"I came to this album (in the original vinyl)as a young christian in 1979. The energy, the passion,the joy,the ability of the music to get under your skin and into your heart won me over!!! Many a tear was shed listening to this hip-swingin', foot-stompin' album.After many years I have played it again. It was like meeting an old friend!"
Live in London- too cool
John Tang | HAVRE, MONS Belgium | 05/14/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Great CD- relive the concert
with good quality recording for
a live recording and shows the
level of musicianship that the
music sounds tight and is pure
quality. But the icing on the
cake is that Andrae is best LIVE
as he communicates his heart and
his relationship with Jesus shines
through and inspires."
Pioneer in contemporary gospel
H. Tanabe | New York, U.S.A. | 10/27/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"All kinds of elements including rock, pop, and of course the traditional choir-style gospel make this album crossover, and with some short preachings and testimonies by Andrae, one can imagine the recording was more of a church service than a concert. The songs include "Perfect Peace" and "Just Like He Said He Would," both of which has a taste of typical 1970s pop music as well as the famous versions of the hymns "I Surrender All," "Revive Us Again," and "Power in the Blood." This album also inspired Donnie McClurkin to record his live album in London."
Old school is better than no school at all!
Lone Star Reader | Irving, TX United States | 11/28/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you want to know the roots of Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, et al, you need to listen to this album. I owned this on the original LP, and I nearly played it to death! As far as I know, this is the only recording of the spiritually hilarious "You Don't Have to Jump No Pews," a reminder to his fellow charismatics/Church of God in Christ brothers that "it's not based on emotion or feelings, but faith in God's Word and receiving." I love the musicianship, the life and faith this recording reflects. It is also one of the last appearances on record with the late Dannibelle Hall, a longtime Crouch backup singer. If you want to know why Andrae Crouch has such staying power, this recording will tell you all you want to know--and then some!"
Back to my youth!
Teri Alexander | London, England | 08/21/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Growing up in a household were Gospel Music and ONLY Gospel music was allowed to be played this album was my sister and my favourite. I'm older now with a family of my own and more liberal (then my own parents were) with the type of music that can be played in my house. However I found that despite all the R'n'B, Rock, Soul, Pop (and the many other types of music that are played by my children) I missed something. I kept on thinking back to songs I heard in my youth, and the songs on this album kept on coming back to me. I hunted high and low and finally found it, but wondered whether it would have the same impact on me that it had before. I am so happy to say I STILL LOVE IT. I find myself dancing around the kitchen like a mad women to all the songs on this album. I particularly love "You don't have to Jump no Pews", "Take a Little Time" and "If I was A Tree" which funnily enough I cannot remember being on the original record we had when I was a child. The good thing about this album is my kids absolutely love it as well. I have children ranging from 14 to 2 and all of them relate to this album and love it as much as I do. 5 Stars!"