Virtue – Testimony

Description

Testimony is the fifth studio album by the American contemporary R&B group Virtue, released on Verity Records in 2006, marketed by Integrity Media. Also distributed in the general market by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The album was produced by Uncle Freddie for Darkchild Gospel.

Along with Trin-I-Tee 5:7 and Anointed, Virtue were one of those R&B groups of the ’90s that had a fresh sound, tight harmonies but unlike their contemporaries, they never translated talent into sales. Leaving their label and singing to the new DarkChild Gospel label, the three sisters are being re-launched and with ‘Testimony’, perhaps now is the time for the group to really explode. Their new sound, confident vocals and strong songs make this sound fresh and exciting and with production from the renowned Fred Jerkins III, if this album doesn’t hit, it won’t be through lack of talent on board. Rapper extraordinaire T-Bone helps out on the infectious «123 Praise!» and elsewhere blue eyed soul sister Martha Munizzi makes a guest appearance, though listening to the white label I’m reviewing from I’d be hard pressed to tell you where she makes her contribution! Standouts? There are loads but I keep pressing the repeat button for the title track’s powerful message, the groovy clubby «Follow Me» and the old time yet thoroughly modern gospel groove of «Get Up» which sounds like an uncredited Tonex track. The results here are fine and this is R&B gospel the way it’s meant to be! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, June 2006]

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CD tracklist:

01. Follow Me
02. Testimony
03. The Sky Is The Limit
04. 123 Praise! (feat. T-Bone)
05. Give Him The Praises
06. Thank You Jesus
07. Fall Again
08. Nothing Ever Mattered
09. Get Up
10. Praises To You (feat. Martha Munizzi)
11. Praises To You (Reprise)
12. Holy Holy
13. Down With It

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