Mandisa - True Beauty
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Artist: MandisaEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2007-07-31
Music Label: Sparrow Records
Soundtracks:
- Only the World
- True Beauty
- God Speaking
- Voice Of a Savior
- Love Somebody
- Unrestrained
- Shackles (Praise You)
- (Never Gonna) Steal My Joy
- Oh, My Lord
- Only You
- He Will Come
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Music Review: True Beauty is True Gold!
Rating: 5 Stars
Mandisa...is true beauty! Her days on Idol may have been cut short but she has risen to heights far beyond that stage. She is a living example of her faith and love for God. Her gift of song and her incredible voice come together with some of the most amazing and moving songs I've heard in just about ever! There is no denying that Mandisa was put on Idol through God's hands and she embraced it, through reading her IdolEyes book. God let the world come to know Mandisa as a singer, a human and yes a Christian. She never tried to hide her faith or her love of God and I think that made her even more amazing. She is truly a blessing to this earth and I think her debut album "True Beauty" could not have been titled any better. Every song on this album has amazing sounds, amazing vocals and lifts you up to such a place that your heart feels full with God's love. It takes you through many styles from pop, to hip hop urban influenced tunes to gospel and of course what ManDIVA does best, her mindblowing ballads. It's a christian album yes, but coming from someone who enjoys both christian and secular and wish there wasn't such a wall between the two worlds I believe everyone out there can find something in this album to embrace and truly find an amazing gift that Mandisa is turning out to be for this World. Praise thanks to God for giving Mandisa everything she needs to bring us this absolutely amazing album that speaks to the depths of the listeners heart and soul and hopefully if God hasn't found a home there he will after you experience this album! God bless you Mandisa!!
I wanted to give anyone who is unsure my own perspective on each of the tracks, of which I have to say I absolutely love them all but my ABSOLUTE favorite tracks would be: "God Speaking", "Unrestrained" and "Love Somebody"...but really every track is pure amazingness!
1. Only The World - A bright, fun, uplifting tune. To kick things off as part of her single as well was in my opinion a brilliant idea. While trying to live her life through her faith in God I think "Only The World" has a great foundation in sparking the interest in not only the faithful christian music fans but the secular listeners out there can really find a great beat and just a really strong message of hope!
2. True Beauty - The second part of her chart topping debut single, True Beauty is just an inspirational number. I think that "true beauty" is really open to interpretation but there is no misinterpreting that Mandisa's voice and gift is incredible! I think again it's another song that can speak to everyone out there and just know we are all beautiful in our own way. Especially in God's eyes, he sees everyone's true beauty even if society won't!
3. God Speaking - I have to say this song has brought even myself to tears and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Mandisa's vocals truly shine on this amazing and powerfully emoted ballad of God's love and his ability to always be there for you if you love and accept him. This is without a doubt my favorite track on the album and I guess I just really connected to the lyrics especially. I could listen to this song for days! Mandisa's heart and soul I feel truly shine on this song and it's just an amazing gift through song of hope and encouragement of God's glowing love and guidance.
4. Voice Of A Savior - Another stunning showing of the capabilities of Mandisa's voice. I've always loved Mandisa and a ballad together...it's a match made in heaven! The lyrics speak to anyone who is dealing with struggles in their life that if you look and listen God will be there for you and fill that void in your life that you feel you have. Beautiful song!!
5. Love Somebody - Okay HAWT TRACK ALERT!! Mandisa teams up with Christian Artist legend tobyMac & Diverse City for what is just an INSANELY FANTASTIC track. This is another of my absolute favorite songs. After two very emotional and heartfelt ballads Mandisa proves the girl can get down and SANG while being fierce! It's got an incredible beat that christians or secular music lovers could TOTALLY get their groove on while dancing the night away! Her vocals are just soaring with the upbeat tempo of what reminds me of a classic rollerskating song! Awesome track that should be burning up the charts!!
6. Unrestrained - I need to restrain myself from just shouting to the heavens, THANK YOU! Mandisa's next track just explodes with emotion and killer vocals. She gave me chills just through a recording and I would die to hear her sing this live. The message is such a powerful expression of her unrelenting and never ending faith. This is a true testiment of her love of God and her faith and the listener is just overcome with the passion of God's love and to be able to love and follow God completely, "unrestrained" is truly a gift that I think the song let's everyone explore and discover if they haven't already known what it's like to have God's love!
7. Shackles (Praise You) - A pure party of the love of Jesus! Mandisa's signature song from her AI run, Simon called self-indulgent but after hearing her incredible recording of the MaryMary staple. Lord let me indulge in Mandisa's amazing voice and songs forever! It's just as incredible as the original if not even more divalicious and fierce! Work it Mandisa!!
8. (Never Gonna) Steal My Joy - I think "Steal My Joy" is definitely a super uplifting track. No matter what the world throws at you as long as you've got God in your heart you'll never be alone and no one or nothing will ever take the Lord's love from you. It's yet another great song with a great beat and nothing that I don't see any kind of music lover not just being able to love and hopefully let it speak to them!
9. Oh, My Lord - Gospel greatness is the next track. Featuring Mandisa's almamater, the Fisk Jubilee Singers. It's very much just one of those deep down praise the Lord for everything in your life and raise yourself up and pray and thanks to the Almighty God! It definitely stands out from the other tracks but that makes it even more special.
10. Only You - The sweet soulfulness and beautiful tone of Mandisa's vocal gift is surely on display in "Only You". A midtempo gem that sends the message that for those that have God in their hearts will always have something that is priceless in a very materialistic world. The line, "I can be surrounded by groups of people and still feel all alone" just speaks volumes, not only to me personally but just puts out there that with God you are never really alone. You can have so many things in life, wealth, fame, material things but they won't truly make you happy. God's love and comfort can lift you up from the darkest depths and with him everything else in the world just doesn't seem as important if you truly believe, God gives you everything you need.
11. He Will Come - Closing out what is truly an amazing gift of music Mandisa delivers such a heartfelt and moving ballad of God's love. "He Will Come" I think completely sums up for anyone who hasn't followed Jesus yet that he welcomes anyone who wants to live their life through him and his love. No matter what God loves us and if you want him in your heart he will come to you and lift you up to wonders and true beauty. It's just a perfect way to top off a truly beautiful and amazing album!
I hope that this review will truly help anyone who wonders if Mandisa is worthy of all the praise and even more that she deserves through God. Mandisa may have not won American Idol but to so many she is a true inspiration and God gave her to us and I thank him because "True Beauty" says it all!
Description of True Beauty
Watched over by 30 million viewers weekly, Mandisa catapulted into instant fame with her winning smile and powerhouse vocals as she sang her way into the final rounds of American Idol: Season 5. The critics agreed: Entertainment Weekly chimed in with praise ("It's all about Mandisa!"), claiming Mandisa turned American Idol into a one-woman show. Her debut single "Only The World" is exploding on Christian radio and debuted at #19 in 2 weeks.
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