British tastes (except those Brits who go gaga for Sandi Patty). This IS classy, inspirational music and I really enjoyed the chanting Yorba-dialect choir on the intro of "All Praise Rising" but I suspect this lady will need a stronger album to make her mark in America's so-crowded inspirational scene.

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