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Sing, Sing, Sing | Chris Tomlin | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jesus Messiah | Chris Tomlin | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Lifted Me Out | Chris Tomlin | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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God of This City | Chris Tomlin | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Will Rise | Chris Tomlin | 5:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love (With Watoto Children's Choir) | Chris Tomlin | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Praise the Father, Praise the Son | Chris Tomlin | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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God Almighty | Chris Tomlin | 6:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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My Deliverer | Chris Tomlin | 5:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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With Me | Chris Tomlin | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Exalted (Yahweh) | Chris Tomlin | 5:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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All the Way My Savior Leads Me | Chris Tomlin | 4:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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My Beloved (Bonus Track) | Chris Tomlin | 4:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
iTunes Review
There’s no ambiguity about Chris Tomlin’s mission — his songs are meant to praise God and inspire others to do the same. Hello Love, Tomlin’s seventh album, does not falter in its ardor or thankfulness. The album’s lyrics attempt to reframe familiar themes of Christ’s love and majesty in personal, immediate language. “I Will Rise,” “Exalted,” and a cover of Bluetree’s “God of This City” combine intimacy with timeless scripture-based content. Tomlin’s resonant All-American vocals (more country than rock stylistically) enable him to deliver dramatic numbers like “Jesus Messiah” while retaining a measure of humility. Musically, there are several standout tracks here, especially the African-accented “Love” and the richly orchestrated “God Almighty.” Much of Hello Love falls within the predictable bounds of modern worship music, combining furious electric guitars and surging tempos with easily-grasped pop melodies; songs like “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “You Lifted Me Out,” and “With Me” don’t take many chances. But in reaching his higher goal of honoring his Creator, Tomlin succeeds once again.
Customer Reviews
A Different Kind of Album from Chris
After having first read the reviews, then downloaded and spun the albums I have come to the conclusion that this is a very mature album for Chris Tomlin. In many ways he has really understood two things in this album:
1. Who the audience is: God, then people who are worshiping God
2. Where his gifting lies in songwriting: hooks that are corporate worship in nature (e.g. Holy is the Lord, How Great is Our God)
If you are looking for an album full of singles with radio airplay and experimentation the goal, you're probably not going to like the album. But, if you're looking for an album that encourages corporate worship then this album will really resonate with you. The songs have a very worshipful style to them, with hooks that large groups of people could easily sing and worship with.
To those that are comparing this album to Charlie Hall, or Chris' past work are clearly missing the point of the effort that Chris put forth. This effort doesn't pretend to be "experimental" or "innovative", and anyone looking for that type of work probably isn't a Tomlin fan anyway.
The best example of what Chris has done is in the song titled "Exalted (Yahweh)", which is a profoundly simple song, but i found myself singing it to myself after only hearing it twice, and it makes me want to lift my hands and exalt the Lord. This is clearly the point of this album, and Chris has really grown up in his songwriting in both understanding his audience, and what the purpose of his gifting is.
Nothing original, but strong congregational resource
The release of these two recordings by the best selling artist in Sixstep’s stable, juxtaposed with a much less commercial, but far more daring musical statement, reminds one of the type of debates that used to rage during the heyday of the Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Chris Tomlin, much like the Stones, is a purveyor of the familiar, as he rarely sets trends, but follows the muse that he feels led towards. Charlie Hall, on the other hand, is interested in breaking free of musical and lyrical cliché, writing songs that transcend the boundaries of word and sound, bringing a much needed artistic integrity to the worship parade, much like the Beatles did for the pop world with their landmark recordings in the sixties. Ironically, while the experimental Beatles soundly outsold the rudimentary Stones, trends have clearly changed in the impending years, with musical safety and lyrical comfort being at a much higher premium than exploration and adventure. That brings us to the newest release by Chris Tomlin, the current commercial darling of the worship set. Hello Love is certainly a worthy addition to Tomlin’s ouvre, setting clearly defined, congregation friendly lyrics with easily sung, radio friendly choruses and clever production gimmicks that will fill CHR playlists, far into the foreseeable future. This is certainly not a bad thing. Tomlin is, if nothing else, a master at identifying what makes the modern church tick, and he is happy to write songs that will fill the needs of most any type of worship congregation. He is equally adept at rockers like the instant anthem, “Sing, Sing, Sing”, the simple doctrine of the Inspo ballad, “Jesus Messiah”, and, while he rarely takes musical risks, he is liable to throw in a particularly dirty guitar sound (“You Lifted Me Out”) or the swaying island rhythms and harmonies found on “Love”. While Hello Love is a loosely constructed concept about the nature of True Love, most of the disc’s sentiment has been heard before, but that doesn’t blunt the effect of biblical truth, and Tomlin continues to expound on the truth of Christ’s death and resurrection, the ultimate source of True Love, on Hello Love. Expect several trillion truckloads of this thing to sell at Christian bookstores worldwide.
The David of our time
Chris Tomlin leaves me with no words yet again. I may not have been alive when David was around but I sure am glad I am alive when Chris is around, he truly is a man after God's own heart and his music encourages people to do the same. My personal favorites are Jesus Messiah, Praise the Father, Praise the Son, Love and every other song on the cd. This cd will bless your life. blessings!!!
Biography
Born: 1972 in Grand Saline, TX
Genre: Christian & Gospel
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Chris Tomlin
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How Great Is Our God | Arriving | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Indescribable | Arriving | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) | Amazing Grace (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture) | 4:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Holy Is the Lord | Arriving | 4:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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God of This City | Passion: God of This City | 5:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $7.99
- Genres: Christian & Gospel, Music, CCM, Contemporary Gospel
- Released: Sep 02, 2008
- ℗ (C) 2008 Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
