A Passionate Praise and Worship Album
Posted March 09, 2010
By SarahFine_NRT, Staff Reviewer
Unfortunately with many people in the world, it’s the painful moments in life that cause people to turn away from God instead of running TO Him like they should. With Christian female vocalist Adrienne Camp (aka ‘Adie’) --this is just not the case.
Adie was in the process of beginning her sophomore follow up to her 2006 album ‘Don’t Wait’, when she and her husband, fellow CCM artist Jeremy Camp, discovered that they had lost a baby in the second trimester. After taking some time away from recording, Adie surprised fans by returning to the studio and finishing the album. When asked why she chose to continue, her answer was simple: ‘God is STILL good. God is STILL faithful. And God STILL deserves to be praised.’
‘Just You And Me’ is described as being more raw and organic than ‘Don’t Wait’, and it’s clear right from the get-go. The first single, ‘Where Could I Go?’ starts the album and sets the worshipful tone of the entire CD. Adie’s vocals have matured since her Benjamin Gate days, you almost wouldn’t believe it was the same girl singing, vocally as well as lyrically. Blunt right from the start (‘…Out of Eden’s fall, I’m still falling here…’) the listener is in for a treat…
With ‘All I Need Is You’, one of the covers on the album, Adie takes a beloved Hillsong chorus and makes the song all her own. ‘Beautiful Lord’ is next up, yet another cover on the album, but so well made that you may not have even recognized the song. The whole album carries a very breathy and melodic feel to it, almost something you’d find reminiscent of a Phil Wickham or Leeland album, it suits Adie’s soprano voice well. The music and her vocals are never outdoing one another, and she allows the words to speak far above the rest.
‘Shelter’ was one of the first tracks recorded after Adie‘s sabbatical from the studio, and one of the most passionate tracks on the recording. ‘Seek You’, the shortest track on the album running in at under 3 minutes, is by far one of my new favorites. Powerful and to the point. ‘Redemption Song’ brings to mind an old style hymn and retools it to fit modern worship, I can imagine you might hear this song sung in churches --very well done (and the strings are amazing). ‘Captivate Us’ (an iTunes only exclusive) is one of the most lyrically moving songs on the album. It makes me wish that it would have been on the hard copies as well…it brings the album to a very calming and noteworthy end.
In ‘Just You And Me’, you will find a very passionate praise and worship album, but with an underlying tone of faith and peace in the midst of a chaotic world. This album is perfect for anyone who needs that reminder that God is always faithful, but also for the person who just wants to praise Him because He is God and He is great.
Fan’s of Adie’s first album are sure to love this, but I also suggest that any Benjamin Gate fans who might have lost touch with Adie’s music and ministry give this a try. You won’t find any tortured loops or screaming vocals, but what you will find? The message of an awesome God, His restorative almighty power --and His personal love for each and every human life.
That being said … ‘Just You And Me’ will defiantly go down as one of my favorite albums of 2010. Give it a listen --I have a feeling you might walk away saying the same thing. View All Music And Book Reviews By SarahFine_NRT | View SarahFine_NRT's Profile
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