Sales Rank:877 List Price: $11.98 Lowest New Price: $7.13 Lowest Used Price: $9.91 Artist(s):
Amy Grant
Tracks:
Tennessee Christmas - Amy Grant, Grant, Amy
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Amy Grant, Mendelssohn, Felix
Preiset Dem König! (Praise the King) - Amy Grant, Keister, Shane
Emmanuel - Amy Grant, Smith, Michael [01]
Little Town - Amy Grant, Traditional
Christmas Hymn - Amy Grant, Grant, Amy
Love Has Come - Amy Grant, Grant, Amy
Sleigh Ride - Amy Grant, Parish, Mitchell
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Amy Grant, Torme, Mel
Heirlooms - Amy Grant, Farrell, Bob
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God/Angels We Have Heard On High - Amy Grant, Public Domain
Amy Grant's first Christmas album is not only one of the best recordings of her career, it's easily one of the best contemporary Christmas collections available. Grant's Christian beliefs have been incorporated into her music for years, and maybe it's the artistic translation of the depth of her faith that makes these songs so inspiring. "Emmanuel" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" have Grant's vocals soaring, especially on the sustained chorus of the latter. Her country roots show nicely in "Tennessee Christmas," while "Sleigh Ride" is as fun as it is romantic. "Heirlooms" is particularly poignant--maybe not to the point of "hand me a tissue," but it's powerful all the same. A must for fans, and a good holiday addition for those looking for a Christmas record that comes without the cobwebs. --Steve Gdula
Sales Rank:1524 List Price: $17.98 Lowest New Price: $10.31 Lowest Used Price: $8.96 Artist(s):
Chris Tomlin
Tracks:
How Can I Keep from Singing - Chris Tomlin, Traditional
Made to Worship - Chris Tomlin, Sharp, Steve
Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin, Cash, Ed
Everlasting God - Chris Tomlin, Brown, Brenton
Glory in the Highest - Chris Tomlin, Cash, Ed
Awesome Is the Lord Most High - Chris Tomlin, Tomlin, Chris
Glorious - Chris Tomlin, Tomlin, Chris
Uncreated One - Chris Tomlin, Tomlin, Chris
Rejoice - Chris Tomlin, Cash, Ed
Let Your Mercy Rain - Chris Tomlin, Cash, Ed
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) - Chris Tomlin, Traditional
So how does Chris Tomlin follow up his 2006 Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year Dove Awards? Easy... he goes out and releases his best work to date with See the Morning, a superb collection of worship-flavored tracks that demonstrate Tomlin continues refining his art. As with the previous Arriving, producer Ed Cash is firmly at the helm and masterfully blending Tomlin's smooth vocals and his band's chiming guitars and rock-steady rhythm. The extensive road work that Tomlin and his band have done certainly shows in how tight See the Morning sounds. In fact, tracks like "Glorious" and "Awesome Is the Lord Most High" may even lose a little luster compared with how they sound live on Passion: Everything Glorious. No matter, as this release is much more about songwriting than it is about energy. For Tomlin, verse and chorus have never flowed smoother and sweeter than on "Glory in the Highest" and "How Can I Keep from Singing?" and first single "Made to Worship." Tomlin also offers a nice cover of Brenton Brown's "Everlasting God," slightly slower than Lincoln Brewster's fiery version on Let the Praises Ring but equally rewarding. Further highlights include the atmospheric "Uncreated One" and a new and pleasing twist on the classic "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)." Start to finish, See the Morning is Tomlin's most complete release and a strong argument for calling him one of this generation's finest songwriters in the modern church. --Michael Lyttle
Sales Rank:3880 List Price: $69.95 Lowest New Price: $39.88 Lowest Used Price: $47.28 Artist(s):
James Earl Jones
Tracks:
The vocal talents of two of the world’s most gifted artists combine in service to the most popular book of all time, resulting in the Complete Audio Holy Bible on compact disc. Exalt in the Word, as every syllable of the King James Old and New Testaments are brought to life, providing hours of inspirational listening.
