Artist: Jason Crabb
Project Title: Love Is Stronger
Label: Gaither Music Group
Producers: Jay DeMarcus, Ed Cash, Wayne Haun

Jason Crabb is certainly riding a professional high at the moment!  Coming off incredible success at the Dove Awards recently, Jason's fans have been eagerly awaiting his brand new release titled "Love Is Stronger." Jason has the ability to sing several styles of music and this project covers several of them and this project falls under the general heading of really, really good!

The project starts with a song titled "Give."  Jimmy Yeary wrote this song reminding us to be willing to give and to forgive others to receive it in our own life.  Jason delivers the song and the message beautifully!  Next on the project is a beautiful song titled "What The Blood Is For."  What a wonderful message in this beautiful lyric and melody about how cleansing the Blood of Jesus Christ is.  Jason's passionate and emotive delivery on this song is perfect for this song and you can just feel the emotion build as the song moves towards its big finish. "Let Mercy Hold You" is a song that nearly brought me to tears.  What a tremendous reminder that when you have done everything you can do about a situation, let God take over and let His Mercy hold you and allow God to carry you through your situation!  What a tremendous, encouraging song for anyone going through a trial or dealing with a sin in their past.  The tempo picks up on the next song with "Living Life Upside Down."  Now, I admit when I browsed the song titles before listening to the CD, this song titled caught my eye! After listening to the project a couple of times, it quickly became a favorite of mine!  The song reminds us of just how mixed up this crazy world is and just exactly how upside down many of the things in this world are today.  A tremendous song that I believe should be heard by every one of our lawmakers as well as each individual person!

"Love Is Stronger" is the title song on the project and oh my, what a song!  It reminds us that "life is tough but love is stronger."  What an amazing song and delivery from Jason and he sings it with such a conviction that it makes you believe and know that God's Love is stronger than anything else in this world!  "Morning" brings a little bit of a different sound and style to the project.  The song leans a little more contemporary than some on the project but I absolutely love it!  The message is a familiar one in that joy does come in the morning but you will no doubt love Jason's voice and delivery on this great song!  So, how can you make a Jason Crabb song even better?  Well, you add the voices of Michael English and Joyce Martin Sanders and create a powerhouse trio! Of course, Michael sings with the Gaither Vocal Band and Joyce sings with her family, The Martins and the other cool thing is that both Michael and the Martins have previously recorded this song.  The song is titled "There's Not A Crown (Without A Cross)" and it is amazing!  The message is great, the harmony is exquisite and you will absolute love this song!

"God's Up To Something" picks up the tempo once again and give us a little beat to tap our toe to! As you might guess by the title of the song, the song reminds us that even when we are out of ideas and have exhausted all of our plans, God still has a plan and He is up to something to good.  This project has several songs to encourage the listener who is going through a trial and this is one the great ones.  Kari Jobe is a well-known singer in Praise and Worship music and she joins Jason for an incredible duet on "Love Wins."  Their voices blend perfectly and this song has the sound of a Praise and Worship song and has the wonderful message that God's Love will always win in any circumstance!  Jason has an amazing ability to deliver emotional songs and "Near" certainly is an emotional song.  What a great reminder that God is near even when we feel alone and we are not on our own!  My favorite lines in the song are: "On the cross Your life was taken. By Your death we are awakened.  We will never be forsaken now. You're alive and hope has risen. Hearts restored and I'm forgiven.  Love is here to stay!!!"  Amazing words and TRUE!  Sadly, all good things must come to an end and Jason closes out this project with a beautiful ballad titled "Satisfied."  It is the third song on the project written by Ronnie Freeman and it more than outstanding!  It proclaims that we are satisfied with Christ and pleads that God would be satisfied with us!  It is a beautiful prayer set to music and a wonderful ending to this project.

I am not sure I would be considered an expert in the Gospel Music field but I do know what I like and I love this new project from Jason!  Now, I do know that Jason has been around Gospel Music for several years now and that he started with his family.  From there he has become one of the most celebrated soloists in Gospel Music today! I am not sure that I could possibly say anything about Jason that many people have not already said.  He is, without doubt, a leading vocalist in any style of music today.  He has many, many awards to prove that.  However, I have met Jason and He is one of the most sincere people you will ever find and I honestly believe that God is blessing him because he genuinely cares more about his rewards in Heaven than he does the awards of this earth.  As for this particular project, I believe it is my favorite Jason Crabb project (and yes, I have them all)!  The songs on this CD will speak to you in every way and in any life situation and there is something for everyone.  If you like Southern Gospel, CCM, Praise and Worship, well, they are all covered on this project.  My personal favorite songs from this project are "Living Life Upside Down," "Near" and "Satisfied."  Realistically though, every single song on this project is a favorite and they will bless you many times over!  If you have not purchased this project yet, get it now!  You will not be sorry!  For more information visit Jason's website at www.jasoncrabb.com.