This veteran singer sets herself apart from her genre's popular counterparts , , and by writing her own tunes, and most convey the positive heavenly message with strong (sometimes anthemic) hooks. But both the greatest strength and weakness of this disc are the creative production touches of . He turns into a powerful, symphonic statement; the one drawback to the powerful energy of the tune is the way 's voice sometimes gets lost in all the shenanigans. takes modern production techniques and mixes them with a groove on the chorus, almost creating an -like effect. Busy sonic ideas also infuse the title track and the -flavored and 's voice again is either distorted or blends too tightly with the wall of sound. Fortunately, pulls back for like which allow 's soft and truly spiritual side to shine through; her vocal grows more passionate as she goes along. Strange how she could follow this kind of vocal performance with a much more forgettable airy vocal approach on finds her doing her best imitation. Overall, certainly a bit more interesting sonically than the usual female outing, but that intrigue also leads to some maddening listening moments. ~ Jonathan Widran