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Track Listing
1. Well, Alright
2. Life
3. What About You
4. Everlasting Love
5. I Am
6. Slippin'
7. Wind, The
8. Come on Back Home
9. Feel the Spirit
10. Healing Part, The
11. Listen With Your Heart
12. On That Day
13. Just Come
Album Notes
Personnel includes: CeCe Winans (vocals); Keith Crouch, Tommy Sims (various instruments, background vocals); Celebrity Status Entertainment, Ced "C", Vic "C" (various instruments); Andrew Ramsey (acoustic & electric guitars); Peter Moore (acoustic guitar); John "Jubu" Smith, Eric "Fonksta" Bacon, Zac Harmon, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); John Catchings (cello); Sam Levine (alto & bass flutes); Mike Haynes (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tony Rich (keyboards, drums, background vocals); Daryl Simmons (keyboards, programming); Eric Darken (vibraphone, percussion); Sherree Ford-Payne, Nora Payne, Eric Dawkins, Duawne Starling, Tiffany Palmer, Alex Morris, E. Dawk (background vocals); Nashville String Machine.
Producers include: Keith Crouch, ChakDaddy, Babyboy, E. Dawk, Tony Rich.
Engineers include: Craig Burbridge, John Frye, Martin Woodlee.
EVERLASTING LOVE was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.
CeCe Winans first found fame with her brother, BeBe, with whom she developed a style of pop-Gospel which was both devotional and radio-friendly. Their efforts were not in vain: the duo experienced monumental success on the R&B charts, earning multiple Grammys and becoming a household name. On her sophomore album, EVERLASTING LOVE, CeCe displays all the conviction of a gospel belter, while employing the vocal acrobatics of a true soul diva.
Right from the playful bounce of the album's opener, "Well, Alright," CeCe brings forth a message of hope and pride, stressing the importance of faith, not only in oneself, but also in one's creator. Masterful vocal arrangement is featured on the celebrational Zulu language choruses of "Feel The Spirit," and also on "The Wind (Tears For You)," which is graced by lush string and wind orchestrations. The tender ballad "Life" tells of courage in the face of adversity, while the tile track gives CeCe's simple formula for survival: it's all in the power of love.
Industry Reviews
...EVERLASTING LOVE shows the Grammy-winning belter effectively exploring a wide range of pop flavors--but with enough spiritual correctness to keep Winans's diehards from burning her at the stake...
Vibe (03/01/1998)
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