Live the Life

Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity, Deitrick Haddon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tyscot Records
• ASIN: B00000J8F6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,976 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is the Day

2. Mercy

3. Hold on 2 Your Faith

4. Live the Life

5. Glad I'm Saved

6. Saved

7. Holiness

8. Tear Your Kingdom Down

9. 2 Night

10. Fresh Wind

11. We've Come 2 Praise Him

12. Thank Him

13. No Me Without U

14. Raptured Away

15. Tribute 2 Gospel Music [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Of The Best, January 27, 2000

By 

antoine priester (irvington, new jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live the Life (Audio CD)

OH MY GOODNESS,Deitrick Haddon has done it, put together one of the best gospel records i ever heard. Deitrick has to be the best siger/songwriter out there. LIVE THE LIFE showed me the raw,God-given,talent he has. It is so hard to beleive this kid was only 22 years old when he released this classic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a "classic" but worth your time, August 30, 2005

By 

Greg Brady "columbusboy" (Capital City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live the Life (Audio CD)

On this release Haddon and the Voices of Unity walk the line between straight gospel and a more R&B tinged version of the Good News, varying between the midtempo bounce of "Glad I'm Saved" and the old school gospel balladry of the title track.

HIGHLIGHTS:
A little bit of wah-wah opens the slinky strut of the hope anthem "Hold On 2 Your Faith". The band Perfect Peace assists Haddon on the title track's anti-hypocrisy ode. ("Got to live the life/the life you sing about/Somebody's counting on you..") "Glad I'm Saved" rides a mid-tempo groove as they proclaim "glad I'm saved/sanctified/Holy Ghost filled/fire baptized". Chaka Blackmond soars above it all with a wonderful wordless soprano. "Tear Your Kingdom Down" is a defiant rallying call for God's troops. ("Devil, we're gonna tear your kingdom down...Gonna pray til' the power come down") "We've Come 2 Praise Him" has a sound to it that reminds me of Commissioned. Nice uptempo praise track. "Raptured Away" is a slow jam that reminds us Jesus' return is soon. ("Soon it will be over/caught up in the rapture/I'll be going home..") The lead vocalist showcases his range with some nice falsetto reminiscent of Al Green at times.

LOWS:
"Saved" is little more than an interlude restating the previous tune. I wouldn't really miss it if it were gone. The track for "Holiness" veers just a bit too close to "No Diggity" for comfort.

BOTTOM LINE:
Some really great songs, some decent ones, a few clunkers. Better than many gospel releases but he's at his best when he's leaning to more contemporary sounds. I'd get CROSSROADS or LOST AND FOUND first....

3 1/2 stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing, August 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Live the Life (Audio CD)

This album is one of the best albums i've had the pleasure of listening too. Imagine a choir flowing over a notorious B.I.G beat, this album has it. Imagine smooth singing over Teddy Riley type tracks, this albums has it. Almost every track has a catchy hook and the songwriting is amazing. Once u hear this album, u will "love pumping gospel music."