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Matthew West knows his pop music, having written tunes for everyone from Natalie Grant to Point of Grace, and The Story of Your Life is filled with the same hooky uplift he brings to his hired-gun work. West occasionally ghostwrites for secular artists, too, but this is a thoroughly Christian album, with slick CCM arrangements (think a PG-rated mix of the Fray and Coldplay, with any rough edges sanded to a smooth polish) and sermon-styled lyrics inspired by stories from West's own fans. The Story of Your Life sometimes gets a little too close to previous pop hits: “Family Tree” begins with the same chord structure and vocal hook as Howie Day’s “Collide,” and “To Me” cribs the melody from Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” during the verse. Even so, it’s hard to find fault with this album, which has been fine-tuned to sound as universal and tunefully genuine as possible.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Jason Houser, Composer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Jason Houser, Composer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Jeff Pardo, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Jeff Pardo, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Jeff Pardo, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Peter Kipley, Producer - Brown Bannister, Producer - Jeff Pardo, Producer - Matthew West, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
Album review
Matthew West knows his pop music, having written tunes for everyone from Natalie Grant to Point of Grace, and The Story of Your Life is filled with the same hooky uplift he brings to his hired-gun work. West occasionally ghostwrites for secular artists, too, but this is a thoroughly Christian album, with slick CCM arrangements (think a PG-rated mix of the Fray and Coldplay, with any rough edges sanded to a smooth polish) and sermon-styled lyrics inspired by stories from West's own fans. The Story of Your Life sometimes gets a little too close to previous pop hits: “Family Tree” begins with the same chord structure and vocal hook as Howie Day’s “Collide,” and “To Me” cribs the melody from Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” during the verse. Even so, it’s hard to find fault with this album, which has been fine-tuned to sound as universal and tunefully genuine as possible.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:43
- Main artists: Matthew West
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sparrow
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 2010 Sparrow Records ℗ 2010 Sparrow Records
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