Smokie Norful – Live
Jun 8, 2009 CD Reviews
Posted by
wiegmake
Smokie Norful
“Live”
EMI
10 tracks @ 65:10
Grade – A
I love the energy in this record of modern gospel music; there’s a passion that’s sometimes hard to find in other recordings.
Norful says, “I’m really just a church kid who loves gospel music, loves God, and loves the Word of God. Where I have a natural tendency to excel is in a live setting.”
This live recording ranges from the soulful “Dear God” to the energetic “No One Else.” Norful tinkles some ivories on “In the Presence of the King.” Can’t miss the funk in “I Will Bless the Lord.”
There’s also a cover of Lionel Richie and the Commodores’ “Jesus is Love,” a duet with Heather Headley.
Norful says, If you catch me on a Sunday morning, I sound like this. I don’t have a Sunday-morning me and then a concert-night me. It’s all about the same person. I dress the same. I sing the same. I preach the same-the Word that you get in between songs is the same you get at church.”
- Rob S.
www.smokienorfulministries.org
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