Kari Jobe
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Kari Kari Jobe- Kari Jobe
Quite predictably, I knew I was going to be listening to a quality production as I slipped this CD into the player- I’d read this self-titled album had been master produced by Ed...
Running Back to You
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Yazz Yazz- Running Back to You (ICC)
Yazz applies herself and produces a wonderful 13 track album with the same talent that rocketed her to fame with the 1988 ‘Wanted’ album, birthing the subsequent 6 week...
Kar Jobe debut | Posted April-16-2009
Kari Jobe- Kari Jobe
Quite predictably, I knew I was going to be listening to a quality production as I slipped this CD into the player- I’d read this self-titled album had been master produced by Ed Cash, although once I’d hit the play button I hadn’t expected to embark on such a musical journey that would leave me to conclude this simply has to be one of the best worship albums of the decade, a statement I’m more than happy to stick my neck out with!
Kari Jobe ushers the listener beautifully into a place of worship, the soothing clarity of her voice, so expressive in the familiar and much loved ‘Healer’; the melodious ‘Everyone needs a little’ blending wonderfully to the joyful ‘Singing over me’ before becoming captivated with the opening chorus of ‘No sweeter name’.
The delicate harmony of ‘Sweep me away’ preludes to the penultimate track of 12, ‘Revelation song’ which has to be, in my opinion, this album's crowning glory, as we look forward to the eternal song of heaven expressed from Revelation scripture.
The album culminates wonderfully with the intimate and deeply personal ‘You are for me’.
From three years of age, Kari’s singing has developed within the church and her heart for worship is plain to hear, this whole album reflecting the Father's glory from beginning to end.
Yazz- Running Back to You | Posted May-31-2008
Yazz- Running Back to You (ICC)
Yazz applies herself and produces a wonderful 13 track album with the same talent that rocketed her to fame with the 1988 ‘Wanted’ album, birthing the subsequent 6 week No1 hit and biggest selling UK single of the year ‘The only way is up’- and surely it must be….The opening track ‘Freedom’ is a catchy Latino carnival testimonial proclaiming Yazz’s freedom in Christ, utilising the piano skills from husband Enrique, a wonderfully fresh sound that leads on to the albums second track ‘Love Creation’, a soft melodic approach to Genesis one, blending superbly with ‘You are my daily bread’- I recall melting in worship the first time I heard this Marie Barnett composition - Yazz delivers this song with a slightly more upbeat tempo but to the same effect!
On to the astoundingly intimate and soulful ‘Deeper Love’…… an impassioned song that sings right to your core, truly moving.
The album title track ‘Running back to you’ conveys brilliantly the urgency felt when a person recognises their need to get into relationship with God, whilst the acoustic ‘Strength to carry on’ is a reminder of who we rely on in times of adversity .The respectful and sweet soul sound from ‘You are Holy’ precedes ‘Jerusalem’- an excellent example and expression of Yazz’s song writing talent and fantastic vocal range. The joyful Africa beat emanating from ‘Joy in the morning’ brings on a foot tapping frenzy, before we’re reminded of “for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks” or in this case as Yazz sings ‘My Heart Speaks’, a reflection on the signs of the times- a great prelude to ‘So Glad’, a celebration of Yazz’s position and relationship with God.
The peaceful and mellifluous ballad with daughter Rio in ‘Look To Me’ infuses a wonderful harmony you can expect from a talented mother and daughter duo, Rio features through much of the album with blended harmonies, and it’s with harmony that the album finishes, ‘Amazing Grace’, how sweet the sound….Amen.
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