The dynamic husband and wife duo Stephen and Linda Tavani is responsible for the delightful album Urban Missionaries. Linda is better known as "Peaches" from the former duo Peaches & Herb. In the meantime, Stephen wrote and produced for Smokey Robinson on the hit "Love Don't Give No Reason." This is their first Christian album together, which contains smooth flowing ballads with a hard-driving contemporary R&B/pop sound. This couple probably could have continued in the secular industry, but they have obviously felt a calling to minister to youth and troubled people.
Although Tavani penned all of their lyrics, Bill Schnee produced, and Michael Omartian arranged (and played keyboards on) most of the songs. Tavani has done an exceptional job at bringing out the light of Christ to others. The main message presented is the truth of the Gospel, targeted in a straight-forward fashion to anyone who will listen. "Give Me Jesus" describes how one can have everything on this world but how worthless it is without the Lord.
This fresh album is one to listen to anywhere.
