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Pajam Presents Sing to the Lord

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I ordered this based on a review that I had read. Needless to say I was somewhat disappointed in the results. As we all know, PAJAM is a "hit-maker". Almost anything they touch turns to gold. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work in the Praise & Worship genre. I didn't like some of the musical/vocal arrangements of the songs. If you're going to re-do a song for praise and worship that is well-known, it is important to keep the basic melody of the song. Some songs were completely unrecognizable in a bad sense.

PAJAM, stick to what you do best, R&P, and leave P&W to those who do it best.

Sing to the Lord is a pretty good effort from the PAJAM crew. Most of the songs are up-tempo and there's not a great offering of worship songs (i.e. - songs that really take you into the presence of God). "Worthy is the Lamb" is good though. I have heard some of the arrangements of CCM artists', and enjoy them better than some of the arrangements on this CD.

I believe "Sing" and "All About You" have been sung by Martha Munizzi. I like her renditions better. Sing is written by Israel Houghton and Aaron Lindsey. All About You is written by Israel Houghton and Cindy Cruse Ratcliff. "Trading My Sorrows" is pretty nice, but again I like Israel Houghton's rendition.

I agree that praise and worship should cross racial boundaries. It helps that black artists have been putting an urban spin on some of the CCM arrangements; however, in my opinion, some of the songs on this project slightly miss the mark. It seems as if some songs invite the presence of God, while other songs seem empty, if you know what I mean.

My favorites include "I Need You More," "Worthy is the Lamb (I like the vocal arrangement)," "Open the Eyes of my Heart," and "Rescue."