Unity

Sounds of Blackness | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lightyear
• ASIN: B0009RQRVA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,084 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Sounds of Blackness a 40 member Ensemble performs all over the globe. Songs on this album include Unity, Heaven, Put the Finger on Me, They That Wait, Over My Head, I'm Movin', and Life.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing latest release from a FIVE-STAR group, September 24, 2005

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unity (Audio CD)

As one that has purchased every album by the 40-member ensemble (and rated each with no less than four stars), I am disappointed with the new album, for it features only seven original tracks ("Unity," "Heaven," "Put the Finger on Me," "They That Wait," "Over My Head," "I'm Movin'," and "Life").

The other five tracks were featured on the two of the group's earlier efforts. While artists occasionally "recycle" one or two cuts, Sounds of Blackness sets a precedent with having so many on an album that doesn't tout itself as a "greatest hits" package.

This marketing strategy may work for those unfamiliar with Sounds of Blackness's body of work but it's rather disheartening, and insulting, to those of us that have followed, and praised, the group since its emergence in 1991 with the debut album "The Evolution of Gospel".

Even former lead singer Ann Nesby's appearance on the first two cuts is no cause for celebration for this mediocre offering.

'Love the cover, though!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THE WORST ONE YET, April 27, 2008

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AMAZON WOMAN - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Unity (Audio CD)

I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FANS, BUT THIS CD SUCKED! I FOUND THAT THE LAST TWO TRACKS WERE OK, BUT THE REST WAS LIKE SOME BAD VERSION OF AN IMPERSONATING CHOIR THAT WISHED THEY WERE SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS!!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sounds Of Blackness to date, November 17, 2005

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Nom De Plume (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unity (Audio CD)

Unity is by far the best album the Sounds of Blackness has ever put out. Every track is inspirational. The title track is uplifting and it's message resonating.