Reviewed by Tony Cummings

What those WOW compilations are to American CCM and gospel, 'The Best Ever' series are to worship music, market-expanding popularisers which are taking worship music way beyond the limited confines of Christian bookshops, even reaching some non-church goers. Of course, as the series goes on it becomes more and more difficult to ring the changes but this 3CD set containing as it does 49 (in the main) fine contemporary worship songs and diverse worship leaders/singers such as Tim Hughes, Delirious?, Abundant Life/Lara Martin, Godfrey Birtill, Hillsongs, Matt Redman (with the London Community Gospel Choir), Stuart Townend, Darlene Zschech this is stirring worship indeed. The big let down is in the packaging. Considering the emphasis on the "live" thing, it seems ludicrous that the compilers forgot to tell us WHAT live event recordings were used and when they were made. But then, sleeve details have long been Kingsway Music's Achilles heel.

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