Reviewed by Dancin' Dave Derbyshire

On this CD you will find some gentle and relaxing instrumental versions of some well known worship songs such as "How Great Is Our God," "Here I Am To Worship", "Everlasting God", and the Amy Grant classic song "Thy Word". They were produced, presumably in America, with a small group assembled by multi-instrumentalist, Steve Ivey. Some people might find these enjoyable ushering in reflective still moments when they sit down for a cup of coffee. Listening to this while I was doing the washing up I found myself mouthing the words but feeling a little frustrated that I couldn't quite remember every line. In the past I have seen this type of music classed as ambient. However, unlike ambient music this album proudly boasts of using 100% "organic" instruments such as piano, acoustic guitar, violin with nothing electronic or computer generated. This is easy listening, middle-of-the-road instrumental and if that suits your tastes then you will find this to be a fairly good example of the genre.

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