Album title: Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope
Artist: Reba McIntyre
Genre: Country/Gospel
Nationality: American
Release date: February 3
Position in Discography: Twenty-Ninth
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No but I've heard of her
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not really that much no
Average RYM Score: 2.72
I was going to say there's nothing quite as white as a country album about God, but then these are gospel songs, so that's kind of the preserve of the black community. Nevertheless, I can't think of anything more conservative than a country album of gospel songs, unless, as here, it's a double album of country and gospel songs! Praise the Lord (Vader)! This may be quite the slog. At least they're well known songs, such as “Amazing Grace” (which, despite my atheist nature, is one of my alltime favourite songs) “Oh Happy Day” and “Swing Low Sweet Chariot”, and let's be honest: if there's any medium (other than gospel itself or CCM) that these songs are going to find their best expression in, it's country and western. All right, I'm a bit disappointed with her version of “Amazing Grace”: acoustic and limp-wristed. That song needs power and soul behind it. Not impressed. I'll hang on till “Chariot” but then I think I'm gone. Meh, at least when it comes up it sounds like a proper gospel song, which none of the others have. Oh no I'm wrong: they just countrified it. Lord forgive them. This is awful. Pale, limp and frankly embarrassing. That's as far as I can make it: another side of this album is too much to bear thinking about. Think I'd rather throw my lot in with Old Nick! Bye!
Check out more from this artist? Unlikely
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes
Expectation Index: 0