Reviewed by Tony Cummings

America's Harvest started in 1979 as a trio and by 1982 had become a duo, Jerry Williams and Ed Kerr. This music is pretty varied, ranging from simple country tinged strums, easy-listening inspirational ballads and on the tracks from the later albums more contemporary pop. Heard individually Harvest's albums have never particularly impressed me but this 'est of' compilation, offering all their big American Christian radio hits like "Only The Overcomers", "I Will Worship The Lord", "Behold God", "Because I Am" and "The Army Of The Lord" cut through my resistance and blessed me. Some of the arrangements are dated, and their warbling harmonies won't be to everyone's taste, but Harvest clearly had and have a powerful ministry. It's a shame they've never been to Britain to build up the following that Don Francisco, who at times they slightly resemble, enjoys.

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