Reviewed by Stephen Luff

It is becoming more difficult to keep up with the Integrity Music releases under this title, especially as this one has already been released as a special addition with a bonus DVD! So to clear up confusion this is the one with a bonus audio CD not DVD but otherwise remains the same. What is not confusing is the range of top-drawer gospel artists contained here. Crossover artists Mary Mary start the collection with "Dance Dance Dance" and then the likes of CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin, TD Jakes, Yolanda Adams and The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir follow. The first two discs have sub-titles 'On The Street' and 'In The House', which are not especially helpful, as it appears the definitions are somewhat fluid as both discs contain elements of both. The bonus disc supplied contains eight more recent tracks (slightly less than the first two which contain 14 each, and is also shorter in length). It contains a cracking opener, Fred Hammond's "This Is The Day", and from there standout tracks include "God Is" sung by Dewayne Woods and the Tri-City singers (with a driving bass!), and "Abundantly" by J Moss which is beautiful in its simplicity. This is a great value set which serves to introduce the best in contemporary gospel to a wider audience.

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