Signal Hill Revival

Description

Signal Hill Revival is an album by the American singer, songwriter, and bluesman Chris Lizotte, released on Varietal Records in 2009 under exclusive worldwide license from Vineyard Music, distributed by Word Entertainment LLC, a Warner/Curb Company. The album was produced by Mark Ford.

Long-in-the-tooth Cross Rhythms supporters still hold fond memories of Dudley’s Roots & Branches festival in 1996 when Chris flew in from California to deliver a blistering set and demonstrate to the small but vociferous crowd that he was blessed with one of the finest blues rock voices in Christendom. That was then of course. In more recent times the Vineyard worship leader has delivered a critically acclaimed download album (2006’s ‘Heaven On Earth’). And now this set shows that not only have the Lizotte vocal chords lost none of their gravelly power but thanks to a powerhouse band with guitarist/producer Marc Ford contributing molten riffs hot enough to make most blues rockers sound like air guitar wimps, this is studio recorded blues rock of the highest order. From the moment the opener «Sweet Mercy» launches in with an acoustic-driven mid tempo lilt of worshipful passion one is drawn inwards and upwards so that by the time the gentle country vibe closer «Have You Ever Seen The Place» finishes there’s a dead cert chance God will have touched you with one of these songs. If you’ve become increasingly jaded by all the formulaic “modern worship” clogging up Christendom’s release schedules this album, with its luminous songs of faith, gutsy, gritty vocals and wonderfully organic accompaniments, will get you worshipping again. And that slow burn rocker «Brighter Day» where Chris shares the vocals with another great voice – that of his one-time label boss Crystal Lewis – will surely get you believing again that brighter days are indeed coming. As a final bonus there is a DVD in the package which features Chris talking about each of the songs. Great stuff. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, February 2009]

> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/signal-hill-revival/402445293)

CD tracklist:

01. Sweet Mercy
02. The Love Of God
03. Brighter Day (feat. Crystal Lewis)
04. Good Morning Friend
05. I Will Trust
06. Down At Your Feet
07. Great Is The Lord’s Love
08. Glory To The King / I Shall Be Released
09. O’ Death Where Is Your Sting
10. Deep Water
11. The Child In Everyone
12. Have You Ever Seen This Place

Note: Free with purchase – exclusive download access: “On Signal Hill: The Making of Signal Hill Revival” movie documentary. Chord Charts & Lyric Sheets available at vineyardmusic.com

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