The Bright Sadness (CD - 2008)

Personnel: Kendall Combs (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); David Hodges (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Dustin Ragland (drums, percussion, programming).

Audio Mixer: Shane D. Wilson.

Recording information: 611 Creative, Oklahoma City, OK; Sleep Walker Studios, Studio City, CA; The Music Group, Oaklahoma City, OK.

Editor: Dan Certa.

CCM troubadour Charlie Hall is not your typical cookie-cutter Christian act. His lyrics gaze unflinchingly on some of the less wholesome aspects of life on earth, and plumbs hope and meaning from them, as evidenced on lovely alt-rock ballads like "Hookers and Robbers" and "Bloom Again," which encourage acceptance, tolerance, and faith. This is all held together by Hall's mellifluous tenor vocals and easy way with a melody. minimize