Legacy... Hymns & Faith
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A&M Records |
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Description: With a career retrospective boxed set and a new CD reportedly full of new material scheduled for release later this year, Amy Grant certainly appears ready for new horizons. But first she pays tribute in fitting form to her earliest influences with
Legacy... Hymns & Faith. There's a sprightly effervescence in tracks like "This Is My Father's World" and "My Jesus, I Love Thee," mostly due to the strong country-folk influence of new hubby Vince Gill. "Softly and Tenderly" is rendered nearly perfect by Grant as the age-old classic of redemption is laid down in a moody atmosphere. Transition seems like the motif of this release, as Grant deftly merges one classic into another, as with "It Is Well with My Soul / The River's Gonna Keep on Rolling" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus / That Old Rugged Cross / How Great Thou Art." All in all, Grant pays homage to the hymns that have carried many a church service for decades and the music that has carried her through some tough moments in life.
--Michael Lyttle
Tracklist of Legacy... Hymns & Faith
Reviews:
Amy was meant to sing about "Baby Baby" Jesus!
I love Amy's music. I had the blessing to see her in concert, and it is an amazing experience!!! her home is in Gospel music whether she wants to admit it or not. It was MEANT to be that way by the God of destiny. May God bless Amy and her family much!!!
Better than expected...
This album takes a few listens and then begins to grow on you. I'm a fan of hymns more than a fan of Amy Grant, and that's why I purchased the album. I like some of the non-traditional ways the hymns are presented. It has somewhat of a country feel to it, as some reviewers have mentioned, and I think that's partly because of Vince Gill's influence (who is a superior musician in my opinion) and partly because Amy Grant seems to be going for a more Southern, sit-on-the-porch-swing kind of vibe for the album. I like that she picked some hymns that you don't normally hear in standard hymn collections. The two songs written and co-written by her, to me, are the weakest. I wish she would have put two more hymns in instead. Overall though, it is a good CD.
yawn....boring. What Happened?
There is no spark in this cd, only words set to music, with the usual Vince Gill influence on several songs, that just do not work for Grant's limited and (on this cd) often lifeless vocal range.
I have more hymns on cds, cut by those a lot less famous than Grant, that offer soul, worship, heart, and true ministry. Like someone asked in another review here...WHERE IS THE MINISTRY?
This was a lukewarm disappointment.
However, I do find it a genius PR move to secure her Christian fan base. This CD was rushed for release after her dumping ex-husband Gary Chapman for Vince Gill. Another cd of mainstream music she had planned (Simple Things) was put on hold to secure this release and allay the fear of losing her Christian fans.
What a joke.