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Article Title:	Divine Exchange
Author of reported comment:	Trevor Raggatt
Comment Date:	12:17 on Aug 3 2007
Comment:	Just a quick thought on the "opportunism" comment. It's worth noting that when the original version of this album came out Gates WAS just an anonymous member of the featured backing vocalists in the worship team. As I recall the album hit the stands shortly before he appeared in Pop Idol and the booklet featured a number of shots of him (and other backing singers). In view of this, it may be a little unfair accusing ALC of opportunism in the reissue - in fact, I'm not sure just how, these days, Gates' inclusion could be seen as having any sort of cachet. Surely it would have been more worrying (given Gates' subsequent trajectory in the tabloid media) if he'd been "airbrushed out" of the reissue photos? NB For info I am in no way affiliated with the ALC or its sister churches/network.

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