Reviewed by Steve Amadeo

This half compilation, half new album from one of America's post popular CCM artists is very pleasant. The use of acoustic guitar and strings section is delightful and abundant, in the case of the latter, a little too abundant. There are too many slow ballads and not enough like the upbeat title track. One has to wait 'til track nine, "Material Magic" to get a similar sound (1980s Toto, I think!). The acoustic guitar on "The Touch Of The Master's Hand" (excellent lyrics here, comparing the work of God to the work of a violin maker) is also quite similar to that on another of his Christian radio hits from yesteryear, "Watercolour Ponies". It's a very well crafted, something old-something new album which improves with each play. By the way, I swear it's Christopher Cross on track 11.

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