Review and Giveaway: Rebecca St. James

I've never had the opportunity to review a music CD before!  The chance to review the newest project by Rebecca St. James -- and especially to give one away -- was too fun to pass up.  "I Will Praise You" is her first studio project since 2005, and it is wonderful.  Of course, the fact that I haven't acquired more than one or two new praise CDs in the last decade helps too... It is great to have something new to add to my collection.  I've listened to this CD about a dozen times in the last three days.

From the publisher:

Rebecca St. James charts yet another new course with I Will Praise You, a new collection of worship songs she terms “ her most personal recording to date.” From the opening notes of track one, listeners are offered a welcoming connection with Rebecca’s recognizably authentic vocal warmth and delivery. More than anything, I Will Praise You represents the latest steps in Rebecca’s life long journey towards the presence of God.

Rebecca is holding a Listening Party, where you can go preview the CD.  And here you can watch her explain one of the songs on this album, Shine Your Glory Down.



My thoughts:  Oh, I simply love this CD!  The music is amazing, as I would expect from Rebecca St. James.  And the second song, You Never Let Go, reminds me of friend and her daughter, a child I've been praying for over the last five and a half years.  So owning the song is great.

My favorite aspect, though, is in the CD insert.  There is a Bible reference and a short statement about each of the songs.  Reading those as I listened made the songs even more meaningful.

The CD is being released on Tuesday... but if you want to win one, I have the opportunity to host a giveaway.  To enter, you must make a comment on this post telling me why you would like to win this CD.

There are some additional ways you can enter as well.  Leave me a comment telling me which you have done:

• Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect
• Follow this blog via Networked Blogs
• Like Rebecca St. James on Facebook and tell her you entered a giveaway at Footprints in the Butter
• Be my friend on Facebook
• If you are participating in the Ultimate Blog Party, tell me and link to your intro post

Every day, you can get an entry for either or both of the following:

• post a relevant comment on any of my non-giveaway blog entries
• share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or on your blog.  Give me a link if appropriate.

This giveaway will end on Saturday, April 9 at midnight Mountain Time.  Or when I get up on Sunday morning.  I will use random.org to draw a winner and will do what I can to contact the winner.  If I am unable to easily determine an email address, or if the winner does not respond within 48 hours, I reserve the right to draw a new winner.

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