STYLE: MOR / Soft Pop RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 5153-1371 LABEL: Kingsway KMCD639 FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1 RELEASE DATE: 1992-11-06 RRP: £7.99
Reviewed by Tony Cummings
Ray is one of America's most successful new CCM talents though one who, up to now, has enjoyed zilch British releases. But with Kingsway picking up the Diadem catalogue (Ray's old company) and US Word snapping up the Dove Award winner, that's changed at last. Ray possesses one of those huskily emotive voices which can handle the lush inspirational ballad (previously his forte) as well as sharper-edged rockers. Here it's the softer numbers that dominate, while one or two of the songs have almost a Cliff Richard feel about them. Classy pop gospel that our American cousins do so well.
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Posted by Don in state of Delaware @ 17:37 on Jan 14 2014
Ray's second release sky rockets him into a ccm career.
"When He Calls" is such a great cd starter song, this is
great styled ccm. What follows is the song that got Ray his
ccm platform status, the unforgettable "Thank You".
Thousands have been touched by this 25 year old ccm
classic.
There is also a concert video that was released in
conjunction with the release of the cd.
CCM artist (now unheard) Billy Sprague (has some great ccm
classic songs) brought us a song titled
"Heavenly Father" in 1984, 4 years later Ray brings another
song with same title. "Shepherd Boy" takes us back to the
old familiar Bible story of when God chose David for a king
when he just a shepherd boy.
I really like the lyrics to "Someone Stood Up For Stephen",
I'll admit it wasn't quite the listen I was kind of
expecting to hear.
The closer "We Are His Heart" reminds me of the CCM band
White Heart's classic "We Are His Hands".
I hope that Ray hears the words to "Stand Up" and they
reach, "stand up and be counted, and don't ever be ashamed."
We are the salt of the earth.
God bless, Don
Ray's second release sky rockets him into a ccm career.
"When He Calls" is such a great cd starter song, this is great styled ccm. What follows is the song that got Ray his ccm platform status, the unforgettable "Thank You".
Thousands have been touched by this 25 year old ccm classic.
There is also a concert video that was released in conjunction with the release of the cd.
CCM artist (now unheard) Billy Sprague (has some great ccm classic songs) brought us a song titled
"Heavenly Father" in 1984, 4 years later Ray brings another song with same title. "Shepherd Boy" takes us back to the old familiar Bible story of when God chose David for a king when he just a shepherd boy.
I really like the lyrics to "Someone Stood Up For Stephen", I'll admit it wasn't quite the listen I was kind of expecting to hear.
The closer "We Are His Heart" reminds me of the CCM band White Heart's classic "We Are His Hands".
I hope that Ray hears the words to "Stand Up" and they reach, "stand up and be counted, and don't ever be ashamed." We are the salt of the earth.
God bless, Don