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Amazon.com Rachael Lampa is Word Records' captivating answer to the abundance of young pop-star divas in mainstream music. At age 15, Lampa has vocal expertise so far beyond her years that the novelty of a child prodigy is made new again. The label has spared no expense for this talent, bringing in the top producers of the industry--Brown Bannister (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith) and Brent Bourgeois (Cindy Morgan, Streams)--who have had their hands on this project from the very beginning. As well, songwriters Cindy Morgan, Ginny Owens, Chris Eaton, and others were called upon to bolster Lampa's embryonic song-crafting skills. Live for You is an energetic, intense, and heartfelt debut release. The majority of the album consists of contemporary pop grooves and ballads, with a couple of tracks mining Latin and Middle Eastern sounds. But without exception, each song draws out Lampa's unique gifting as a phenomenon to be marveled at. --Israel Button Review Years of hearing label publicists' over-heated descriptions of artists and albums make one a little numb to hype. A quick run through Rachael Lampa's debut proves, however, that placing her voice in Celine Dion and Mariah Carey company is fully justified. Lampa's voice also recalls Jaci Velasquez, except with a broader range which she scales like a mountain goat. In a good way. Veterans Brent Bourgeois and Brown Bannister produced, while Chris Eaton, Cindy Morgan and Bourgeois (assisted by Ginny Owens and Chris Rodriguez) were tapped to write the bulk of the album. The Middle Eastern-flavored "Day of Freedom" and the breakout first single, the Spanish guitar-laced title cut, begin the festivities, both giving Lampa ample opportunity to sang. Several ballads, equally suited to her voice, include the black gospel "Blessed" and "Always Be My Home," which Bourgeois infuses with the same sonic grandness he created on the Streams project. The up-tempo tracks, clearly courting a younger audience, aren't so well-executed: "God Loves You" is just plain formulaic with an artless chorus ("God loves you/You know it, you know it, you know it/God loves you/Forever, forever and ever"), and "Lift Me Up" is a little too perky for its own good. But, given the quality of the rest of the album, they're forgivable. The closing "My Father's Heart" borrows a lovely melody from the English hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown," providing a last opportunity for Lampa to impress. With a fine set list and neck-hair-raising vocals (that, notably, stop short of show-boating or histrionics-you listening, Ms. Carey?), Lampa's debut is perhaps the best alternative Christian music has produced to those general market divas. Did I mention she's only 15? -- Beau Black (c) 2000 CCM Communications, Inc. -- From CCM Magazine -- Subscribe Now!ASIN: B00004VW9U
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