- Jon Sherberg reads the entire Old Testament (KJV). Having worked with everyone from gospel singer Scott Wesley Brown to Oscar® winner Sir Ben Kingsley, Jon Sherberg brings his rich theatrical background to the forefront, with this masterful recitation of all 39 of the books of the Old Testament. - Oscar®-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor James Earl Jones lends his celebrated vocal talents to this distinctive reading of the complete, unabridged text of the New Testament.
Sales Rank:1006 List Price: $18.98 Lowest New Price: $12.30 Lowest Used Price: $9.67 Artist(s):
Take 6
Tracks:
Sweet Georgia Brown - Take 6, Pinkard, Maceo
Straighten Up and Fly Right - Take 6, Cloe, Nat
Seven Steps to Heaven - Take 6, Davis, Miles
Windmills of Your Mind - Take 6, Bergman, Alan
Someone to Watch Over Me - Take 6, Gershwin, George
Grace (Reprise) - Take 6, Jones, Quincy
Back to You - Take 6, McKnight, Claude
A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Take 6, Fizgerald, Ella
Bein' Green - Take 6, Raposo, Joe
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans - Take 6, Alter, Louis
What's Going On - Take 6, Benson, Renaldo
Shall We Gather at the River - Take 6, Lowry, Robert
Grace - Take 6, Jones, Quincy
A cappella powerhouse Take 6 marks a new jazz vocal milestone with The Standard. Winners of 10 GRAMMY Awards, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations, the influential sextet - Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Dr. Cedric Dent, David Thomas, Alvin Chea and Joey Kibble - raises the bar with a recording of mostly jazz (and some R&B) standards, including "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "What's Going On" and "Windmills of Your Mind."
The Standard features guest appearances by veteran jazzmen George Benson, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks, Roy Hargrove, Till Brönner and others, as well as R&B luminaries Aaron Neville and Brian McKnight (Claude's brother).
Take 6 gives definitive vocal treatments to such jazz classics as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Straighten Up and Fly Right" with vocalist/guitarist George Benson, "Someone to Watch Over Me" with trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and "Seven Steps to Heaven" with Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau and German flugelhornist Till Brönner (featuring new lyrics by Jon Hendricks). The Standard's crowning glory is a version of "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," Ella Fitzgerald's signature song - created in the studio using her original vocal from the classic 1938 Decca Records 78.
Other highlights include "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" with Aaron Neville, Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" with Brian McKnight, Quincy Jones' "Grace" and "Windmills of Your Mind" (from the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair).
Sales Rank:1211 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $9.28 Lowest Used Price: $6.89 Artist(s):
Relient K
Tracks:
Where Do I Go From Here
The Scene And Herd
At Least We Made It This Far
The Last, The Lost, The Least
The Living Is Silver
There Was No Thief
No Reaction
Curl Up And Die
You'll Always Be My Best Friend
There Was Another Time In My Lif
Beaming
I Just Want You To Know
Bee Your Man
Up And Up (Acoustic)
Wit's All Been Done Before
The Vinyl Countdown
For The Band
Nothing Without You
A Penny Loafer Saved Is A Penny
Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or
Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or
Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
Here I Go (Demo)
The Stenographer (Demo)
Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)
Hope For Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)
The Bird and the Bee Sides begins with a baker s dozen of original new tunes collected under the moniker of The Nashville Tennis EP. With all five members writing and taking turns on lead vocals, it's perhaps Relient K's most diverse effort to date, including Thiessen's alt-country At Least We Made It This Far, bassist John Warne s The Last, The Lost, The Least, which is explosive both sonically and in its social commentary, and new drummer Ethan Luck s punk rock reggae No Reaction, to name but a few highlights. As for the Bee Sides Relient K remixed and re-mastered 13 tracks, including an acoustic version of hit single Who I Am Hates Who I ve Been . There are also tunes from The Vinyl Countdown, The Employee Of The Month EP, The Creepy EP, The Apathetic EP and, as Thiessen puts it, a ton of other stuff that you can t even find on the internet at least not yet.