Cathy Burton - Source of Every Hour
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Source of Every Hour
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09 Mar 2010 (US), 22 Feb 2010 (UK)
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What is there to say about Cathy Burton that hasn't been said before? The front runner of female British acoustic rock has released three very well received solo albums in Burn Out, Speed Your Love and Silvertown. From a personal perspective I will have to admit now that Burn Out is and was a breathtakingly astounding album and one I still enjoy listening to from time to time. Sadly I have always had a love/hate relationship with Cathy's music. Firstly she is one of my wife's favourite singers so is played a lot around the house, maybe for me a...
Read More What is there to say about Cathy Burton that hasn't been said before? The front runner of female British acoustic rock has released three very well received solo albums in Burn Out, Speed Your Love and Silvertown. From a personal perspective I will have to admit now that Burn Out is and was a breathtakingly astounding album and one I still enjoy listening to from time to time. Sadly I have always had a love/hate relationship with Cathy's music. Firstly she is one of my wife's favourite singers so is played a lot around the house, maybe for me a little bit too much. Secondly when you hear one of the tracks from her album Speed Your Love being played from your kitchen for the hundredth time, you start to get slightly annoyed but on the plus point I know that album back to front, upside down and inside out. Thirdly, I always say listening to Cathy's music is a bit girly, it seemed she made songs with lyrics aimed towards woman, not rock n roll enough for my manly tastes! What you can't take away from Cathy is her astounding distinctive vocals; when you hear Cathy there is no mistaking her amazing voice.
Mrs Burton is now back with her latest album Source Of Every Hour which is a ten track worship album. In an interview on LTTM last year we asked her about this album and she said "I started the writing for this album about a year ago, and it's from writing songs for our church within the context of our worship times that this album has essentially found its beginnings." Basically that's what this album is; songs that are about our Father God to be used to praise Him.
This album grew from songs that were written in the church where Cathy is a major part of the worship team, Grace Church Chichester. Last year they released Redeemer - Live Worship which was a fantastic success and some of the songs have made their way onto Cathy's new album, the main one being the sensational Redeemer. Source of Every Hour kicks off with the fast paced Saved. What strikes you at first is the sound quality of the track; the album tracks feel more complete, better mixed and a bigger powerful sound than her previous album tracks. The song is about what Jesus has done for us and how we are saved through the cross. In second track Redeemer it feels like the song has had a sort of musical face lift and is a much more beautiful version in comparison to the live version that was on the Grace Church Live album.
Another obvious aspect that jumps out at the start of the album is how the acoustic guitar, that we are used to in the forefront of Cathy's previous albums, takes a back seat and isn't the prominent instrument. The first time we really hear the acoustic guitar is in track Songs Of Healing which builds up perfectly in places yet cuts back to close to nothing and gives you space to worship.
Another two standout tracks I would like to mention are The Way and Cling To The Cross, both talking about what Jesus did on the cross for us. These songs are two of the leading songs on what is an amazing album.
Cathy has produced a wonderful worship album where every track is usable in a time of worship. A different direction for Mrs Burton, but this album should be an album she is proud of. More of these kind of tracks please Cathy, so we can use them in our Sunday worship times at church.
Review by Jono Davies
LTTM Rating 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Stand out Tracks
Redeemer
Songs of Healing
The Way Articles
British singer/songwriter Cathy Burton will release her fourth album 'Source of Every Hour' on 15th February. Having recently signed to Survivor Records, Cathy has been leading worship regularly at Grace Church Chichester and…
