Reviewed by Tony Cummings

It's nine albums in for the gospel star but still the creative maverick that is Deitrick Haddon remains determinedly eclectic, taking in different styles continuously and allowing his sinuously soulful voice to glide over delicate balladry, church wrecking stompers and on one marvellous cut here, retro funk. Sometimes the stylistic dipping doesn't completely come off, the opener "Where You Are" is techno-tinged rock on which Deitrick's voice seems somewhat out of place. But elsewhere it works perfectly. "I'm Alive" is what Billboard described as a "hook-heavy gift of hope" while "Love Him Like I Do", featuring special guests Ruben Studdard and Mary Mary, is a jaunty offering of thanks to God with a groove that seems straight out of the R&B Top 40. The absolute killer cut here is "Go With Me". Toby Mac might have in the past paid tribute to retro funk but it takes a talent like Deitrick to really bring home the full dancefloor vibrancy of the genre. If you like your gospel urgently urban and convincingly contemporary buy 'Revealed'. You're unlikely to like every cut on here but with 15 classily produced tracks to choose from you're bound to find some of your own favourites.

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