I Am Sure

Richie Furay | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Friday Music
• ASIN: B0007LLQ0U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,169 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Psalm-like Expressions of Praise and Worship, June 15, 2005

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Michael Dalton (Eureka, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Am Sure (Audio CD)

For those who are familiar with popular music, Richie Furay hardly needs an introduction. He was a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco and the Souther Hillman Furay Band, and as a member of Buffalo Springfield, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

As significant as all that may be, since the early 80's he has devoted himself to being the Pastor of a Calvary Chapel church in Boulder, Colorado. Fortunately, for fans of his music, and music lovers in general, he still finds the time to record music.

Almost thirty years ago you could hear Richie Furay singing praises to God on some of the early Maranatha music recordings. In his latest recording, I Am Sure, he still sings like someone who is passionate about his relationship with Jesus Christ. These uplifting, Scripture-inspired songs of praise and worship are done in Richie's signature style.

The songs are guitar-driven and somewhat reminiscent of the light country rock and folk that Furay helped pioneer with Poco. There is the trademark Lap Steel guitar sound of former Poco-mate Rusty Young. Instruments like dobro, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle are more prominent on the more acoustic, Americana-sounding songs like the delightful "So Far To Go" and "City of God." "Father Of Glory" is more of a rock song that has some great guitar work.

Lyrically, many of the songs are Psalm-like declaring the character and glory of God, confessing need and inviting the listener to enter into praise. "Overflow" is a beautiful song of thanksgiving: "You are so strong, though I am weak / You know my heart, every beat / So when I say, I love You so / With thanksgiving let my life Overflow." "Precious Blood" could be sung in a congregational setting. "Father we gather before you today / Humbly we come to worship and pray / Your word is piercing, convicting the soul / Your Precious Blood makes us whole." Each song is filled with Scriptural truth that can be a source for meditation and reflection.

All the songs are written my Richie Furay and writing-partner and Calvary Chapel worship leader Scott Sellen. Richie has assembled an outstanding supporting cast, which includes contributions from former band-mates Jim Messina, Chris Hillman, Paul Cotton and Tom Stipe.

I Am Sure is a fine example of songwriting that incorporates Scriptural truths with expressions of praise and worship. It has an organic, almost classic-rock feel that is a great alternative to the many similar-sounding praise and worship recordings that are so popular today. It would be wonderful if more Christian artists followed the originality found here.

In My Father's House, Richie's previous recording, which is similar in sound and style, is also available from FridayMusic.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I Am Sure" He's Better Than Ever!!!!, March 20, 2005

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Jan Woodyard "Furay Fan" (Clarinda, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Am Sure (Audio CD)

This Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame star from
Buffalo Springfield has a voice that just
gets stronger and purer. Richie is just
awesome on every song.

After listening to "I Am Sure" over and over,
I can't settle on just one or two favorites, all
the songs are great. Each one is written with
love and praise to our Lord and Savior, but
with banjo's, steel guitars, mandolin and
friends like Chris Hillman, Jim Messina
joining in on some songs, it's anything but
typical gospel music.

I thought Richie's last CD "In My Father's House"
was great and couldn't wait for his next CD - well
Richie has come up with another winner. As a
matter of fact I recommend this CD highly and if
you don't have "In My Father's House" add
that CD to your list of must haves....

You can't go wrong with "I Am Sure" and
"In My Father's House" both are great CD's.
I highly recommend both of them.

Jan Woodyard

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Furay, March 27, 2005

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M. Brennan (Cookstown,, Tyrone. Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Am Sure (Audio CD)

I've been following Richie's music and songwriting for years since the days of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Souther-Hillman-Furay and all those solo efforts. He hasn't lost his beauty or grace in tone or texture, the country roots are visible on this new Gospel Album.
Some truly beautiful tracks like the melodic "Overflow"- have all the hallmarks of a great Furay song alongside the more uptempo title track- "I Am Sure".
I am sure that God has truly blessed this man's wonderful talent and beautiful country voice.Great to see ya back Richie.
"I will sing unto the LORD,because he hath dealt bountifully with me." - Psalm 13:6