Reviewed by Andrew Rolfe

"Happy Day" is the first song to fly off this album and also probably describes the time had at Abbey Road during the with-live-audience recording session. Leading are nine worship leaders getting us up off our feet or down on our knees for 14 songs. Tim Hughes rocks through "Happy Day", a guitar-driven, thumping, energetic beginning to a colourful, multi-cultural worship mix which serves to highlight London's social amalgam; US gospel star Smokie Norful encourages us to "Celebrate" with a big smile and lots of positive vibe; Andy Bromley leads "Clothed With Splendour" wearing a scarf and accompanied by a soft rock pop sound; Geraldine Latty raises her hands to The One who is the same "Yesterday Today And Forever" and your spirits are lifted too; Phatfish singer Lou Fellingham mellows us out with a knee-jerker about "His Amazing Love"; Jocelyn Brown sings her soul out in the excellent "Praise The Mighty Name Of Jesus"; Stuart Townend (this guys gets around) does a pop-piano self-penned "Kyrie"; Geraldine Latty leads us in singing her "First" song, a great listen hope it won't be her last; Mark Beswick funks his way through "Sing Unto The Lord" and invites us to join him in lifting up The King; Kelly Minter covers "How Deep The Father's Love" with her worth-buying-for vocals. The last four songs revisit four worship leaders but I won't tell you who, buy it and see. Yes, I am recommending a buy and no I am not on commission. This album is a treat. As one might expect from an Abbey Road album, everything is top notch, and I mean everything. A must have for all modern-style worship fans. Ok, forget about keeping secrets: Smokie Norful's solo is absolutely fantastic, boy can he play the piano and sing a piercing jazz/soul; Lou Fellingham's second song "There Is A Day" is nine minutes of awesome worship, it'll leave you lifting your hands and dreaming of Christ's return. Brilliant. Stuart Townend leads again with "My God", and what better way to end a worship album than with Tim Hughes singing his "Here I Am To Worship". Seeing as though this is a worship album I'll add the praise: maximum points folks, well done.

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