At Home

Description

At Home is a studio album by the British worship singer and songwriter Chris Bowater, self-released in 2009. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Chris Bowater, assisted by Ross Cornwall, at Bowater’s dB Studios in Lincoln, England. All songs written by Chris Bowater except track 6 featuring lyrics co-written by David Lyons.

Featuring Chris Bowater in piano and vocals with Mike Haughton providing woodwind.

It all began for Chris Bowater, at home, at the piano and often in the middle of the night. Here Chris would spend time in reflective devotion, uncluttered and unhurried. This is where he feels most at home. This album continues this reflective style with simple songs of beautiful worship, as it was in the beginning – but this time it’s a Steinway! [Album liner notes]

As its title suggests, the latest release from the Lincoln-based worship veteran sees Chris very much at home as he quietly gives his personal and heartfelt devotion to the Lord in a series of meditative new versions of songs from his back catalogue. With only a Steinway piano and occasional contributions from woodwind maestro Mike Haughton (Iona, Cliff Richard) for company, this album clears the decks to allow Bowater to give one of his best vocal performances of his career whilst allowing his sizeable piano skills to shine as he breathes new life into classics such as «Reign In Me» and «O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus». Elsewhere, older originals such as «No Other Name» and «Jesus Thou Art Precious» make welcome appearances whilst the closing track «Don’t Be Afraid (At The Passing Of Days)» rounds off a sublime album that is refreshingly sincere in its aim to humbly offer up a sacrifice of praise. In fact, the performances contained within are so natural and unpretentious it’s almost as if someone has secretly pressed the record button to capture a precious time of private worship from a man truly at home with his God. [Lins Honeyman, Cross Rhythms, July 2011]

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CD tracklist:

01. In Your Presence / Holy Spirit We Welcome You
02. Jesus I Worship You / Jesus At Your Name
03. No Other Name
04. Reign In Me
05. Perfect Love
06. O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus
07. Jesus Thou Art Precious
08. God Our Help
09. Covenant Song (Here I Am)
10. Make Me Free
11. Drop Thy Still Dews Of Quietness
12. Don’t Be Afraid (At The Passing Of Days)