Ray Boltz - No Greater Sacrifice

Tuesday 1st October 1996
Ray Boltz - No Greater Sacrifice
Ray Boltz - No Greater Sacrifice

STYLE: MOR / Soft Pop
RATING 6 6 6 6 6 6
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 5152-1190
LABEL: Word 70109937608
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RRP: £4.99

Reviewed by Pippa Rimmer

When I listened to the opening track, ("Is There A Heaven For Me?"), I got Rogers & Hammerstein. Let's do the show right here! Musical ahoy! Then it mutates to a regular Joe kind of song (plenty of strings, though), rather than the full-blown orchestral number. According to the blurb, Ray's recent trip to India made an impact on him. And it shows in the music (if only slightly). "Brave New World" opens with the tinny twangs of a sitar, then it's taken over by the inspirational adult pop. There's a welcome cameo appearance by Cindy Morgan, songstress par excellence, on "God Gave Me Back Tomorrow". This is a passionate, soulful duet, which is all the better for Cindy's presence. Shake your coconuts to the feel-good "Everyone Wins", a reggae lilt with a tropical flavour. As far as albums go, this is not quite on a par with his last studio album 'Allegiance'. True, the songs and arrangements are bomb-proof, but it's all much of a muchness.

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Posted by Don in state of Delaware @ 14:46 on Jul 16 2014

About mid November of '96, nearly 18 years ago wow
this cd was hot off the press.
I had seen the videos for "At The Foot Of The Cross" & "What If I Give All" prior to cd purchase.
The cd pamphlet contains a short story intro about
each song with song lyrics that follow.
This answers questions that many of us would
like to know how artists came to writing a song.
2 songs zero in on the blood of Jesus and are
back to back on the cd. The 4 minute "At The Foot
Of The Cross" and "One Drop Of Blood". There's still power in the blood of the Lamb. The cd title is heard in the song "One Drop Of Blood". The well known
trio First Call are heard on bgv's for both songs.
CCM artist Cindy Morgan duets on "God Gave Me
Back Tomorrow". The song gives hope to all who
ever meet life's most sorrowful moments.
All 4 of Ray's children join with other voices for cd song starter "Is There A Heaven For Me?"
"What If I Give All" speaks to every heart that
have been pierced by the words and the video.
I am reminded of the verse, "and a little child
shall lead them". This is a very powerful song,
so glad it got recorded and heard. Ray's 4 children
also join in on the background vocals on this poignant number.
"Until All Have Been Served" is the cd closer and
fits just right as last cut. Reminds me of the verse
"Preach the word, be instant in season & out of
season". God bless, Don

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