Reviewed by Anthony Longville

This EP is available from the UK-based Chas Waldren's non-profit making Inspirational Records website for £2 plus postage, so on the face of it it's got to be worth checking out. The album includes a number of vocalists including the promisingly named Elvis Chambers. As much as there is a mix of vocalists, it's stylistically mixed too - the songs though all intend to encourage and inspire. The opener "Inside Of The Cup" sounds like a crack at a B-52's type number, and is followed by the slower "This Day" with a vocal reminiscent to me of Hot Chocolate's Erroll Brown. There are two couplets of songs, firstly the duets "Tenderly" and "Tenderly 2" which speak from a situation of a broken marriage, and secondly "Wing Of A Prayer" and "Wing Of A Prayer 2". The "Wing" songs head off into more straight ahead rock territory. I can imagine different songs on here appealing to different people, but it would be hard to find anyone who would enjoy all songs, due to the disparity of styles.

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