Gospel Collection [Import]

Each CD starts out with a set of about 4-5 really uplifting, energizing praise and worship songs like: People Just Like Us, He's Real, My Redeemer Lives, Touching Heaven Changing Earth, and God is in the House. (think amazing gospel vocals, dazzling guitar and bass riffs, with a driving beat and a great message of hope).

Interspersed on the CDs are also some more mellow, contemplative ballads, that brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart like: I will Run to You, Jesus, What a Beautiful Name, and Potter's Hand, among others. They are rich with beautiful harmonies, singable melodies and amazing but not overdone instrumentation. There are many songs on these two discs that are great for use with a congregation or group, particularly the more meditative songs like "Jesus What a Beautiful Name" or "I will Run to You."

This collection is powerfully moving, not to mention GREAT music, by amazing musicians. God is definitely "in the house" (quoting song of same title on the CD) on this one! Definitely check it out! You will be forever changed and uplifted!

Platinum Collection Indeed.......2003-06-26

This certainly is a moving album, having you hopping around your house, jumping, dancing, and praising the Lord! (And I don't even attend a church like that!) I scratched up my first disc so I'm looking into buying this CD again, but it's so hard to find! It's a shame that it's hard to find because this CD is certainly a classic. This is Darlene Zschech and Hillsongs' best album with all of their best songs. This live album makes you feel as if you're really in a worship arena. I prefer the first disc, but both CDs are a great blessing. A must for anyone who loves praise and worship music.

Shout To The Lord, Wow What a beautiful and all True Song.......2003-02-24

I haven't purchased the CD yet, but I love the song "Shout To The Lord." This song will truly get your spirit lifted and you'll be so amazed that the song seems like it was writen just for you to sing. I've always been a skeptic of my own singing voice even though alot of people have told me differently, but the Holy Ghost led me to record myself singing wth this song on my own personal cassett recorder. Though I'm not Nashville or Branson or Hollywood material, I really felt for the first time in my life that my singing ability in this song was really good! Praise Be To God!!!!!!! Glory to the most Holy...amen and amen!!!
Check it our for yourself, I'm sure you'll truly be amazed and you'll experience a closer-ness with the Holy Ghost for sure!!!!

ANNOINTED WORSHIP.......2003-01-02

The Platinum Collection is truly a blessed worship experience. The songs are all the best of the Hillsong Worship! This is the CD to take on a long trip. The way the songs are listed & played out flow really well. A must have in your Christian music library.

Average customer rating:

Good stuff, better than I expected...
Awesome Collection of Songs by an amazing Christian Artist.

The Ultimate Collection
Phillips Craig & Dean
Manufacturer: Sparrow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000E5LFHI
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

Mercy Came Running
Favorite Song Of All
I Want To Be Just Like You
Shine On Us
Christian
The Concert Of The Age
Midnight Oil
This Is The Life
Crucified With Christ
He'll Do Whatever It Takes
This Is How It Feels To Be Free
Where Strength Begins
A Place Called Grace
Freedom's Never Free
Restoration
When God Ran

Tracks:

Come, Now Is The Time To Worship
Let Everything That Has Breath
Let My Words Be Few
The Heart Of Worship
Pour My Love On You
You Are My King (Amazing Love)
My Praise
How Great You Are
Here I Am To Worship
Let Your Glory Fall
Your Grace Still Amazes Me
Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing)
Only You
The Wonderful Cross
How Deep The Father's Love For Us

Customer Reviews:

Good stuff, better than I expected..........2007-06-11

I bought this two-disc greatest hits collection for my wife, basically because we had both heard the song "Your Grace Still Amazes Me" and found it to be stunning. I was expectating a pedestrian album from a mediocre CCM group, but I found something much more than that. What surprised me most was how many of these songs I knew, even if I didn't love all of them. At the very least, it's impossible to dispute the fact that Phillips, Craig, and Dean have had a significant and influential career as a group, even if their songs outshine the reknown of the group itself.

To be sure, there is a certain cheesiness to some of the songs, and they have a very particular and almost formulaic style. Most songs begin with a soloist, then adding one harmony voice, and finally the third voice. Some of the accompaniment parts were dated and over-synthesized, but that was the sound when those songs were released in the mid- to late-1990's.

Having said that, I was surprised by how good most of the songs sounded. Though their individual voices are unspectacular, they make a great ensemble, and many of their vocal harmonies are tight and glorious. In fact, several of the songs give me "holy goosebumps" every time I hear them.

My personal favorite tracks are "Shine on Us" and "Crucified with Christ" on Disc 1 and "Your Grace Still Amazes Me" and "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" on Disc 2.

Overall, this is a wonderful album. I have really enjoyed just popping it in the CD player and singing along with this group that I didn't even know I liked. Even (and maybe especially) if you don't own any other PC&D albums, I recommend this compilation as a wonderful contribution to the Christian music world.

