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Absolute Worship

Track List - Disk One

1. Audience of One - Big Daddy Weave
2. Empty Me - Jeremy Camp
3. Ocean - Ten Shekel Shirt
4. Power of Your Love - Lincoln Brewster
5. Tree63 - Treasure
6. All We Want Is You - Darrell Evans
7. Travelling Light - Sara Groves
8. The Man You Want Me to Be - Phil Joel
9. Be Near - Shane Barnard
10. The Way - Telecast
11. On My Own - Barlowgirl
12. Great Is Your Love - Ross King
13. All I Need - Enter the Worship Circle

Track List - Disk Two

1. Thank You - The Katinas
2. Holy - Watermark
3. Welcome Home - Shaun Groves
4. Hungry - Kara
5. If You Want Me To - Ginny Owens
6. Wait - By the Tree
7. Hanging On - Jill Phillips
8. Your Love Is Deep - Jami Smith
9. All I Want - Jeff Deyo
10. Glorify the Son - Rock 'N Roll Worship Circus
11. Be My Everything - The Offering
12. Sweet Jesus - Jon Shirley

Describe it in 20 words A double CD compilation of previously released studio-recorded tracks with a worshipful flavour, from various Contemporary Christian Music artists.

Big Themes/Standout Tracks This is quite a mixed bag, which is not surprising considering the tracks come from more than 20 artists. However, two tracks immediately stand out: the catchy Treasure by Tree63, and The Way by Telecast, which sounds uncannily like Tim and Neil Finn of Crowded House and the Finn Brothers.

Anything that lets it down While there are some good individual tracks on this album, I feel it is the concept that lets it down. Anyone who goes into their local Christian bookshop and buys a 2CD album called Absolute Worship, may feel disappointed when they get home and start playing it. Many of the albums that these tracks are taken from are not "worship" albums, per se - this is largely a collection of Contemporary Christian Music tracks. Also, I don't understand why the last two or three tracks on each of the CDs are called Bonus Cuts.
Why are they Bonus Cuts when they are in exactly the same vein as the other tracks on the album and fit very comfortably within the running times of the CDs?

Who it sounds like As with many compilation albums, it's best just to list some of the artists on it rather than who they sound like: Big Daddy Weave; BarlowGirl; Ten Shekel Shirt; Telecast; Enter the Worship Circle; Tree63; and more.

Rating *** Good effort

Describe it in 20 words	A double CD compilation of previously released studio-recorded tracks with a worshipful flavour, from various Contemporary Christian Music artists.
Big Themes/Standout Tracks	This is quite a mixed bag, which is not surprising considering the tracks come from more than 20 artists. However, two tracks immediately stand out: the catchy Treasure by Tree63, and The Way by Telecast, which sounds uncannily like Tim and Neil Finn of Crowded House and the Finn Brothers.
Anything that lets it down	While there are some good individual tracks on this album, I feel it is the concept that lets it down. Anyone who goes into their local Christian bookshop and buys a 2CD album called Absolute Worship, may feel disappointed when they get home and start playing it. Many of the albums that these tracks are taken from are not "worship" albums, per se - this is largely a collection of Contemporary Christian Music tracks. Also, I don't understand why the last two or three tracks on each of the CDs are called Bonus Cuts. Why are they Bonus Cuts when they are in exactly the same vein as the other tracks on the album and fit very comfortably within the running times of the CDs?
Who it sounds like	As with many compilation albums, it's best just to list some of the artists on it rather than who they sound like: Big Daddy Weave; BarlowGirl; Ten Shekel Shirt; Telecast; Enter the Worship Circle; Tree63; and more.
Rating	*** Good effort