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(0 fans)Jim Brickman (born November 20, 1961) is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists such as Michael W. Smith, Martina McBride, Donny Osmond, Delta Goodrem, Misha Omar, Olivia Newton-John, Lady Antebellum, and others. He earned a Grammy nomination in 2003, SESAC 'Songwriter of the Year' award, Canadian Country Music Award for 'Best Vocal/ Instrumental Collaboration', and a Dove Award presented by the Gospel Music Association.
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His CD entitled Faith has been nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
’s is another one of his inventive extrapolations of his catalog, re-recording some of his best-known tunes with some of the industry’s best-known vocalists. One need go no further than the title track with up-and-coming contemporary country sensations. The album kicks off with it, featuring the country group and its female lead vocalist,. The original version appeared on ’s 2007 holiday collection, as an instrumental. This version has its arrangement changed slightly, and while it was a transcendent closer on the aforementioned album, it’s in a whole different league with the vocal trio adding its contribution to this version: it works as much as a country single as it does a contemporary pop number.
The title track from is performed here with on vocals, and “To Hear You Say You Love Me” is performed in duet with. Helps out on 'A Mother’s Prayer” as well. The vocal tracks are all intercut with instrumentals that appeared on ’s past albums from “Timeless” and “Gathering” to “Glory” and “American Dreams,” these tracks merely acting as bridges to the vocal cuts meant to sell the album.
The real prize here is the “bonus track,” a live recording of 'My Angel' from with the late. On it turned out to be 's last studio recording; the live performance of it, however, blows the previous version away with its raw emotion. And while the title track here will indeed score the hit, 'My Angel' is the album’s true treasure.
Included in the package is a bonus DVD that includes the music video for the song 'Never Alone' and a documentary on the making of the album. For the listener, and even the hardcore fan, however, there is question at the end of this record: when will he finally release an album of all new material?
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