Music Review: Israel Houghton - The Power Of One

For more than ten years, Israel Houghton — popularly credited by his first name and with gospel collective New Breed — has brought Christ to crowds in every corner of the globe.

Nashville, Tenn., April 17, 2009 – The award-winning CompassionArt charity and multiple GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award winner, Soul Train Award winner and double RIAA certified Gold-selling artist Israel Houghton will be featured on CNN this Sunday at 6:00 pm EST on “CNN Newsroom with Don Lemon.”  The feature will be repeated with additional coverage pending on other CNN shows and platforms, including CNN.com.  (Check local listings for times.)

Mary Mary’s The Sound delivers the best of the old and the new. Although it’s not a ‘concept’ album, The Sound uses the context of a radio broadcast as a framing device: a continuing motif that introduces the album and weaves its way through the whole project, often acting as a segue between songs. Erica and Tina, with help from longtime producer and collaborator Warryn Campbell (Erica’s husband), convincingly bring to mind the good-time feeling of the Motown era without getting into parody or nostalgia. More seasoned listeners will recognize elements of Martha and the Vandellas (“The Sound”) and The Jackson 5 (“Boom”), although the overall vibe is upgraded by incorporating elements of hip-hop, a good dose of synth work, electronics, contemporary pop/jazz elements, and strong, sophisticated ballads.

Today is the Day, gives Lincoln Brewster fans two things: an appetizer of the expected CCM hits, and then a musically diverse, meaty entree. Like his other releases, this album has several accessible hits for corporate worship. The title track, a solid praise tune co-written with Paul Baloche, is already getting heavy Christian radio play, and worship teams will easily adapt the meditative “Power of Your Name."

Featured on RelevantMagazine.com’s The Drop and Up For Kiwi People’s Choice Award

MOBILE, Ala. – Oct. 7, 2008 – In advance of the Oct. 14th release of their new CD Tehnicolor, Integrity Music’s Parachute Band will be featured on RelevantMagazine.com’s The Drop, starting today.  And, this Wednesday night, they just might be the “people’s choice” in their home country of New Zealand.