Darius Brooks - Your Will

Published Monday 19th February 2007
Darius Brooks - Your Will
Darius Brooks - Your Will

STYLE: Gospel
RATING 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 18815-11999
LABEL: EMI Gospel EGD71897
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RRP: £4.99

Reviewed by Peter Dilley

His EMI Gospel debut dates from 2004, but Darius Brooks has two decades of experience as a songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, producer and arranger with some of the biggest names in gospel and R&B music: from MiIton Brunson, Shirley Caesar and Vicky Winans, to Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, with a collection of Grammy and Dove Awards to match. So it's no surprise that "Your Will" exudes quality from the start of the title cut, which builds up gradually from a mellow piano-backed solo as the choir ease their way in, first "oooh"-ing subtly in the background, then sharing the lead with Darius, as the song continues to rise ever upwards towards a final peak of truly Himalayan proportions. And far from sticking formulaically to a single sound, Darius dips into a variety of gospel styles, from the high-paced delivery of "Dance" and "Hezekiah Mind", to the groove-driven sounds of "My Mind's Made Up", "Lock Down" and "High Lift Him", and slow gospel ballads such as "No One But You" and the finale "Amazing". With Darius Brooks' track record, he'd be doing himself and God a disservice with anything less than top notch.

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