Illuminate

Description

Illuminate is the sophomore major label album and the fourth effort overall by the American contemporary worship combo David Crowder Band, released on sixstepsrecords in September 2003, manufactured by Sparrow Label Group, distributed in the US by Chordant Distribution Group. “Modern Worship: organic and earthy – acoustic guitars, electric violins and a turntable.”

Just within the past year or so, the David Crowder Band has become a significant force on the US worship scene, especially with the giddy rise in record sales of their third recording ‘Illuminate’. The disc also received Best Worship Project from America’s Worship Leader Magazine. So why the fuss? Well, like their previous releases, this is one hot-bed of intense, creative worship, which includes a steady bombardment of gutsy praise anthems, packed with energy and delivered with panache. «O Praise Him» and «Open Skies» are especially conducive to worship – string-man Jerry MacPherson, the legendary Charlie Peacock and UK’s own Chris Eaton being among those “additional musicians” credited. Meanwhile «No One Like You» erupts into a further chorus of abandoned praise. In gentler form, Crowder’s thoughtful version of «All Creatures (Of Our God And King)» is strikingly beautiful, while a string of more stripped-down beauties reveal how candid, intimate and vulnerable this worshipper can get. Heart-rending stuff. ‘Illuminate’ moves convincingly from rocking “praise” to tender “worship” with a rare combination of passion and sensitivity. [Tom Lennie, Cross Rhythms, March 2004]

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CD tracklist:

01. Sparks Fly
02. Revolutionary Love
03. O Praise Him (All This For A King)
04. Skies Interlude
05. Open Skies
06. Intoxicating
07. How Great
08. No One Like You
09. Reprise
10. All Creatures #2
11. Only You
12. Deliver Me
13. Coming Toward
14. Heaven Came Down
15. Glorious Day
16. Stars