A true highlight, "For You" offers a bold testament...
If I can talk, then I will sing for you. If I can walk, then I will dance for you. As long as I can breathe, my heart will beat for you.
Reminiscent of
Alison Krauss, "Redemption" is a delightful treat. It's an amazing, uplifting song of promise and encouragement...
Someday we will remember how to fly. Then we will rise like embers burning bright. Everything broken will be whole again.
The title track, as well as "Create in Me" and "Stay" are all beautiful and delightful gems in the vein of Sara Groves — offering wonderful words of inspiration.
"Better Things" is another record highlight...
I have a mission that is only mine to fill. Fear may try to blind my eyes, but it can never break my will. Hey, is that a fiddle I hear in the background? If so, kudos! This one sounds simply amazing.
An edgier-sounding track, "Come Back to Me," reaches out to someone who is clearly in need of love and compassion...
I hate to see you all alone. You won’t find what you’re looking for. Your home is never far away. I’ll be here when you come back to me.
The notion of losing a child is simply unimaginable to any parent. But JJ and Dave tackle this issue eloquently in the record's debut video single, "Who You Are."
Loved comes to a powerful end with Heller's beautiful and personal love letter to God — "I Believe"... The truest things I know are those I cannot see. From my birth to my dying day, I believe.
Yes, at a time when I find myself growing increasingly disenchanted with current pop culture, JJ Heller's wonderful new record certainly gives me something to cheer about.
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Christopher Long
(March 2013)
http://ChristopherLongShowBizGuru.blogspot.com/
