Gold

Gold is an upbeat, encouraging, amazing pop album. Britt Nicole has some wondeful lyrics weaved through fun music.

The title song, 'Gold' is all about how God loves you, and how you truely are worth more than gold. It's about how you shouldn't care what other people think, just be yourself. God made you special, and that's all that matters.

'All This Time' is a very pretty song. God's always there for us even when we can't see him, and this song clearly reflects that.

I personally love the beat in 'Look Like Love'. It's got great music and a great message. 'Who You Say You Are' is pretty cool as well.

'Read or Not' is epic. Not kidding. It mixes Britt Nicole with Lecrae, leaving you with an awesome song filled with pasionate music and creative lyrics.

It's so cool. You would not believe how many times I've heard 'Breakthrough' in the mall. as the 6th song in the album, it continues to pull it together.

Skipping to song 9, 'Amazing Life' is crazy awesome. It's one of those dance songs that could be made into the best music video ever. Listen to it, love it.

'Still That Girl' was exhilerating performed live. When I saw Britt in concert, she sang that song with d...

Gold is an upbeat, encouraging, amazing pop album. Britt Nicole has some wondeful lyrics weaved through fun music.

The title song, 'Gold' is all about how God loves you, and how you truely are worth more than gold. It's about how you shouldn't care what other people think, just be yourself. God made you special, and that's all that matters.

'All This Time' is a very pretty song. God's always there for us even when we can't see him, and this song clearly reflects that.

I personally love the beat in 'Look Like Love'. It's got great music and a great message. 'Who You Say You Are' is pretty cool as well.

'Read or Not' is epic. Not kidding. It mixes Britt Nicole with Lecrae, leaving you with an awesome song filled with pasionate music and creative lyrics.

It's so cool. You would not believe how many times I've heard 'Breakthrough' in the mall. as the 6th song in the album, it continues to pull it together.

Skipping to song 9, 'Amazing Life' is crazy awesome. It's one of those dance songs that could be made into the best music video ever. Listen to it, love it.

'Still That Girl' was exhilerating performed live. When I saw Britt in concert, she sang that song with dancing mixed in. It was really dramatic and pretty, reflecting this amazing song.

Finally, 'Seeing for the First Time' is gourgeous. It's so lovely, slow, and tops off the album perfectly.

I love how Britt Nicole's songs can be popular and fun while still hiding Christian themed messages inbetween. As a 15-year-old girl, I know that it's hard to find good music, but Britt Nicole in her album Gold is surely a winner.

Artists who want to be successful understand one thing: in order to keep their fan base, they have to both record songs that are similar to what they've done in the past and add new sounds and styles to their wheelhouse. Britt Nicole wants to be a successful artist. Since she burst on the scene in 2007, Britt Nicole has filled a gaping hole in CCM for relevant female pop singers. Gold continues to emphasize that point by showcasing musical styles that fully encompass the current mainstream pop market. While her last album, 2009's The Lost Get Found featured many radio ready mid-tempo songs in the vein of Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, and Natasha Bedingfield, Gold builds on that sound and adds a strong dance presence to the mix. This album is truly a pop radio fan's delight. The title track leads of the album and is a perfectly balanced musical mixture of all of Katy Perry's singles from her Teenage Dream album. She even included the requisite rap bridge that most mainstream pop songs have today, except she doesn't need Snoop Dog (or Kanye, Missy Elliot, or BOB) to rap for her- she handles the verse by herself. Later on she does include an Lecrae on the catchy (and hopefully seco...

