Worship GOD (CD - 2002)

Personnel: Rebecca St. James (vocals); Matt Bronleewe (guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums); Randall Waller, Justin York (guitar); John Catching (cello); James Gregory (bass); Aaron Redfield (drums).

Personnel: Matt Bronleewe (guitar, piano, keyboards, mini-Moog synthesizer, drum programming); Randall Waller, Justin York (guitar); John Catchings (cello); Aaron Redfield (drums).

Audio Mixers: Matt Bronleewe; Skye McCaskey.

Recording information: Pentavarit.

Photographer: Kristin Barlowe.

WORSHIP GOD, whose title leaves little to the imagination as to the album's lyrical content, finds Rebecca St. James leaving behind the seemingly Madonna-influenced bubbly electronic trappings of her 2000 effort TRANSFORM for a return to a more organic sound. The production aesthetic is still a grand one, as rock/pop rhythms are surrounded by epic sonic vistas shaded with shimmering strings, but there's a greater warmth here. On the opening cut "Let My Words Be Few," there's even a string arrangement that will leave you wondering whether producer Matt Bronleewe sampled Led Zeppelin's exotic classic "Kashmir." Nevertheless, there are twinkling pop gems aplenty here, and as usual, they're deepened by the spiritual (though never overbearing or didactic) nature of the lyrics. minimize