AnneCarlini.com Home
 
  Giveaways!
  Insider Gossip
  Monthly Hot Picks
  Book Reviews
  CD Reviews
  Concert Reviews
  DVD Reviews
  Game Reviews
  Movie Reviews
  Check Out The NEW Anne Carlini Productions!
  [NEW!] Sasha Lane & Brandon Perea [‘Twisters’]
  [NEW!] Sir Ian McKellen [‘The Critic’]
  Belouis Some (2024)
  Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel (2024)
  Fabienne Shine (Shakin’ Street)
  Crystal Gayle
  Ellen Foley
  Mark Ruffalo (‘Poor Things’)
  Paul Giamatti (‘The Holdovers’)
  The Home of WAXEN WARES Candles!
  Michigan Siding Company for ALL Your Outdoor Needs
  MTU Hypnosis for ALL your Day-To-Day Needs!
  COMMENTS FROM EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE READERS!


©2024 annecarlini.com
6 Degrees Entertainment

Title - Find My Joy
Artist - John Berry

For those not in the know, GRAMMY® Award-winning country singer/songwriter, John Berry, has recorded a new album, Find My Joy (releasing March 25th, 2022), featuring heartfelt renditions of Gospel classics that have inspired him offstage and grounded his lauded musical journey.

Best recognized for his hit song “Your Love Amazes Me” and his incredible rendition of the Christmas classic “Oh Holy Night,” Berry seamlessly delivers timeless standards “How Great Thou Art,” “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” “I Surrender All” and several new songs, sharing the hope he has found personally with listeners everywhere.

Berry’s rendition of the classic “I Surrender All” is available now wherever music is streamed. A second track, “How Great Thou Art,” will be available on March 4th, 2022.

1. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
2. I Surrender All
3. Find My Joy
4. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
5. It Is Well With My Soul
6. Something Bigger Than Me
7. How Great Thou Art
8. Blessings
9. Blessed Assurance
10. Live Like You

This stunningly ambient and righteously heartfelt new compilation opens on the achingly beautiful Great Is Thy Faithfulness and the rhythmic melodies of I Surrender All and follows those up with the euphoric nature within Find My Joy, the dulcet magnificence of Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus and then comes the sturdy ambiance of It Is Well With My Soul.

Up next is one of my own personal favorites, the gorgeous Something Bigger Than Me which is in turn backed by the soaring, uplifting hipsway of How Great Thou Art, the quietly melodic Blessings, the new album rounding out on the Prayer-like Blessed Assurance, coming to a close on the triumphantly joyous Live Like You.

Arranged and produced by multi-award-winning producer Steve Dorff, the project was recorded at Dorffmeister Studio, Sound Stage and Masterfonics. It was engineered by Craig White with assistance from David Bates and Joel McKenney; and it features keyboards by Jimmy Nichols, guitars by B. James Lowry and Justin Ostrander and background vocals by Tania Hancheroff, Kim Keyes, Joe Chemay and Robert Bailey.

The album was programmed by Gene Miller with additional keyboards played by Dorff. Caelan Berry played drums on “Live Like You” and “How Great Thou Art.”

“I loved the idea of putting my musical spin on some of these incredible pieces of musical art,” added Steve Dorff. “John was so very collaborative in letting me be inventive in my approach to the overall sound and the production of the project.”

Dorff had not grown up listening to the traditional (Christian) versions of some of these songs and had not heard a few of them before, but he was drawn to the beautiful melodies.

This allowed him to bring a unique sound and fresh ear to the production of these standards, adding his creative elements to the production, including an impressive string orchestra and choir.

The performance of “Something Bigger Than Me” included the 60-piece Utah Symphony Orchestra, arranged by Larry Herbstritt and conducted by Dorff, with piano from award-winning studio musician and recording artist Gordon Mote.

The title track was written in September 2020 by Dorff and Jack Cassidy. When Dorff played the song for Berry and his wife, Robin, while planning the new recording, Berry immediately connected with the message.

He had been through a hard season physically, emotionally and mentally–battling throat cancer and carrying the burdens felt worldwide as he navigated the touring impacts of the pandemic. Diving into the new album and hearing and recording this song was part of his journey to find joy again.

“I love the opportunity I have had to create new music, and it is awesome to look back here at the beginning of a new year and see that for 10, 20, 25 years I have had new music to share. Amazing!” exclaimed Berry.

Showcasing Berry’s unmistakable voice that has garnered Platinum records and 20 hit singles, Find My Joy, available on Gaither Music Group’s Gaither Gospel Series, is distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music.

The recording will be available to download and stream on all digital music platforms and at Christian retailers on March 25th, 2022.

Official Website

Official Purchase Links

John Berry @ Facebook

John Berry @ Twitter

John Berry @ Instagram

John Berry @ YouTube

John Berry @ Spotify

John Berry @ Apple Music





...Archives