Something More

Ginny Owens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rocketown Records
• ASIN: B0000634FY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prelude

2. With Me

3. Run To You

4. I Am

5. Something More

6. This Road

7. I Know Someone

8. Simply Love You

9. The Hand

10. True Story

11. All I Want To Do

12. Be Still

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ginny Does Not Disappoint on Her Second CD, March 21, 2002

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something More (Audio CD)

Ginny Owens first burst onto the scene in 1999 with "Without Condition." The depth and honesty of her lyrics combined with her voice and music earned her the Dove for New Artist of the Year and quickly made her one of my favorite artists. This is her first CD since her debut, and it was well worth the wait.

It opens with "Prelude." I was expecting a nice soft piano piece or maybe a hymn intro like her last CD. But instead it's a quick little song that sets the stage for the rest of the CD. She shares that she set out to share her faith, but life forced her to step back and recommit to God. The rest of the CD flows out of this premise.

"With Me" is a fun, upbeat track focusing on the fact that God is with us no matter what is going on in the world around us. It's simple, but there are days when I need to remember the simple things.

"I Am" takes the stories of Moses, David, and Mary to remind us that God is the one that works through us in spite of our weakness.

"Simply Love You" really hit me hard. It's a prayer to return to our first love for God, something that I need to be constantly reminded to seek. Along those lines, "All I Want to Do" is a simple prayer of rededication to God.

Style wise, this album is a bit more pop oriented then her first one was, but it has really lost none of the flavor of the first and still includes some soft piano ballads. It took a listen or two for me to get used to the new sound on a couple songs, but now I'm thoroughly enjoying them.

I have been listening to this CD almost constantly since I got it, and I'm still catching new things in the songs. There isn't a weak song to be found, and I am sure I will be enjoying it for many years to come. Buy it today and enjoy one of the best female artists in Christian music today.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Confirm all the good I thought of her first album, April 9, 2002

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Sandy (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something More (Audio CD)

Ginny Owens seduced me with "Without Conditions" (see my review for that album) and I purchased the follow up as soon as it became available. It's on constant play since I received it.

Ginny's voice sounds as good, if not better, than on her first effort. It's good to see that the production let those vocals shine through the orchestration (which never draw the voice under a flood of beats and instruments). Her compositions and thoughtful lyrics are up to the standard she set on "Without Conditions". In a word, I loved this!

The upbeat songs ("With Me", "Something More") gave me smile and that curious inner joy that goes will with a ray of spring sun. The mid-tempo songs ("Run to you", "I am", "I know someone", "Simply love you", "The hand", the autobiographical "True story") and ballads ("Prelude", the angelic jewel "Be still, My soul", "This Road", "All I want to do") highlight Ginny's vocals - she remains totally unaffected, simple and natural. She proved again that she is a great songwriter and an endearing performer. She is definitively among my favourite artists and I hope to get much more from her in the future.

If you loved her first album, rush to this one. If you do not know her yet, buy both. They equally deserve a space in your collection. This is pop with a touch of class and a lot of heart.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff!, March 19, 2002

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"worldofcm" (Cleveland, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something More (Audio CD)

Anyone who remotely knows me or my musical tastes knows that I thoroughly enjoy piano-based female artists. Cindy Morgan and Nichole Nordeman are my two favorite artists who write reflective lyrics and beautiful music to accompany those lyrics. Well, Ginny Owens is another such artist and shows she is more than capable of holding her own on her sophomore outing, Something More. It has been nearly three years since Owens released her debut recording, Without Condition, on Rocketown Records. She burst onto the scene and managed to rack up two number one singles and a Dove Award for New Artist of the Year in 2000. She even saw success in the mainstream market as her hit single, "If You Want Me To," was featured on television shows such as Felicity and Roswell. She even managed to snag herself a spot on the Nashville stop of the final Lilith Fair Tour. All this success does not seem to have hindered Owens' growth as an artist. On Something More, Owens manages to surpass Without Condition by leaps and bounds. After a short prelude, the album kicks off with a great up-tempo number, "With Me", that shows Owens is not afraid to dabble into some new sounds. She infuses her trademark introspective lyrics with sounds that are new to Owens, such as modern pop programming. "Run to You" and "Something More" both display Owens' flirtation with urban/R & B sounds. However, this would not be a Ginny Owens record without her trademark piano ballads that made her so popular in the first place. "This Road" tries to provide answers to questions that were asked on "If You Want Me To," and "All I Want to Do" leads in the same direction that "Own Me" did on her first album: utter and complete dependence on God. Ginny Owens has a knack for writing lyrics that not only question God, but also try to provide answers to those questions. Take "I Know Someone" for example: "I was not there in your past / But I know someone who was / I can't heal what lies within / But I know someone who can." Also, "This Road" questions the direction that God is taking Owens, yet states that she will continue on the path, because she knows it is God's will for her life. Often times, her lyrics can relate so much to other people's life that they feel they know Owens personally. That is not a small feat for just any singer/songwriter. Meshing together her typical piano-based pop with some modern R & B sounds without losing her credibility as a strong writer, Owens created what is perhaps the finest record I have heard all year. This album comes highly recommended.