Reviewed by Alison Pooley

A collection looking back over this well known artist's past 10 years with songs from 8 of her previous albums. Obviously hard choices were made considering the title, but I would personally have preferred not to have seen "Shepherd Of My Heart" or "A Morning Like This" included, perhaps instead of the one new release "Exalt The Name" which could have waited for another album. The selection demonstrates Sandi's stunning vocal abilities, the lush orchestrations have been consistent through the years. The American market may be able to take the high number of MGM-style endings but I found one too many in the arrangement of "How Great Thou Art" from 'Hymns Just For You'.  Elsewhere, subtle changes of vocal tone employed to fit duets in "More Than Wonderful" with Larnelle Harris and Russ Taff in "Home Of The Lord" were good to hear and compliment the rest of the album. There's bound to be someone's favourite found on 'The Finest Moments', perhaps it's "Via Delorosa"? But what such tribute to the past would have been complete without her popular "The Stage Is Bare".

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