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SOMETHING MORE - GINNY OWENS
by Dan Ficker

Retaining many of the same elements that made her debut so popular, it's
safe to say that Ginny Owens is still here. But, after three years, one
would think that Ginny might have something new added to her bag of tricks.
Musically, there's not much new here, nevertheless it is definitely still a
good listen. Lyrically, though, Ginny without doubt has some new things to
talk about. The album's "Prelude" track opens up the disc, telling of
Ginny's ambition to change the world through her music, even through the
hardships. It's true, in the last couple years of being introduced to the
Christian music industry, delivering the Gospel 24/7 is not easy. And, as
she said at the end of the "Prelude," she wrote this album "to remind
herself" of her experiences.

Opening with a highly synthesized "do, do," voice loop that is repeated
throughout, producer Monroe Jones keeps the use of electronic sampling from
her first album in full gear on "With Me." Lyrically, this track brings a
sense of hope because God is always with us. Owens continues the struggle by
opening "Run To You" with "I used to see the world in black and white / Now
I find myself in a fog of grey," but bringing her troubles to the truth of
Christ. This track returns to Ginny's simpler, soft keyboard roots, with a
transparent drum loop and her signature large amounts of bass.

Ginny likens herself to Moses, David, and Mary, people who could not believe
that God is using them to bring the message that He is the "I Am." Striving
for some DJ grooves and calling for reformation inside the church, the title
track wrestles with the realization that those in the church fall into the
same problems that those outside have. The day-to-day business of life is
not what we should be worried about, for God takes care of that. Turning
down everything except her and her piano, "This Road" was written while she
was coping with the success of her first album, and tries to figure out "why
this road? / Why this way? / And this load?" In the end, amidst lush
strings, Ginny finds that she does not really need to know, but that God
knows why, and that is enough.

"I Know Someone" continues the idea that God's ultimate plan is best, with a
chorus of Ginny's going background "ah-e-ahs." Although as layered as the
rest of her upbeat pop tracks, "Simply Love You" longs for those times past
when just loving God was enough, and there was no clutter in our life. With
apt.core's Will Hunt providing some of the track's bed, "The Hand" uses a
small guitar loop for the verses, and brings the rest of the band in for the
chorus. This song tells of God's salvation, but how we still "keep our
distance / caught up in false pretenses."

Scott Denté provides the haunting melody and guitar chords to "True Story,"
where Ginny likens her musical storytelling to a painting where all the bad
parts are left out. But through the course of the song, she realizes that
because of the imperfections, "beauty lies in the true story." Finishing the
album off are two very simple, quiet songs, starting with "All I Want To
Do." Starting off with merely her vocals and then expanding to include the
piano, this prayer very simply says, "all I want to do / is give this life
to you." Continuing her love to bring the old hymns into a more contemporary
style, "Be Still My Soul" is a powerful, string-backed arrangement of the
church classic.

Nothing close to a sophomore slump, Ginny Owens delivers a very strong album
that challenges the listener lyrically and entertains the listener musically
through her piano-based pop. However, the small fault is that it does not
add anything new in the musical front, but is very similar to Without
Condition. Nevertheless, Ginny Owens shows us that there truly is Something
More to life in Christ than simply being a part of a Christian church.

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