I Will Speak Out

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I Will Speak Out, sub-titled Songs for a New Generation Vol. Two is the sixth and final full-length studio album by the British dance/pop group Heartsong (the CD is actually entitled “I Will Speak Out feat. Heartbeat”), released on Myrrh Records in 1990, a division of Word. Also released by Word in co-operation with StarSong Records in the US.

Certainly, Song for a New Generation opened up the praise and worship genre to the pop-dance sensibilities that the band had developed since their tilt at the charts. The theme of locking joyful paeans of praise to pumping dance rhythms was even more developed in Songs for a New Generation Vol. Two, otherwise known as I Will Speak Out, which contained in “The Chant” a piece of fully orbed house music which showed all kinds of exciting directions where Heartbeat might have been taking praise music in the future.

Subtitled ‘Songs For A New Generation Volume 2’ (a wise move not to go with that for a title!) this is in fact stronger almost in every aspect to its predecessor. The arrangements are more crisply contemporary, there are at least three songs here with hooks strong enough to find their way into congregational worship (if only through the activism of the youth group) and Sue Rinaldi has never been in better voice. Try «Jesus, II Sera De Ritour» for size. As a long time devotee of Ms. Rinaldi, (remember when she did the Spring Harvest fringe with Keith Loring some years back?) I consider her brittle, mildly soulful voice a wonderful pop instrument. Heartbeat clearly have a ministry and though it now seems increasingly unlikely that we’re ever going to see them as genuine pop chart hitmakers their wholesome pop sound is skilfully done while their move to put pop production values into praise-orientated material must be applauded. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, September 1990]

CD tracklist:

01. I Will Speak Out – 4:35
02. Let’s Stand Together – 3:25
03. I Can See a New Generation – 3:44
04. You Are Crowned – 3:20
05. Jesus, Il Sera De Retour – 3:49
06. I Need Your Love – 4:18
07. The Chant – 3:53
08. How Great Is Your Love – 3:39
09. How I Love You – 3:07
10. History Maker – 3:45
11. Hearts on Fire – 4:10

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Myrrh Records.

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