Genre: Pop/Rock, Worship
For fans of: Gaither Vocal Band, Clay Crosse, Michael English, Steve Green
Label: Word/Warner Records

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Rarely has an album been more appropriately titled than David Phelps' new collection "The Voice." Not that it's a title the Texas born singer wears comfortably. In fact, he humbly deflects the praise routinely heaped on him by people who are in awe of his amazing instrument, but never has that glorious tenor been captured more effectively than on "The Voice."

In addition to several compelling new songs," Phelps interprets some of pop music's most beloved classics, breathing new life into such favorites as "Unchained Melody" and "I Want to Know What Love Is" with that inimitable voice. He also serves up an impressive rendition of opera legend Luciano Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" and a soul-stirring version of the hymn "Angel Band."

Phelps says he had two different reasons for deciding to record this type of record. "On a spiritual level, I feel like God has been growing me and my eyes have been opened too how big God is and the different ways that he works," says Phelps of his decision to record a project with more expansive themes. "He's in every part of our lives, in the love we have for each other and our wives and kids and everything. Coming to those realizations as an artist, I want to sing about all those kind of things. That's the place that I've been led to on this record."

On an artistic level, Phelps felt challenged to record songs of the utmost quality, whether he wrote them or revived a standard. "I had someone say to me one at the listening party for one of my previous records 'You know what? You haven't found the song that's as good as the voice,'" Phelps recalls of the conversation that was both flattering and frustrating at the same time. "So we went into this project determined to find the best songs. Whether they had been written 100 years ago or a brand new song, we just wanted to record the best songs and create a platform that I can sing on. I think we did that."

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