Artists who want to be successful understand one thing: in order to keep their fan base, they have to both record songs that are similar to what they've done in the past and add new sounds and styles to their wheelhouse. Britt Nicole wants to be a successful artist. Since she burst on the scene in 2007, Britt Nicole has filled a gaping hole in CCM for relevant female pop singers. Gold continues to emphasize that point by showcasing musical styles that fully encompass the current mainstream pop market. While her last album, 2009's The Lost Get Found featured many radio ready mid-tempo songs in the vein of Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, and Natasha Bedingfield, Gold builds on that sound and adds a strong dance presence to the mix. This album is truly a pop radio fan's delight. The title track leads of the album and is a perfectly balanced musical mixture of all of Katy Perry's singles from her Teenage Dream album. She even included the requisite rap bridge that most mainstream pop songs have today, except she doesn't need Snoop Dog (or Kanye, Missy Elliot, or BOB) to rap for her- she handles the verse by herself. Later on she does include an Lecrae on the catchy (and hopefully second single) "Ready or Not", but this pairing seems very natural and many fans have been hoping these two artists would collaborate. The results are sweet and satisfying and it is a highlight of the album. There are plenty of midtempo Pop songs to continue her streak of top 10 hits at Christian Radio (first single "All This Time", "You Are Who You Say You Are", "Stand", bonus track "Straight For Your Heart"), but it is on the more experimental dance tracks that Britt really shines. "Breakthrough" begins as a dark acoustic ballad until the chorus "breaks through" (pun intended) with a huge dubstep beats and a driving chorus. "Amazing Life" (and its equally stellar Capital Kings dubstep remix) follows and it sounds like a twin to JLo's comeback hit "On The Floor-, except with a better vocal (It is interesting to note that both songs seem to borrow melody lines from Rebecca St. James' "Lean On", a little known album track from her 2000 album Transform) and "Looks Like Love" is a traditional CCM pop/rock track that should be a youth group mission trip theme song at some point in time. The album closes with three ballads, which usually is a disappointment, but each of these songs take on a life of their own with varying levels of success. The best of the three is "Still That Girl"; it begins as a quirky, gentile lullaby reminicient of The Civil Wars before opening up to a full fledged pop anthem with a cool drum beat and and a souring chorus. "The Sun is Rising" reminds me of an American Idol winner's song. However, I wish Britt would have went for the big glory notes at the end (as all good Amereican Idols do) instead of settling for a softer ending. The standard edition of Gold ends with "Seeing For The First Time", a song inspired by her recent baptism and features one of Britt's most impressive and emotive vocal performances to date (especially during the bridge). However, while I do like the song, it has little to do with the story behind it; which brings me to the one critique of this album: it seems that so much time was spent on the melodies and production of the songs that the lyrics seem to suffer a bit. Sure, they fit well within Britt's target audience, (teen girls) and they are quite encouraging, but most songs seem to stay on the surface level and never seem to get personal or go past the obvious spiritually. (The only real exception to this is the carrier single "All This Time") However, it is apparent that quite a bit of planning went into the making of Gold and the generic lyricism seems to be part of the plan. The goal with this record seems to be to encourage and inspire young people while giving them music that is relevant to them. And in that Britt Nicole definitely succeeds. Radio Ready: Any song, pick one! These are my predictions: All This Time, Stand, Ready or Not, Who You Say You Are, Amazing Life (mainstream) iPod Picks: Breakthrough, Amazing Life (Capital Kings Remix), Ready or Not, All This Time, Stand, Gold

As we all know, Britt Nicole, is definitely “The Pop Princess of Christian Music”. We can find it written all over her previous albums, with songs, like “Holiday”, “Sunshine Girl”, “Walk On The Water” “Welcome To The Show” and “Glow”, she just can’t be stopped. If you enjoyed these songs, even to the slightest degree, you will defiantly love her new album “GOLD”.

She started out with the release of “Say It”. That is what got her noticed, and let me say, she really has talent. Then a little later, she released “The Lost Get Found” The title track is a reminder that we as Christian need to live to help people find Christ. And very recently she had her single “All This Time” playing on several radio stations including “Air1”, and it got lots of attention. Now she has a brand new album out called “GOLD”. I thought it was well thought through, the lyrics were very clever, her voice was golden as usual, and the sound, was extraordinary.

The first thing you see on the front cover is Britt looking grand in her gold dress that is very sparkly, and perfectly fit for a princess. The title track “Gold” says “you are worth more than gold”. It is a great reminder and has awesome rhythm t...