Awesome Collection of Songs by an amazing Christian Artist........2006-03-17

This is an awesome CD. It has a variety of worship and other songs that have helped everyone to grow and love Philips, Craig, and Dean. I used to listen to this group as a kid growing up and most of the songs on this CD have touched my heart tremendously. The song "Christian" is a great example of how we should share our beliefs with those who don't know Him. This song helps us realize that "being a Christian" is a great thing. The song "This Is How It Feels To Be Free" helps us realize that there is power, love, and forgiveness in Jesus who teaches us to forgive and love those people in life who do wrong to us. Another one of my favorite songs is: "Mercy Came Running" which helps us realize that God's mercies are new every morning--AMEN! Thanks be to God for His neverending mercy and grace. Oh yeah--there is also a bunch of modern day worship songs on this CD that everyone can enjoy! I give this cd--5 stars!~Tulsa Oklahoma

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Oak Ridge Boys

Average customer rating:

Good intro, but
Awesome
Elvira is cut short!!!!!!!!!!
MCA gets cheap?
Not just for country music lovers!

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
Manufacturer: Mca Nashville
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00004WFHX
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
I'll Be True To You
Dream On
Trying To Love Two Women
Elvira
Fancy Free
Bobbie Sue
I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)
American Made
I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes
Make My Life With You
It Takes A Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)

Customer Reviews:

Good intro, but.......2005-08-24

The first 5 songs are top 10 hits +, but after that I went to fast forward.

Awesome.......2003-09-12

My parents listen to these good old boys and I grew up listening to them and my children are now listening to them. I went to a concert at the Ross Ragland in Klamath Falls,Or and I loved the bass he is so low you can feel it in your seat. All are cute too! Great albums

Elvira is cut short!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-07-25

The very end of the song where Richard hits the "bottom of the barrel" with his amazing vocal chords...is totally cut out! What a scam! I used to listen to this song as a kid and I feel I've been betrayed!!

MCA gets cheap?.......2002-04-28

The Oak Ridge Boys deserve to have at least one Millenium Collection released (if not more), but should it be done to accomodate MCA's increasingly cheap approach to older artists?

This collection would not be quite to bad if MCA hadn't released "The Oak Ridge Boys COLLECTION" nearly 10 years earlier. At least that package got original artwork and liner notes. When it became inevitable that the Oaks needed a Millenium Collection, what did MCA do? They simply pulled the 1992 "Collection" off the market (which had been certified Gold not too long before), slapped an old album photo on it (the original cover for "American Made," to be exact), and ever so slightly edited the track list. The result: a POOR excuse for a new release. All but one of the songs on this release appeared on the '92 collection ("Bobbie Sue," conspicuously absent from the prior release, and "Make My Life With You" are the only additions). Amazing, two of the Oaks' biggest hits, "Y'all Come Back Saloon" and "Thank God For Kids" were cut altogether (I guess to save even more money).

Even the liner notes are nearly identical to the '92 release. I see no reason for this total lack of concern for a top-notch group such as the Oaks. Since they have so many more hits, perhaps MCA will consider doing a Volume Two Millenium release (with a NEW cover photo and DIFFERENT song line-up!!)

Not just for country music lovers!.......2001-05-13

One listen to "The Best Of The Oak Ridge Boys - The Millennium Collection" will have you immediately hooked on the material, even if you aren't a fan of country music. What endeared many a fan to this legendary quartet is their unique brand of interwoven, finely homogenized blend of vocalization. Perhaps you could call the Oaks' the "Mamas and the Papas" or the "Three Dog Night" of country music. In this collection, you get eleven of their best known country tunes, plus the Oaks one and only crossover country-pop smash "Elvira", which features Richard Sterban's trademark bass vocals. I couldn't sing that low if my life depended on it! The saxophone playing in "Bobbie Sue" is reminiscent of The Coasters "Charlie Brown", which gives this track a jazzy-bluesy sort of quality. My favorite tracks in this collection would have to be "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)", "American Made" (which was later revamped and used in a popular beer commercial), "Trying To Love Two Women", "Fancy Free" and "Make My Life With You". The other tracks featured in this greatest hits collection are worth the money as well, so you'll derive great listening pleasure, as well as get more than what you pay for with this one of a kind body of work from one of country music's biggest legends. This could be a five star review, had MCA included the Oaks' two most endearing favorites "Thank God For Kids" and "Everyday", but MCA sort of dropped the ball on this one. Although The Oak Ridge Boys have enjoyed a rather fruitful career over the years, perhaps their most notorious act was when Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban dismissed fellow longtime member William Lee Golden in the mid-'80's for refusing to shave off his trademark shepherd-like, salt and pepper beard. C'mon guys, that's like asking Alex Trebek to do away with his "flavor saver", or even asking Kenny Rogers to shave off all his facial hair! The group then replaced Golden with a dark haired guy with no facial hair, who, in photographs looked so out of place in this band. By the time the '90's rolled around, Golden was later back with The Oak Ridge Boys, but the group failed to recapture their late '70's/early '80's chart success. This Millennium Collection CD belongs in every country music/Oaks' fan's, and in some cases, pop music fan's CD library. You better not wait too long, because "The Best Of The Oak Ridge Boys - The Millennium Collection" might not be around for the next millennium! As they say down South, "Ya better git while the gittin's good!" In English, that means "Order yours today (while supplies last)!"