Praise at Your Own Risk

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:52:59
Personnel includes: Michael Speaks (vocals); Warynn Campbell (various instruments); Walter Milsap (keyboards); Raymond Johnson (drums); Mary Mary, Baby Dubb (background vocals). Producers include: Warynn Campbell, The Mecrenaries, Michael Speaks, The Co-Stars, Eddy Tucker. Engineers: Baby Dubb, Dave Gonzalez, Brad Gilderman. While most combinations of gospel and R&B start from church-based music and add funky rhythms and arrangements, the music of Michael Speaks approaches the form from the opposite direction. On the evidence of PRAISE AT YOUR OWN RISK, Speaks is primarily an R&B singer who just can't resist praising the Lord, making this album a lot more convincing as a groove-oriented endeavor than much of its competition. From syncopated drum loops and sampled horn stabs, to turntable scratches and analog synth tones, PRAISE touches on all the trademarks of contemporary R&B, although the lyrics never fail to address spiritual concerns. The lack of self-consciousness necessary to produce the uptempo God-meets-funk "Lord You're Like My Homie" is truly endearing, and proves that Speaks' heart is in the right place.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)