★★★★★
Few in Gospel have achieved the combination of longevity and continued relevance as has Pastor Shirley Caesar. For over 40 years, the vocalist and pastor has weathered musical storms and remains an endearing musical treasure with a message for the masses. The veteran artist's latest effort is A City Called Heaven, a ten-track release that serves as a consistent reminder of Caesar's gift and viability to the genre. The 11-time Grammy winner taps James D...
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2013-04-01
★★★★★
On her latest offering, Good God, from Light Records, Shirley Caesar sums up her 40 plus years in Gospel with the lyrics of a Kurt Carr composition "Not Through, Not Yet": One of these old days, It's gonna be all over/ One of these old days, we're going home/ You see the angel will come to get me/ And take me to glory/ But the angels will have to wait,/ because I'm not through winning souls for Jesus yet/ I still got work to do, I'm not through, not yet And with that, the Evangelist kicks...
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2013-04-01
★★★★★
After 35 albums, how many would guess that Shirley Caesar has not yet had an album of church hymn standards?With an appropriately titled album filled with the strains of eleven popular and ageless classics, you can now hear one of Gospel's most cherished and continually relevant artists interpret the songs that many have grown up with.Alternating between the growly and the tender, the raspy and the smooth, Caesar demonstrates her full range of colors and timbres...
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2010-12-07
★★★★★
Shirley and Bubba have proven to be a powerful combo multiple times before. It's a pairing that still works. For on this, her 35th album, Shirley Caesar once again brings producer Bubba Smith into the action to perfect the sound. "You Can Make It" is classic Caesar, combining her unparalled Gospel experience and famous Grammy-winning voice with new music from a variety of authors. Three choirs are featured: Bobby Jones & The Nashville Super Choir Cast, The Mt...
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2010-12-07
★★★★★
The reigning queen of gospel weighs in with nontraditional pop-funk arrangements of Xmas chestnuts on Christmas With Shirley Caesar. While the settings may be a bit contemporary for Caesar's older fans, they can rejoice in her soaring, heartfelt vocals. The highlight: an uptempo "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," slammed home by a jazzily riffing horn section.
- ew.com
2010-08-27
★★★★★
More memorable moments by this ex-Caravan soloist.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Shirley Caesar and Rev. Al Green made a magnificent team on the title track, which helped win each a Grammy. Caesar's evocative leads and Green's shimmering harmonies and equally spectacular leads were a session highlight, although there were some other fine numbers spotlighting Caesar as well.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Released in 1992, Christmasing finds Shirley Caesar running through a selection of newly written holiday tunes and classic Christmas carols, such as "Angels We Have Heard on High," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "O Holy Night." Caesar puts her all into these performances, which makes the somewhat generic instrumental support unnoticeable...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Secular songs and Christian themes are mixed here.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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