Israel & New Breed - Real
Real, which debuted at a very respectable number 15 in Christian retail sales the week it was released, follows the Dove-nominated album New Season, which was released in 2001. But while New Season was primarily a live, gospel-infused collection of praise choruses (with a nod to the 1980s with the energetic cut "You Are Good"), there's no mistaking the funky, soulful shift Houghton and the vocalists and musicians who comprise New Breed make on this album. Here Houghton (aided by Tommy Sims, a producer/singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist/drummer with some serious credits in all of the above areas for CCM, gospel, and mainstream artists) pays homage to some of the most influential musicians of the 1970s. The fact is, there's not really a category for this sound. Rhythm-n-praise? Gospo-funk? Praise-a-delic? Imagine walking into church and discovering that Earth Wind & Fire has replaced the praise and worship team, and you've got a handle on it. In any case, one thing is clear: Houghton and Sims have an impressive collection of gospel, funk, and soul LPs in their basements … and those records haven't been sitting around collecting dust.
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Overall Sales Ranks: 196Sales Rank by Type: 78
Sales Rank by Genre: 33
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