Description
Spiritual Love Affair is the debut album by the American contemporary gospel/R&B group Anointed, released by Brainstorm/WAL in 1993, a division of Word, manufactured and distributed by Word. (“The album was produced for the WAL by Brainstorm Productions.”) The album was produced by Mario Winans (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10), Eddie Howard (tracks: 4, 7, 8, 11), Dave Leonard (tracks: 6), and Anointed.
This is where black gospel meets soul, meets Supremes, meets funk – where black gospel gets crossover potential. ‘Spiritual Love Affair’ is up-to-the-minute, up front and happening. Play this in your car at full volume – I did – and it will literally take you off into another dimension. «God’s Personality» opens the set, and how. These guys ain’t just your normal singing set (three girls, one guy, actually) they also write all of their own stuff too. «GP», as with the rest, is all about giving us the right way to live: ain’t go round sayin’ whatever comes to mind saying what GP, as with the rest, is all about giving us the right way to live: Can’t go round sayin’ whatever comes to mind, saying what you feel though your words may kill, you gotta take the time, realise where to draw the line… You need God’s personality.” But R&B gospel is as much about the music as it is the words, right? Absolutely. And you won’t be disappointed throughout as Da’dra, Mary, Nee-C and Steve take us from the beauty of ballads like «Love Me (The Way You Do)» right through to ultra dance style, pumped up feel of «Don’t Sweat It», which is well worthy of chart success. But there’s more than just one track which could break big here. Title track «Spiritual Love Affair» is perfect crossover material for mainstream audiences fitting neatly into the Phylis Nelson mode. It will come as no surprise that there’s the obligatory Winans involved here too – Mario ‘Skeeter’ produces most of the tracks here. There are so many good songs here that I was consumed by the maturity of Anointed – try the lyrics to «Where Did The Love Go» and you’ll get my drift. Even if Anointed never release another album they can be well satisfied with what they have achieved here – an album of rich vocals, meaningful lyrics, superbly crafted music and beautifully produced and arranged… and original. Full marks and no passes. [Chris Berry, Cross Rhythms, October 1993]
[Jamie Lee Rake, CCM, May 1993]
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CD tracklist:
01. God’s Personality
02. Spiritual Love Affair
03. He Knows
04. Where Did The Love Go?
05. The Other Side
06. Love Me (The Way You Do)
07. Don’t Sweat It
08. Forever Friends
09. You’re The Reason
10. Dreams
11. Mighty Long Way
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Word.
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