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1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars) Click title to purchase at CBD.com...click artist name to read Dave's Review. A CD will automatically fall out of the Top Eight after twelve months if no CD surpasses it before then.
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-----------February 17, 2006CD Review: It's So God (Brian Free And Assurance) RATING: 5 Stars Label: Daywind Producer/Arranger: Wayne Haun Website: www.brianfreeandassurance.com Song Titles: "When The Lord Says Go," "It's All About The Blood," "The Coming Of The King," "If It Takes A Valley," "Man Of Sorrows," "Deep, Deep Sea," "The Only Thing Broken," "Keeping The Old Man Down," "It's Good And It's God," "Under Cross Examination," and "Jesus Will Pick You Up" It's So God by Brian Free and Assurance should be a strong contender for the best quartet recording of 2006. This project is firing on all cylinders. The energetic, brass driven “When The Lord Says Go” gets It’s So God underway with a flourish. It features lead singer Bill Shivers. Brian Free then takes the melody for a nice ballad called “It’s All About The Blood” written by Marty Funderburke and Tammy Dunaway. “The Coming Of The King” is in the same vein as the group’s 2005 hit “Long As I Got King Jesus”…white boys tipping their hats to Black Gospel with a soulful music track while maintaining a Southern Gospel male quartet vocal balance. It worked out great for the group last time, so they've embraced this type of song more deliberately this time around. A couple of songs on the second half of the CD have a souful treatment as well. The group isn't resting on their laurels, though. Brian Free and Assurance expand their musical territory with “If It Takes A Valley.” This Joel Lindsey/Sue C. Smith lyric has a mid-tempo Celtic feel with Sam Levine sitting in to play penny whistle. It’s also the first single being released to radio from It's So God. “Man Of Sorrows” and "The Only Thing Broken" are slower, reflective cuts that provide a contrast to the upbeat tracks. "Keeping The Old Man Down" is a happy song in a minor key with a bluegrass feel. Derrick Selph steps up to be featured on "It's Good And It's God," the second soulful song on It's So God. The big ballad on It's So God is "Under Cross Examination." Featuring Shivers on the first verse and Free on the second, the arrangement begins with light strings and a piano for accompaniment and then slowly builds to a huge finish. I believe the group saved the best for last with "Jesus Will Pick You Up." This track is a remake of a song that put the Williams Sisters on the map in the 1990s. Like "The Coming Of The King," it also picks up where "Long As I Got King Jesus" left off. Plott almost gets a bass singer rap going on at one point. It's So God has everything a new studio recording ought to have...excitement, fresh sounds, thought provoking lyrics on the slower paced numbers, and consistent quality from start to finish. Brian Free and Assurance, Daywind Records, and producer Wayne Haun should be very proud of this release. Labels: CD Review posted by David Bruce Murray @ 10:14:00 PM
 
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