Point of Grace - I Choose You

After a three-year layoff, Point of Grace return with a new member (former Truth vocalist Leigh Cappillino, who replaced founding member Terry Jones in early 2004) and a more aggressive, modern sound. I Choose You won't be mistaken for punk rock or electroclash, but its distorted guitars and drum loops do toughen up the candy shell surrounding the chocolate center that is the quartet's rich vocal harmony sound. Those musical elements don't do much to relieve the banal obviousness of their devotional lyrics, however: on "Down" they waste a lot of breath reminding God that He's big and powerful ("You are so much more than me" -- well, duh), and on "For All You've Done" they manage to make Christ's atonement sound like a janitorial project ("Oh cleanser of the mess I've made" -- yeesh). If you don't listen to the words very closely, though, you can float along perfectly happily on the dense and professionally gritty arrangements, the sumptuously rich vocal harmonies, and the radio-ready pop hooks. And if you find yourself starving for lyrical substance, hold on until the last track, which features an extended reading from -The Pilgrim's Progress. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Southam Photography Betty Ashton Andrews Production Assistant Brent Bourgeois Audio Production, Producer, Programming, Mixing, Keyboards Bruce Spencer Drums Chance Scoggins Vocal Arrangement Charles Meserole Guitar Engineer Chris McHugh Drums Chuck Hargett Art Direction, Design Dan Shike Mastering Dave Dillbeck Editing, Mixing, Pro-Tools David Kaufman Stylist David Schober Vocal Engineer David Zaffiro Programming, Guitar (Electric), Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Audio Production, Producer, Guitar Denise Vocals Jerry McPherson Guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas Bass Jimmy Frazier Programming Jonathan Yudkin Strings JT Taylor Tambourine Kali Hair Stylist Katherine Petillo Art Direction Ken Butler Assistant Mark Hammond Producer, Audio Production, Drums, Programming Mark Lusk Artist Development Matt Pierson Bass Nathan Dantzler Engineer Pat Malone Bass Ralph Stover Engineer, Mixing, Bass Shawn McSpadden Executive Producer Steve Brewster Drums Susan Zaffiro Production Assistant Tom Bukovac Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Tony Palacios Engineer Tracy Sondern Make-Up Wayne Kirkpatrick Keyboards, Audio Production, Producer, Guitar (Acoustic)