Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Iknow little or nothing about Cecil Jay other than that he once sang in a pretty well known boy band. What I can report is that this British-based soul gospel man has a marvellously soulful voice and on tracks like "Holy Is The Lamb" and "Heart And Soul" demonstrates the kind of relaxed, deeply emotional soul singing which would show up the vast majority of X Factor entrants regardless of how much auto-tuning they use. Recorded at Pelican Studios, Buckinghamshire, 'From There To Here' suffers a little from too many slow and mid-tempo songs but with such fine vocal talent on offer the listener is happy to overlook the occasional predictability of a budget line production. Definitely one of the best British gospel albums of the year.

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