As we all know, Britt Nicole, is definitely “The Pop Princess of Christian Music”. We can find it written all over her previous albums, with songs, like “Holiday”, “Sunshine Girl”, “Walk On The Water” “Welcome To The Show” and “Glow”, she just can’t be stopped. If you enjoyed these songs, even to the slightest degree, you will defiantly love her new album “GOLD”. She started out with the release of “Say It”. That is what got her noticed, and let me say, she really has talent. Then a little later, she released “The Lost Get Found” The title track is a reminder that we as Christian need to live to help people find Christ. And very recently she had her single “All This Time” playing on several radio stations including “Air1”, and it got lots of attention. Now she has a brand new album out called “GOLD”. I thought it was well thought through, the lyrics were very clever, her voice was golden as usual, and the sound, was extraordinary. The first thing you see on the front cover is Britt looking grand in her gold dress that is very sparkly, and perfectly fit for a princess. The title track “Gold” says “you are worth more than gold”. It is a great reminder and has awesome rhythm to it as well. I even discovered something I really did not know, Britt Nicole can rap! All the songs continue on this “awesome” note, and on one song called “Ready Or Not” Lecrae even makes a special appearance. To sum things up you really should buy this album, it is one of the best ones I have heard. I give “Gold” an A++! Track Listing: Gold All This Time Look Like Love Who You Say You Are Ready Or Not (featuring Lecrae) Breakthrough Stand The Sun Is Rising Amazing Life Still That Girl Seeing For The First Time JPM Rating: (5 points each) Sound: 5 Vocals: 5 Personal Opinion: 5 Concept/Message: 5 Overall: 20/20

Britt Nicole has wowed the Christian music world since her debut, Say It, in 2007, and then continued to garner fans with her 2009 release, The Lost Get Found. Then it felt like Nicole seemingly dropped off the map and did not release another album until now. Gold is her third album, and by far her best effort to date. From the very first song I was in love with this album, and I have not grown tired of it yet. Nicole has really blown me away this album, and I love how this album feels like she really opened up and poured out her emotions. Each song is so much fun to listen to, but if you really listen to all of the lyrics, each song also has a great story or a great message.

The title track is a spectacular way to start the album off, and it automatically had me very optimistic for the rest of the album. The song is a very uplifting one that basically tells everyone that we are all worth more than gold, no matter what anybody tells us. Her voice is definitely spectacular, and she proved right off the bat that she is back and stronger than ever. She even does a little rapping on the song, which is pretty awesome! The next song also happens to be the first and only single release...

Britt Nicole has wowed the Christian music world since her debut, Say It, in 2007, and then continued to garner fans with her 2009 release, The Lost Get Found. Then it felt like Nicole seemingly dropped off the map and did not release another album until now. Gold is her third album, and by far her best effort to date. From the very first song I was in love with this album, and I have not grown tired of it yet. Nicole has really blown me away this album, and I love how this album feels like she really opened up and poured out her emotions. Each song is so much fun to listen to, but if you really listen to all of the lyrics, each song also has a great story or a great message.

The title track is a spectacular way to start the album off, and it automatically had me very optimistic for the rest of the album. The song is a very uplifting one that basically tells everyone that we are all worth more than gold, no matter what anybody tells us. Her voice is definitely spectacular, and she proved right off the bat that she is back and stronger than ever. She even does a little rapping on the song, which is pretty awesome! The next song also happens to be the first and only single released from the record, "All This Time." The song is really one of the more emotional ones, and made me very excited for the record the first time I heard it on the radio. Britt talks about how even in the hard times in her life she has found that Christ has been walking with her the whole time, she just had not realized it before.

"Look Like Love" follows that up with a great song that I think might be a good one for the radio. It has the potential to be really popular and it also has a really great message that talks about wanting to lead by example. She says she wants to look Christ's love so that other people can see through her how great Christ is. It is a great song that carries a great reminder for all of us. "Who You Say You Are" feels like another one of the more emotional songs on the record, which could be because of the slower beat. She talks about the constancy of Christ and that he is alway there for us in every situation.

The best song on the album, and maybe all year, is definitely "Ready or Not," which features the amazing Lecrae. I thought I loved Lecrae before this song, but the fact that he hopped on a pop song and absolutely killed it, gave me even more respect for him. Britt killed this song as well, and they definitely proved that they are a great duo. If mainstream pop artists can do songs with rappers, then why can Christians artists? This song is so much fun to listen to, and I cannot help but dance every time I hear it, even if I cannot dance to save my life. The song talks about shining the light of Christ in everything we do and just not being ashamed of Christ.

