Deep Enough to Dream

Chris Rice | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 2, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rocketown Records
• ASIN: B000005OG9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,744 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

10 tracks, prduced by Monroe Jones. Executice Producer Michael W. Smith

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Debut CD, May 18, 2001

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Enough to Dream (Audio CD)

I bought this CD several months after it came out, and my only regret was that I didn't buy it sooner. Chris Rice has such a wonderful way with words and images it's hard not to fall in love with his music. And this CD is loaded with some of his best songs.

The project opens with the title song, a dream about Heaven. It's a fun little song that fills me with warm thoughts about eternity.

"Clumsy" and "Prone to Wander" deal with our human weaknesses while striving to be holy in a way I can relate to.

"Welcome to Our World" is arguably my favorite of Chris's songs from all three of his albums. The images he invokes remind me of the humanity of the Christmas story. I wasn't surprised when Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant covered this song on their most recent Christmas projects, but this original version remains my favorite. I hope when Chris records a Christmas album, he includes it again.

"Sam's Song," the only song Chris didn't write himself, is a wonderful prayer for more faith to trust God to guide us everyday.

The album closes with "I Need a Hero." This slow song is a cry to God to be the hero we need to save us from the bonds of sin.

These are my personal favorites from the disc; the other songs are great as well.

I will say that Chris has a definite style to his music. If you like him, you'll love him, but if the style isn't for you, you'll hate it. While I have to be in the right mood to listen to his CD's, I find that they are some of the best Christian music today.

I highly recommend this great CD.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His Music Speaks To My Soul, January 5, 2000

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Rachel Cassady (Cedar Hill, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Enough to Dream (Audio CD)

I first heard Chris's "Deep Enough to Dream" song on the "WOW the 90's" CD. This song came to me at a difficult time in my life. I had just recently lost a very dear and young aunt to cancer. This song touched my soul in a way unlike any other I've ever heard. It helped me to grasp a deeper concept of heaven by knowing that my aunt Brenda was joining those billion people for the wedding feast and that she was at peace! I was able to "let her go." Chris's music helped heal my pain. I am so thankful that God has blessed him with this talent.

I received this CD for Christmas from my husband and I love every song! I am amazed every time I listen because I receive a new message from my Lord through each song. God Bless you Chris!

This is a must have....don't miss out on any blessings God may have for you by passing this one up!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Rice!, January 1, 2004

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Kelly Langston-Smith (Atomic City, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Enough to Dream (Audio CD)

In a world where every male solo Christian contemporary artist sounds like a clone of Michael W. Smith, Chris Rice breaks the mold, not so much in his sound (he actually kinda' sounds like Mr. Rocketown), but his songs on this effort are way better than Mike's have been since way back when he used to call his records "Projects." Peaceful, spiritual, meditative and reverent are how I would peg this cd, even with that one goofy song thrown in there. Chris is great at the piano and his voice is clear and full of worship. "Deep Enough To Dream" will be played on Christian radio stations just short of forever. "Hallelujah" and "Welcome To Our World" are both so sweet, melodic and touching that they are worth the price of admission all by themselves. This is pretty powerful stuff from an industry that tends to be very watered down and thinks good music means a sappy copy of the current secular trend (which is why I never go in for so called "Christian" music).
As an aside from all the praise, once you have heard this (his best) work, you have pretty much heard it all as his later cds tend to sound pretty much the same. Stick to this first effort and you will love Chris Rice. Listen to two or three of his works in a row and you may be calling him just another Christian artist who sounds kinda' like Michael W. Smith.
As an even further aside, he does have a cd not currently listed on Amazon called "The Living Room Sessions" (NOT the Christmas one) which is simply him playing traditional hymns with no lyrics on his piano in his living room. It is REALLY good. Track it down and be blessed!