Reviewed by Philip Croft

As samplers go it's hard to imagine having one that includes more big names than this one (Jaci Velasquez, Rachael Lampa, Fernando Ortega, Sixpence None The Richer and Nicole C Mullen to name but a few!) and it even has the added bonus of three video tracks to play on your PC. Personally I'm not quite sure about the title 'Fresh' being appropriate as some of the tracks here are two years old and I think some of the selections don't show the artists off at their best either. Plus, there's the problem that there was a CCM sampler a few years back with exactly the same title! That said, if you are new to the CCM scene and want to find out who the artists to listen to are then this is certainly a good place to start and a major plus is that unlike many samplers this one actually includes plenty of details about the original CDs where the songs came from. And best of all, it's at a bargain price!

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