On her latest release, Kathy Troccoli has once again set the foundation for her music squarely in the pop genre. We find KT singing tunes that are designed to capitalize on the mainstream notoriety that she received on her previous, Pure Attraction. With her amazing full-bodied and powerful voice and a pleasing keyboard-driven sound, this project will undoubtedly gain an even wider audience.
The lyrical theme is love and relationships. Most are songs that do not present overtly Christian references, but rather are examples of God-honoring principles in practice. "Mission of Love" gives the best example: "And it's written on my heart/For all to see/Wanna give it away/All this love in me/And be an answer/From heaven above/Wanna tell the world/So the world will know/That I'm sending out my heart/On a mission of love."
Unlike ballad-heavy Pure Attraction, Kathy Troccoli has a healthy balance of dance tracks, mid-tempo tunes, and those trade-mark ballads. A few of the highlights are: "I'll Be There (For You)," an up-tempo groove about commitment to a friend no matter what; "Never My Love," a smoking remake of The Association's ballad; and the album-closing, "My Life is in Your Hands," which gives testimony to her implicit trust in the Lord's care and sovereignty.
Troccoli has taken on a platform geared toward shining His light into the mainstream pop genre. Perhaps the liner note sums it up, "May my worth to you in public be what I am in private."
Other coverage for this album
The Lighthouse September 1994Reviewed by David WangKathy Troccoli's rich alto voice has returned to build on the incredible success of her last album. Following in the tradition of Amy Grant's and Michael W. Smith's previous albums, this is a pop record made by a Christian artist; it is not a contemporary Christian album in the usual sense of the word. However, if you can get over the lack of spiritual references in the lyrics, you will truly…Similar sounding releases
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