Reviewed by Trevor Kirk

Billed as "the tiny girl with the big voice", and resident in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, singer/songwriter Katie Workman is obsessed with writing - she says as much in the sleevenotes of this, her debut CD. Prayers, songs, notes, letters, journals, random thoughts - writing helps her to organise her thoughts and figure things out. What many seem to have figured out already is that this lass has talent. She reminds me very much of Leslie Phillips, she even echoes a few of the vocal mannerisms that made Phillips' early albums so distinctive. Katie's focus at times is on relationships on a human level, and at other times on her relationship with her Lord. Katie describes her style as "faith-based rock", she wrote or co-wrote all of the 11 tracks on the album and production is excellent, properly mixed with a tight band. All in all, this is a very polished debut, and worth investigating.

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