Description
Focus is the third album by the American R&B duo Dawkins and Dawkins, released on Harmony Records in 1998, a division of Relativity Entertainment. Also marketed and distributed in Europe by Alliance Music.
If you’re a fan of contemporary gospel, if you love the funk and love to dance to a groovy beat, then there’s no doubt that many a time you’ve had to shake your body to some funky grooves whose lyrical stance was at odds with one’s Christian beliefs and morality. How many Christian or ‘good’ girls have we met who loved some of rap’s hardcore elements, such as 2Pac. Why? Because despite the often profanity-strewn lyrics, they found his voice and his R&B-laced grooves irresistible. Well, Christians who like to funk will find in ‘Focus’ a very funky album that competes well with anything on the secular market. Their vocals, both lead and harmonies, sound delicious, and above all, their lyrics are unadulterated gospel/Jesus-centred. Whilst «Need To Know» and the uplifting praise songs «Your Joy» and «Praisin’ On My Mind» may be on the downlow tempo tip, just about anything else here’s on the groovy and funky tip. From the title track, «Not Just Anybody», through to Timbaland-ish production styled «Wrapped» and «Child Of God». Groovy, God-centred, and gorgeous! [Kwaku, Cross Rhythms, February 1999]
[Jamie Lee Rake, CCM, October 1998]
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CD tracklist:
01. The Rhythm And The Praise (The Trademark)
02. Focus
03. Wrapped Up
04. Your Joy
05. Be With You (Verse 1)
06. I’ll Always Be Around
07. Child Of God
08. Need To Know
09. Praisin’ On My Mind
10. Be With You (Verse 2)
11. Not Just Anybody
12. Love Is You
13. Be With You (D&D Remix)
14. Praisin’ On My Mind (Reprise)
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Harmony Records.
A full-page advertisement for various new releases on Harmony Records, including Dawkins and Dawkins’ up-coming album, was featured in the May 1998 issue of CCM Magazine.
“Need to Know” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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