Reviewed by Mike Rimmer

To be honest, I didn't think that there were many groups that made this sort of gospel music anymore such has been the force with which R&B has fused with gospel. However Tiffanie Ages, Tamara Moore, Velma Morgan and Amy Simms, the four ladies who make up The Truthettes, have stayed true to the genre's sound and lyric directness to make an album that ministers. Okay, so the lyrics take you down some pretty well trodden paths - "God Will Make A Way" (need I say more?) or "Your Tears" (with its message that God will wipe our tears away in Heaven). "Make It To The City" is of course about getting to the other side. Musically, these women know how to hit a groove and go for it, they also know how to let loose here and there. The highlight for me is the nine-minute ballad "Patient" which is an excellent encouragement that hits the mark. There's also a bit of fun in the admonition "You Gon' Git A Whuppin", fun on the surface but carrying a deeper message of judgement. If old fashioned gospel is yo thang, it's all here.

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