NEW MUSIC
She is a Dove Award winner who also won a Nashville Music award in 2011 for pop album of the year . She currently lives in Nashville and her 9 th full length album , Rejoice features 14- tracks whose musical heartbeat rests in a seamless combination of modern pop and southern Gospel .
Some of the standout tracks include “ This Is My Story ” which is a creative approach to reimagining the old hymn , “ Blessed Assurance ”. “ Seed of Faith ” is a contemplative and honest look at how God calls us to remain faithful and to plant seeds of hope even when life is hard because He always sends the rain .
“ Whose Report Shall You Believe ” is a footstomping , hand-clapping song of celebration reminding us that no matter what befalls us in this life , our God ’ s healing , freedom and victory is what sustains us through it all .
The title track is a celebratory anthem full of southern Gospel flavors including B3 organs , horns and a full choir backing Charity ’ s powerful vocals as the room excitedly rejoices in the power of the Lord based on ideas found in Psalm 150 and Philippians 4 .
There are some really well-written and powerfully delivered songs on this big album from Charity Gayle . Theologically , the songs are solidly written and hold true to the basics of Christianity while thematically these songs call for the listener to be in continual worship in every circumstance because Christ is worth it . Charity ’ s voice carries the 14-tracks , and she does a masterful job of commanding the room while helping people have an intimate one-onone with God .
ELEVATION WORSHIP Sure Been Good
1 . Sure Been Good ( feat . Tiffany Hudson )
2 . All Of A Sudden ( feat . Tiffany Hudson
& Chris Brown ) 3 . Another One ( feat . Chris Brown )
Worship industry giant , Elevation Worship ’ s latest EP entitled Sure Been Good features three newly penned songs from the Grammy and multi-Dove Award winning collective . One must assume that this little EP is a teaser for a much larger album that will coincide with their 2024 “ Praise Party ” summer tour .
The title track features Tiffany Hudson whose wispy soprano invites the listener on a musical worship journey extoling the faithfulness of God throughout history . The first part of the song tenderly recounts all the times where God has shown His goodness and mercy to us while the back half of the song reminds us that He is not done with us yet , amidst rhythmic drums and an energetic , hope filled counter chorus .
“ All Of a Sudden ” is an intimate vertical prayer crying out for God to send the Holy Spirit to fill us to overflowing . This powerfully moving anthem uses themes from Romans 15:13 and the spiritual energy that is happening in the room as they recorded this track comes through beautifully .
“ Another One ” features the soulful vocal stylings of Chris Brown as we are reminded that our God does everything for a purpose and that His miracles still happen today . I really enjoyed this song ’ s central message about how we need to remember to live in expectation of what God is going to do no matter what obstacles might stand in our way . It was a song I needed to hear as a wonderful calling back to the might and wonder of who our God is and who He has always been .
This was a nice little EP from Elevation . These songs were pretty spot on scripturally and theologically and borrowed obvious scriptural themes which were wrapped around solid melodies and appropriate arrangements . The mixture of Tiffany Hudson and Chris Brown ’ s vocals complimented each other as each stood out in their own way . There was nothing new or groundbreaking in the way of musical ingenuity as Elevation just keeps doing what they do . I hope the forthcoming album shakes it up a bit , but we will see .
Gerod Bass Worship leader in Tacoma , WA . Mentor with Worship Catalyst . Singer , songwriter , guitarist with a passion for impacting lives for the sake of the Gospel . www . oslc . com
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