STYLE: MOR / Soft Pop RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 1284-1642 LABEL: Discovery House Music FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1
Reviewed by Giles D Morrison
"Faithful Heart" is Alicia's fourth album and her first with Discovery House. The style is pop inspirational with a strong gospel flavour in the vocals. Alicia herself has a superb voice, her soaring tones coming on like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston. The result is a powerful album with an urgency that derives from Alicia's study of Revelations while writing these lyrics. "You can look at the lyrics of the songs and they'll take you to Scripture." The focus of the album are the steps on the journey towards achieving a "Faithful Heart" with each track centred on a particular scripture. Starting with conversion, "Is There A Cross In Your Life"; a developing relationship with God, "Faith For This Moment", "One Step At A Time"; proclamation, "Shouting Stones"; joy in God's love for us, "I've Always Loved You For Ever"; testimony, "You Make A Melody Of Me"; security and encouragement, "It's His Church"; exhortation, "Finish What You Started"; "Healing" and finishing with a lament for those who reject Jesus Christ, "The Greatest Tragedy". This is an album which will reward serious listening as each song has a message which cannot fail to remind us of our relationship with God.
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