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She has the sound that is sacred when worshipping. Her voice is angelic. I enjoy listening to her.
This CD is full of very touching, heartfelt ballads. Mullen did not disappoint. Very soothing to the soul, and music that touches the soul - makes you appreciate God, family, children, and your heritage/family history. I am so glad I listened to the other positive reviews of this CD. As usual, Nicole C.
It is clear that she is deeply grounded in the Lord, and that is, in part, a result of the sacrifices made by those who went before her. She shares generations of her family in a profound and intimate way. What an encouragement, what a beautiful work of art. This is an amazing CD, I love it. Her expressed insight and depth of character is uncommon for someone so young.
Thus, it should not surprise you that I listen to each of her new projects listening for songs that could join her classics.Two songs fit that description, and coincidentally they are two of the three Nicole co-wrote instead of writing by herself (as she did "Redeemer" and "Call on Jesus"). Another superb project from Nicole C. But those who like good uplifting Christian music will enjoy this project. Those two are "Convinced" and "Under The Shadow."Some of you who like her more R&B sound may be disappointed. Mullen. She has recorded a pair of my all time favorite songs -- "Redeemer" and "Call On Jesus" (the latter is my favorite of all time).
"Convinced" (in which she declares she is convinced neither death nor life can seperate her from God's love) also has bass and electric guitars, with some jangling African guitar and male chanting in the closing moments. "Baby love" is a string filled lullaby to her daughter Jasmine and son Josiah.The closest in style to her older albums are the upbeat soulful "Elohim" (with hip hop beats), the African sounding "Under the shadow" with just rich percussion and tamborines backing the sweet harmonies and vocals. It has a more stripped, Folk sound, with story telling lyrics. I guess she picked up the African influences from her connection with the Ghanaian organisation she is a member of which works to free Trokosi slaves (ritual servitude of young girls).I really love this album, it is soothing, melodic, and contemplative with lyrics you can tell are heart felt. "One touch (press)" (which is based on the Biblical story of the woman with the issue of blood who touched Jesus' garment) is a lovely guitar/string song with percussion coming in and building to a grand climax. I've been a fan of Gospel songstress Nicole C.
1" is very different from her 3 previous major label studio releases. "So in love" features her famous sparse deep bass, clattery percussion and a very funky sound, my favourite. Mullen since she released her major label eponymous debut in 2000 which contained the smash Christian hit "Redeemer". Similar is the waltz-like "Fall" which also builds to an almost Rocky climax with gently crashing percussion. Nicole is planning a more upbeat Volume 2 which I'm also looking forward to. Her style has always been different from the rest of the Gospel folk, a bit like India.Arie and Erykah Badu's style; heavy bass, acoustic guitar, and some hip hop flourishes.Her most recent release "Sharecropper's seed Vol.
Songs like the title track, "When I grow up" and "I wish" feature just guitar and strings backing her voice.
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