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Brian Free & Assurance – Acappella 4 1/2 Stars The CD is short, so it’s only fair to write a short review. Acappella has nine tracks and clocks in with less than thirty minutes of total running time. The quality of the singing and the arrangements on this recording make up for any potential complaints [...]

Blackwood Brothers – 75 Years: The Song Will Go On 3 1/2 Stars 75 Years: The Song Will Go On acknowledges the history of the Blackwood Brothers by revisiting several of their classic songs. This includes four fully realized titles plus a six-minute medley that covers six familiar titles like “Give The World A Smile” [...]

Donna Ulisse – Holy Waters 4 Stars Unexpected CDs arrive in my mailbox almost every week. By and large, these unsolicited CDs range from below average to fairly good. I rarely get a CD of this type that I’d call outstanding or 5 Star quality, but from time to time I do get a 4 [...]

RATING: 4 1/2 Stars Producer: Lari Goss Website: www.boothbrothers.com Song Titles: “There Is A Higher Throne,” “God Did It All,” “I See Grace,” “The Gospel Song”/”Before The Cross,” “All Over The World,” “We Believe,” “This Is The Day,” “Then I Met The Master,” “I Still Believe In The Church,” “Absolute Peace,” “In Christ Alone,” and [...]

RATING: 4 Stars Producer: Danny Crawford Website: www.dovebrothersquartet.com Song Titles: “Good Ole Gospel Song,” “Hey Lazarus,” “If I Knew Then,” “Oh Buddha,” “Preachin’ In Prison,” “King Jesus,” “My Soul Has Been Set Free,” “How About You,” “I Recall,” and “Unstoppable” Summary: Will lightning strike for a third time? We may find out if the Dove [...]

RATING: 4 Stars Series Producers: Paul Corley, Tre’ Corley, Norman Holland, Michael Turner, and Shannon Lancaster Label: Daywind Records Websites: www.sistersmusic.org, www.karenpeckandnewriver.com, www.daywindrecords.com Sisters Song Titles: “You Made My Day,” “Mercy Leads,” “Unexpected Blessings,” “Under His Wings,” “Brothers And Sisters,” “The Lord’s Prayer,” “He Looked Beyond My Fault,” “I’m Sure,” and “We All Came To [...]

RATING: 3 Stars Producer: Jay DeMarcus Label: Daywind Records Website: www.austinsbridge.com Song Titles: “Angels,” “Mercy Never Leaves,” “There Is A God,” “Quitters,” “Big Sky,” “Times Like These,” “Dash Between The Dates,” “Love Is On The Way,” “Hold On To Jesus,” and “Good Time” I can still hum several songs from the 2007 self-titled debut by [...]

RATING: 4 1/2 Stars Producer: Wesley Pritchard Website: www.sistersmusic.org Song Titles: “I Can’t Keep From Singing,” “You Made My Day,” “God’s Grace,” “Everything You Do,” “We All Came To The Cross,” “Brothers And Sisters,” “Healer Of My Heart,” “Unexpected Blessings,” “Mercy Leads,” “I’m Sure,” “You Always Answer Me,” “Healer Of My Heart” (reprise) Summary: Kim [...]

A few days ago, I posted reviews of three unusual non-gospel CDs that had been sent to me for review. Today, I finished clearing out the stack. Two of these aren’t half bad and one is really good, but the other four are not so great. In fact, the first three titles listed below are [...]

RATING: 3 1/2 Stars Producer: Aaron Brown Label: Canaan Records (Catalog number 9778) Release Date: 1975 Song Titles: “Just A Little Talk With Jesus,” “My Soul Has Been Set Free,” “Sweet Heaven,” “Let Your Heart Do The Walkin’,” “When God Dips His Love In My Heart,” “Prescription For Salvation,” “Keep Watching And Praying,” “Have A [...]