Description
Under the Gaze is an album by the Canadian singer and songwriter Carolyn Arends, independently released on 2B Records in October 2004, distributed in Canada by Signpost Music. All songs written or co-written Carolyn by Arends.
The album was recorded by Roy Salmond of Salmond & Mulder fame at Whitewater Productions in Surrey, Canada; with Carolyn Arends producing assisted by Salmond. Mixed at Whitewater Productions. Featuring ten Arends’ originals plus two cover tunes; “To See Your Face”, a song written by Mark Heard and originally released on his 1981-album, Stop the Dominoes, and “I’ve Got a Hope”, a song co-written by Pierce Pettis and Eric Fiedor, originally released on Pettis’ 2001-album, State of Grace.
Featuring Carolyn Arends on vocals, acoustic, resonator, and electric guitars, as well as acoustic and electric piano (Wurlitzer), backed by Spencer Capier on acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, violin, and backing vocals, Adrian Walther on bass, and Phil Robertson on drums. Also featuring various guest musicians.
After spending some time with Reunion Records, Carolyn Arends dropped off the radars for most Christian music fans. During this time she continued to record but did so independently. ‘Under the Gaze’ is Arends’s newest album and it is one that fans of hers from her time at Reunion will still enjoy. Overall, the project has a relaxing sound to it that is helped by the production that lets her voice shine instead of trying to focus on the current trends in music. This results in an acoustic, and some times piano-driven, feel to many of the songs. Most of the songs on this CD are fairly slow, which is more obvious with the acoustic sound, but some of the songs are fairly upbeat.
If you want a fast paced CD, then this is not the project for you. If you want a nice sound that is at times acoustic and at other times a light piano driven, then give this CD a spin. [Dave Griffiths, Cross Rhythms, September 2006]
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CD tracklist:
01. This Is The Moment – 3:25
02. Great Cloud Of Witnesses – 4:23
03. Not A Tame Lion – 5:44
04. Any Given Sunday – 4:09
05. Getting Ready For Glory – 5:57
06. Under The Gaze – 4:58
07. Your Laugh – 4:26
08. Half A Million Reasons – 4:53
09. Fragile – 3:36
10. Who You Are – 4:36
11. Only Time Will Tell – 4:13
12. May You Live – 3:51
Note: Available at Bandcamp: https://carolynarends.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-gaze
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