Something to Say

Matthew West

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: January 15, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sparrow / Emd
• ASIN: B0010DJ2EQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #978 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the bonus DVD, May 6, 2008

By	Tom Carpenter "- www.sysedco.com" (Marysville, OH) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I really liked the bonus DVD that came with my 2 disc set. The DVD shows what Matthew went through in relation to voice surgery and his internal struggles. To see this album and these songs born out of that experience gives the album a whole new meaning. Certainly, different people face differnt struggles - some my be perceived as worse than Matthew West's ad some as less - but the principles Matthew brought out of his suffering can bring enlightenment to us all. A beautiful story resulting in powerfu music.

The song "Something To Say" makes you want to find your purpose and live it loud. "The Motions" helps you regain your focus, if you've lost sight of your purpose. "You Are Everything" reminds us that, even though we have a God-inspired purpose, He is the ultimate purpose of our life. Without Him, we would be utterly worthless. "The Center" reveals that, whether you feel like nothing can stop you or like you can't get started, the most important thing is being in the center of God's will.

I could go on with the rest of the songs, but I'm sure you're beginning to get the picture. These are "bring me back to You and your purpose, Lord" songs and they are VERY uplifting and inspiring. Excellent CD!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, Top 10 of 2008!, October 9, 2008

By	Kevin R. Davis "music collector" (Perkasie, PA) - See all my reviews

Matthew West hit the Christian music scene in a big way back in 2003 with Happy and the hit single More being the most played song of 2004. His 2005 follow-up album History was even more impressive with several hit songs including History, Only Grace, and the cross-over hit The Day Before You, also recorded by country artist Rascal Flatts. A true singer-songwriter in Christian music, Matthew also wrote Only The World, the hit song recorded by Mandisa. So, when Matthew had vocal cord problems and lost his voice and needed surgery, he had to truly rely on God's grace and thankfully recovered to release his third and best album in my opinion.

Something To Say is easily the best-named album of the year considering Matthew's situation and the title song has a great autobiographical style with a strong calling to us as Christians as in the bridge: "Listen up, I got a question here, Would anybody miss you if you disappeared? Well your life is the song that you sing, And the whole wide world is listening". The first single You Are Everything is such a hope-filled anthem of truth and is my favorite song on this great album. The Motions and A Friend In The World are both great upbeat songs similar to Matthew's hit song Next Thing You Know. This album has that perfect balance of upbeat and reflective songs and Save A Place For Me, Life Inside You and Safe And Sound are excellent songs of comfort. The album closes with the stand-out song Stop The World which is a great reminder of something we all need sometimes. Thank you Matthew for opening your heart to us and I really like what you have to say.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Album for Matthew West!, February 20, 2008

By	James A. Nichols (Midwest City, OK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the third album for contemporary christian singer West. He just keeps putting out great albums that everyone can really relate to. He continues his great music with this album which was put out after some struggles that he had to go through with a surgery. But his voice is still great and he mixes some pop with a little rock music. I really like the Title song it is just so great. Also Toby Mac from Dc talk makes an appearence on the album. You can also access some bonus materials of acoustic performances and videos with the purchase of the CD and going to a special website only available if you have the CD.