Track Listing

1. You're Welcome Here
2. I Came To Jesus
3. Peace
4. I Got It
5. I'll Fly Away
6. Fill Me Up
7. Jump, Get Excited
8. Hold On
9. Shower Down
10. Nothing Without You
11. Band Jam

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119010 in Music
• Released on: 2006-05-23
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

It's OK. A step back from "Rain."
I bought this album back in 2006 when it hit the shelves. I'm just now writing a review; that's how much I wasn't crazy about the album. The songs are not bad; it's just that there are not many songs that minister to the hearer. My favorite songs are: "You're Welcome Here" (a good, upbeat, fun, praise song), "Peace," "Hold On," and "Shower Down." "Peace" is an encouraging song. However, I read one review that said that the speaker or exhorter takes away from the song and I agree. "Hold On" is another encouraging song. The choir tells the listener to "Hold on, things are gonna work out for you/ Hold on, God is gonna show up real soon/ Hold on, even when you feel misunderstood/ Your situation is working out for your good." I like the harmonic structure, and the dynamics are really good.

Most of the time remixes are better than the original, but "I Came To Jesus" was not good and should have been left alone. Why a female soloist this time? The length of this album was a disappointment since "Rain" was 15 tracks. "Rain" had songs that ministered to and touched the soul. If song quantity is going to be cut, song quality must be present. The next CD has to be on point whenever it comes out.

Monsignor
This is a very worthy CD from New Direction that will lift your spirit and take you to the next level.

Send The Praise, album No.4 for New Direction, spins in my CD drive as I
Send The Praise, album No.4 for New Direction, spins in my CD drive as I, crowned with headphones, type away and what can I say? This is top-drawer stuff, folks! Yes, genre-wise this is not quite an entirely new direction (to mimic their name) but what's delivered here pushes hard at the threshold of its genre. Send The Praise hits the target in every department. Can a product elevate itself above scrutiny, demanding your enjoyment and consuming you in the process? Send The Praise certainly tries!

Even excellent albums may have the odd below-par track or space filler. This album has none - all the tracks are up there with no dips. By track 3 you know you are in good hands, that New Direction wont let things go. Picking out strong tracks is an irrelevant exercise and does little justice to the rest. Quality control dealt with any potential troughs, from the first note to the last.

There's superb balance in the mix, never uncomfortable to listen to at any volume. Beautiful keyboard work (particularly the piano) drives things yet sit in the right place with the vocals up front.

Can things surpass this? Of course! Like the 100m dash, just when you think the record can't be broken, someone comes along and does just that. Send The Praise will be bettered but not for now so just buy this cutting-edge album, knowing you have the best of the moment.