I am going to jump down to the seventh song "Stand" next, which reminds me a little bit more of her older stuff, and is definitely a great song. It talks about only being able to stand on Christ's strength, and the fact that He is always there when we need Him most to help us stand. The song is a great one, that has some of the most uplifting lyrics on the album.

"Amazing Life" is another one of my absolute favorites off this record. The beat is super fast and definitely has a beat that can compete with any mainstream pop song out there. Britt proved with this song, and with this entire album really, that she is a force to be reckoned with, and that she also has the talent to compete with any mainstream pop artist out there. Give me Britt Nicole over Lady Gaga any day!

"Still That Girl" is a dangerous song for me to listen to because I always get the chorus stuck in my head, and trust me, it is a little peculiar to hear a guys singing, "You're still that girl! You're still that girl!" I love this song, but I try not to start belching out the lyrics when other people are around...so guys beware!

I used to listen to Britt Nicole all the time in middle school, and this album definitely takes me back to those good old days. Gold is such a spectacular album, with not a single bad song on it. I love listening to this album so much, and I do not think it will ever get tired of hearing each of these songs. If you like pop music, or even if you just like Christian music, I highly recommend buying this album! Gold is one of the best albums of the year so far; Britt definitely created a masterpiece with this one.

Favorite Song: Ready or Not

Favorite Lyrics: "All this time from the first tear cry to today's sunrise and every single moment between you were there, you were always there. It was you and I, you've been walking with me all this time." (From the song "All This Time")

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Britt Nicole is easily one of the most popular and youthful female artists in the Christian music industry. Her music is catchy, uplifting, and powerful. With two incredible releases under her belt (plus a great acoustic EP), Britt returns with Gold.

The album begins with "Gold", which is easily one of the best tracks on the album. It's a bouncy, upbeat track with inspiring lyrics and powerful vocals. "All This Time", Britt's third number-one hit, is a gorgeous piano-led adult contemporary track.

"Look Like Love" is a cheery midtempo song, while "Who You Say You Are" is a jingly guitar-driven track. "Ready or Not", featuring Lecrae, follows the mainstream trend of mixing pop artists with guest rap vocals. The song is an explosion of musical epic-ness that bursts at the seams with an incredible R&B flair.

"Breakthrough" is a brooding, dark track with a killer dubstep influenced bridge and powerful vocals. "Stand" is reminiscent of "Walk on the Water" from The Lost Get Found, while "The Sun Is Rising" is a tender ballad.

"Amazing Life" is a dancefloor anthem that is easily the best track on the album. The last two tracks, "Still That Girl" and "Seeing for the First Time"...

Britt Nicole is easily one of the most popular and youthful female artists in the Christian music industry. Her music is catchy, uplifting, and powerful. With two incredible releases under her belt (plus a great acoustic EP), Britt returns with Gold.

The album begins with "Gold", which is easily one of the best tracks on the album. It's a bouncy, upbeat track with inspiring lyrics and powerful vocals. "All This Time", Britt's third number-one hit, is a gorgeous piano-led adult contemporary track.

"Look Like Love" is a cheery midtempo song, while "Who You Say You Are" is a jingly guitar-driven track. "Ready or Not", featuring Lecrae, follows the mainstream trend of mixing pop artists with guest rap vocals. The song is an explosion of musical epic-ness that bursts at the seams with an incredible R&B flair.

"Breakthrough" is a brooding, dark track with a killer dubstep influenced bridge and powerful vocals. "Stand" is reminiscent of "Walk on the Water" from The Lost Get Found, while "The Sun Is Rising" is a tender ballad.

"Amazing Life" is a dancefloor anthem that is easily the best track on the album. The last two tracks, "Still That Girl" and "Seeing for the First Time", are gorgeous ballads.

The two bonus tracks are absolutely fantastic as well. The Capital Kings Remix of "Amazing Life" gives the song an even more incredible, polished makeover. "Straight for Your Heart" is another beautiful ballad.

Overall, Gold is a near-perfect pop album that is sure to please fans and invite new listeners as well.