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Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Declare Your Name: Live Worship (Integrity)
Released November 2009
Reviewed by Andrew Greer

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Style: Choral-ized gospel/pop/worship; compare to Andrae Crouch, Martha Munizzi, Michael W. Smith

Top tracks: "I'll Sing of Your Love" (w/ Israel Houghton), "Made to Live for You," "New Jerusalem"

Since its inception in the 1970s, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir has become famous for its weighty arrangements and smoking delivery of modern church anthems, selling millions of records and garnering a stash of Grammy and Dove awards as a result. Not bad for a choir. And for their sophomore pairing with worship-driven label, Integrity, the 300-member vocal movement invites R&B guests Israel Houghton and Jonathan Butler to join in on the celebration, effectively raising the roof with thirteen songs of soul-stirring worship. The only complaint to an otherwise fine praise project is that it remains full-force throughout—though a tender cameo from one of worship music's most sensitive leaders, Paul Baloche, provides temporary pause.

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[Reader Reviews]

J Matthew Cobb

November 30, 2009 3:18pm

ChristianityToday isn't the same anymore. I used to come here and read honest, straight-forward reviews on most styles of music. I tried to used their apporach to Christian music on my web site. Now they are no different than today's gospel-Christian web sites. When they do gospel album reviews, it's VERY short and mostly a short bio with a little PR plug. Like they are getting paid by the labels. Greer did the same thing on Shirley Caesar's review as well. So disappointed.

John Driscoll

November 27, 2009 12:16pm

I suspect the reviewer is graciously trying to say that this album is more of the same from the marvelous Brooklyn TC, with the emphasis on MORE, and in this case, more is not necessarily better in terms of sublimeness.

Wilfred Vazquez

November 19, 2009 5:40pm

I love the Brooklyn Tab, but this review tells me absolutely nothing other than the choir's background and the guests on the album.

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