Artist: Greater Vision Project Title: 25 Silver Edition Label: Daywind Producers: Dottie Leonard Miller
For most of my life, I have been a huge fan of the Cathedral Quartet. Of course, Glen Payne and George Younce were the mainstays of that group throughout their history but many, many other talented people were also a part of that group. One of my favorite Cathedral alumni is Gerald Wolfe. I remember when Gerald left and started a solo career and then shortly after, he started a group called Greater Vision. That was 25 years ago and I can hardly believe it!
Greater Vision has just released “25: Silver Edition” which is a project celebrating the 25-year milestone for this group. Greater Vision has been a favorite group of mine since they started singing and this project hold a ton of memories for me. The project is a 25 song collection of some of the top Greater Vision songs from the past. Compiled by Gerald Wolfe, the project includes one song from each year that the group has been singing.
The project starts in 1991 with “On A Journey” and it ends with “Put Out The Fire” from 2015. Other songs on the two CD collection are such Greater Vision hits as “There Is A River,” “My Name Is Lazarus,” “God Wants To Hear You Sing,” You Were Faithful Yesterday,” “Like I Wish I Lived,” “Faces” and many others. I have listened through both of these CD’s multiple time and I have enjoyed hearing all of these songs one again.
Greater Vision is one of my favorite groups! I have loved listening to this group since the first time I heard them live, about two months after they began singing. In listening through the songs in this collection, I have been reminded once again how much these songs have influenced me and meant to me over the years. Of course, Rodney Griffin wrote a lot of those songs and the messages of his songs seem to always speak to me in a special away (and to many others as well). Favorite songs were hard for me to pick because so many of these song honestly meant me where I was the first time I heard them! However, I did finally decide on “On A Journey,” “You Were Faithful Yesterday” and “Like I Wish I Lived” as my three favorites! If you love great Southern Gospel Music, this project is one you will play time and time again. For more information on Greater Vision, visit their website at www.greatervisionmusic.com.
