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What Sin? The Best of Morgan Cryar

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When the only album available for an artist is a Best-of album, one wonders what happened to the other albums from which these were compiled... i'm still asking that question, especially after making this the most-listened-to selection in my collection. i found this album while trying to locate a song i heard on the radio... still have not found it, but after hearing this, i want to find more music from Morgan Cryar.

The 2 new (previously unrecorded) cuts included in this collection are certainly good and in good company. 'Cool of the Day' is a catchy song that makes me long to be able to take my 'rightful' (only as a child of His) place and walk with Him in the cool of the day, every day... But even more impressive is the 'Meet Your Maker' cut! It is an up-beat reminder that sooner or later, we will all meet our maker... whether or not we acknowledge His existence... but more, it's an invitation to those who don't know Him. Because of this, it has become the song of my heart ("Come with me, let me introduce you...")

But it was the title cut 'What Sin' that really sold me on Morgan's music. This is something i can sing (in the shower, in the car, or even at church) and is a reminder of the awesome forgiveness offered by a God who knows everything about us and still loves us. It is a guilt-lifting ballad and it worth the price of the ablum by itself.

Other fav's that caught my ear include (you can still) `Pray in the USA', `If I Never See a Miracle', `Strength of the Weak', `Kingdom Upside Down', and the ever-convicting `My Old Friends'. But lest I get `Carried Away' with my words, let me leave you with an invitation to listen to Morgan's. Because his music is in what I would call soft rock, the lyrics (and message) are clear. I highly recommend that you add this album to your collection.

We are using the song "What Sin?" in our Post Abortion Bible study. We feel it has God's healing hand all over it.

HAd been looking for "Pray in the USA" for months I think that one song is powerful and will add so much to the application of Daniel ch 6. to our lives as Christians in basically a pagan culture. Reminds me of the Keith Green exhortation type music I have missed. share the message of this CD with all the christians who need motivation to PRAY!

I wish I could find "Keep No Secrets" - we wore our copy out. It was the best!

A career of innocuous "hit" singles makes for an innocuous "best of" album. Still, the inclusion of earlier butt-kickers like the militant "Pray in the USA" and dance rock "Carried Away" make this collection worthy of purchase, especially since those tunes cannot be found anywhere else on CD. And the title track is a classic heart-wrencher that will never lose its impact or freshness. Two new tracks add a little more depth to the collection, particularly "Cool of the Day" which sounds very much like it could have been released by the Wonders from the movie, "That Thing You Do". Morgan Cryar has a great rock and roll voice, but plays it safe in the studio rather than taking risks and testing his limits. Consequently, this compilation is a good listen, but not a compelling one.

Although this is a nice set of songs, and a good intro to his music, their 'best of' leaves a lot to be desired. Missing are the hits: "A Few of My old Friends", "Sibling Rivalry" and "Underneath Your Feet" (the video is on Youtube). The inclusion of stinkers like "Koombayah",. "Carried Away" and "Kingdom Upside Down" (even if it was the title track) are unfathomable. If they wanted a good title track, try "Love Over Gold". I do like the two new cuts, though, at least the 30 sec worth that I listened to. I will probably download them.

Thankfully, I have all of his older stuff on CD and can transfer the songs I like to a CD. I have to admit that one of my guilty pleasures was "I Need the Rock" from 'Fuel on the Fire' (my favorite cassette).

My rating is actually 3.5, but leaving out 3 topnotch songs (that were played on Christian Radio A LOT) like I mentioned above made me go with 3 over 4.

I purchased this cd for my son. Morgan Cryar was the first Christian Artist he ever purchased in High School. It was great for him to find so many of Cryar's great songs all in one place. He said it brought back such wonderful memories.

We used the song, "What Sin" for a Mime piece to go along with a talk on Post Abortion Forgiveness. Absolutely amazing visual example, but also can be understood by ANYone who has ever sinned and wondered if God would be "able" to forgive them. After that I fell in love with the rest of the album and play it often. Like someone else mentioned, it fills some of the void left for me when Keith Green passed on to Eternity. Can't go wrong w/ this album.