Customer Reviews

Love Takes Time-17 Timeless Cl

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First of all, let me clarify my four-star rating: for what's on the CD, it is a five-star collection--not a bad song in the set (amazingly!!). However, having been a huge Bryan Duncan fan since MERCY and having all of his CDs from before that album, whoever makes the decisions could have included a couple of "older" songs to round it out. I'm not sure which I would have picked to leave off, but I would have come up with something (maybe "Things Are Gonna Change").

Another complaint: if you're going edit out half of "I'll Not Forget You," then don't tarnish the song by including just part of it. It is a great song and deserves to be included in its entirety. I admire their wish to maximize the disc space, but give us the whole song!!

Bonus points for including a couple of compilation songs, too: "A Heart Like Mine" (one of his best songs ever) and "One Voice," along with the marginally obscure "Bryan's Hymn" from QUIET PRAYERS (bonus points for that one!).

Six songs from MERCY (including the remixed "Love Takes Time"), three from SLOW REVIVAL, two from BLUE SKIES, one from THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.

The two from ANONYMOUS CONFESSIONS were a big bonus, and both are great songs ("Love You With My Life" & "We All Need"). I would have complained if they had not included at least one of these songs. But they missed a couple from earlier albums: "A Child's Love," "Strong Medicine," and "Have Yourself Committed" should definitely be on there, and one could make a case for "Holy Rollin'" and a couple more.

Greatest Hits CDs are so hard to do. They are never going to completely please everybody, but they gave this one a good shot. Maybe they should have just included MERCY as a bonus CD, which would have cleared they way for six other tracks---a few earlier songs and a few more recent ones ("Glad Morning" from THE LAST TIME. . .). Maybe one disc just wasn't enough. . . . He's that good!!!

I've been getting into a lot of alternative, r&b, and country artists who sing Christian music lately. I enjoy them all but sometimes forget how much I enjoy good clean Christian pop with slick soulfulness and smooth vocals. That's why I'm so glad I bought this CD. Bryan Duncan's music has really touched my life over the years though I never owned a CD of his till I bought "Love Takes Time". The song 'A Heart Like Mine' made me want to cry the first time I heard it; it is absolutely a beautiful song, and at the time I first heard it I was going through one of those days when I felt unworthy/unloved and then here's Bryan singing about God's amazing love for us no matter what we are like. I was bawling needless to say. 'You Don't Leave Me Lonely' has the same effect; like 'A Heart Like Mine', it is a gorgeous smooth production of a song. When you think about people you love who died or you lost contact with them, the lyrics of 'You Don't Leave Me Lonely' just lifts you up when you feel sad about how much you miss them. Those songs are my two favorite Duncan songs, but every other hit song from his past albums that has been collected here on "Love Takes Time" is wonderful. What makes Duncan's songs so powerful and touching to the heart is that he has a smooth polished voice without any scratchy or raw sound to it, yet it is still a powerful voice without any weakness even so. He combines the voice with the slick smooth soul sound of the music, and it just sounds so beautiful together that I feel like crying thinking about the awesome love of God and the beauty of Duncan's songs. Duncan's music is inspiring and life changing; "Love Takes Time" is definitely worth every penny you spend on it.

I just got this CD and it is so good! I've loved Bryan's voice since he was with Sweet Comfort Band -- it's such a distinctive voice, so smooth and rich. And his lyrics always speak to the deepest part of my heart. It's like I'm listening in to a private conversation between him and God. If you like Bryan Duncan, you'll love this CD!

When I lost my child, I was feeling really alone. The song 'I'll Not Forget You' totally lifted me spirits, and made me realize that I'm not the only one who had experienced a loss. Beautiful lyrics and music. If you have lost a child, this album is definetly for you.

I'm a relatively new fan of Bryan Duncan and with this album I'm FOREVER hooked!

with Bryan Duncan, isn't it always? His voice is as sweet and fluidly smooth as honey, his songwriting IMPECCABLE .Even after all these years, he has never failed to make a clean mark hit to the most deepest emotions of pain and loss and at times isolation, like one of my favorties "Lonely tonight" from his "Slow revival" album....Bryan speaks the language of my soul, that's why I'm so in love w/ him...Er, I mean, his WORK! *hehehe* >;.)

Bryan Duncan. . . . What a beautiful voice God has Bless this man with. His songs sometimes make me cry. The words make you think about yourself and where you are at in your life with God. The words to the songs really speak to me. I don't get tired of listening to his music. I own many of his albums. Been listening to him since 1987. You won't be disppointed if you buy any of his music. . . .

I've been a fan of Bryan Duncan for nearly 20 years now, and while this collection has a few weak spots and glaring omissions, it is still a wonderful offering for any fan of Bryan Duncan, or those who may have just discovered his voice.

Good spots: Traces of Heaven, long my favorite Bryan song, is on this collection and so is You Won't Leave Me Lonely. There is a lot of Slow Revival, Blue Skies and Mercy ground covered here, which is great for fans of Bryan's early-mid 90s works.

Weak spots: The remix of Love Takes Time, with Rebecca St. James, just doesn't work for me. I don't know quite why that is. Perhaps it's because the original was so good. (The original, sadly, does not appear here). I also did not appreciate the truncated versions of I'll Not Forget You and One Voice (especially with the latter, because the song in full is so darned hard to find!) Why include these songs at all if you were only going to cut out half of them? Also: little material is on this collection from Bryan's older albums, something that surely won't please those longtime fans.

The verdict: Very good album. It could use a little improvement, but overall, it's a great collection.

Love the title. Thanks Bryan. You are one of my favorites. My husband enjoys you too which I consider a great compliment. Timeliness in shipping was perfect as usual.

Love it was like a brand new CD, plays great and sounds great. Is an excellent asset to my CD and MP3 and CD libraries. Also love the remix of love takes time. :)