Description
Mix of Life: ZOEgirl Remixed is the third effort by the American pop group ZOEgirl, released on Sparrow Records in 2002,
distributed in the US by Chordant Distribution Group. Also released in the UK, manufactured and distributed by Kingsway Communications.
featuring remixes from all songs in Life (except “R U Sure About That”, “Forever 17” and “The Truth”). It also featured four remixes from songs on the self-titled album
The album was produced by Tedd T with Joe P co-producing tracks 1, 7, and 10, except tracks 4 and 9 produced by Aurel M (a.k.a. Robert Marvin). All songs written or co-written by at least one ZOEgirl member.
ZOEgirl is Chrissy Conway, Alisa Girard, and Kristin Swinford.
As you’ll know from CR67, ZOEgirl are a three-girl band from the States who burst onto the CCM scene in 2000 with an eponymous debut album for Sparrow which sold over 300,000 units. Their infectiously sparky pop filled a niche in the Christian market for those who wanted a Britney Spears-type sound without the message and the lifestyle that accompanied it. At the beginning of this year, Alisa, Chrissy and Kristin released a second album, ‘Life‘, which was also crammed full of memorable tunes and bubbly hooks. Now we have several of the tracks from ‘Life’ remixed and repackaged (and sent out to the shops in bucketloads, no doubt) with the disarmingly honest title ‘Mix Of Life’. An attempt to take the sound and message of ZOEgirl to a different and wider audience – or a cynical marketing ploy? You can decide. But it does have to be said that this is a fine set of songs. The message, of course, remains the same, and is made explicit in the lyrics of songs like «I Believe», «With All My Heart» and «Anything Is Possible». These are girls with God at the very centre of their lives and the exuberance of their music (mixed or remixed) lets you know that it’s a joyful way to live. I particularly enjoyed the extended version of «Plain», with its plea to teen girls to resist the temptation to mould their appearance to prevailing fashion and to have a bit of faith in the way God made them. If formulaic pop (with a dash of R’n’B and more than a passing nod in the direction of dance) is your thing, then you won’t find much better than this anywhere at the moment. [Ian Hayter, Cross Rhythms, January 2003]
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CD tracklist:
01. Dismissed (Omega 8 Mix) (feat. Shonlock)
02. Even If (Prefab Mix)
03. I Believe (Trip Rock Mix)
04. Waiting (Nova Mix)
05. With All Of My Heart (Beatmart Mix) (feat. Soul Purpose)
06. Save Myself (You Like That? Mix) (feat. MC Flipper)
07. Ordinary Day (Blue Mix)
08. Plain (Beautiful Chill Mix)
09. Nick Of Time (H2O Mix)
10. No You (H2O Mix)
11. Anything Is Possible (Madame Lapulse Mix)
12. Living For You (The Ghost Mix) (feat. Grits)
13. Here And Now (Turbo Radio Mix)
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