Sovereign

Description

Sovereign is a studio album by the American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Michael W. Smith, released on both Sparrow Records and Capitol Records in May 2014.

A quick look at his Cross Rhythms artist profile page shows just how much material Michael has released since the early 1980s – it takes a lot of scrolling to get to the bottom. All this experience has been poured into his latest studio album, from the songwriting through the performance to the production it is all top notch. Over half the songs here were written by Michael in collaboration with numerous writers and the rest are well known current songs such as Leeland’s «Christ Be All Around Me», Aaron Keys «Sovereign Over Us» and Worship Central’s «The Same Power». All are delivered with Michael’s distinctive voice – it is still great after 30 years – and the usual high quality production and arrangements that people have come to expect from the CCM star – particularly on the powerful duet with Kari Jobe, «The One That Really Matters». There is a bit of a feeling of “I have heard it all before” that pervades much contemporary worship albums these days as certain riffs and motifs have been over used throughout the genre. However, the Michael touch shines through and the quality and passion make this one of the best worship albums for quite a while – very easy to both listen to and worship along with. [Tim Holden, Cross Rhythms, June 2014]

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CD tracklist:

01. You Won’t Let Go
02. Heaven Come Down
03. Miracle
04. Sky Spills Over
05. All Arise
06. You Are The Fire
07. Christ Be All Around Me
08. Sovereign Over Us
09. Hide Myself
10. The Same Power
11. I Lay Me Down
12. The One That Really Matters

Note: Released on both CD and 12-inch vinyl LP.