Description
The Definitive Gospel Collection is a compilation album by the American gospel singer and songwriter Richard Smallwood (November 30, 1948 – December 30, 2025), released on Word Entertainment in 2008, a Warner/Curb Company.
The sleevenotes call him “arguably the greatest hymnwriter of the last 30 years”, thus placing him alongside the likes of Bill Gaither and Andrae Crouch. Hmm, not sure about that. But leaving the hyperbole aside we should note that Smallwood’s songs have been recorded by a host of gospel artists as well as the likes of Whitney Houston and Michael W Smith. This budget compilation attempts to capture “the 10 quintessential songs that defined” his career. Picking songs from just three of his previous recordings – ‘Textures‘ (1987), ‘Vision‘ (1988) and ‘Portrait‘ (1990) – this compilation certainly portrays the range of Smallwood’s musical styles, and there are some appealing songs, not least the inspirational «I’ve Come Too Far» sung by an unnamed female vocalist. But “the definitive gospel collection” it certainly isn’t. [Tom Lennie, Cross Rhythms, November 2008]
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CD tracklist:
01. The Centre Of My Joy
02. Holy Spirit
03. You Did It All
04. Joy Will Come
05. I’ve Come Too Far
06. Holy Holy
07. He’s Able
08. Vision
09. You Better Mind
10. Your Love Divine
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