Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (CD)
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American Christian singer Bob Carlisle was born in LA in 1956. After
singing in the groups God News and Psalm 150 he went to Allies. Allies
released six albums during mid 80s to early 90s, their most successful
being 1989's Long Way From Paradise. In 1992 the Allies split up and Carlisle struck out on his solo career. He found success with "Butterfly Kisses" from the Shades of Grace
album (later renamed to reflect the success of the single). It was
awarded the Best Country Song accolade at the Grammys and was also
named Dove's Song of the Year.
He began making music by appearing on many vocal sessions from the
'70s, and Bob Carlisle finally found a solo career in 1993, singing
gospel pop/rock with subtle soul influences. He had appeared with
several early Jesus Music acts -- including Allies -- and sang backup
vocals on sessions by Bryan Duncan, Vince Ebo, Sandi Patti and Petra
before signing with Sparrow Records in 1993; his self-titled debut
album appeared later that year. By 1996, Carlisle was recording for the
Diadem label, and that year's Shades of Grace became a gospel hit,
propelled by the single "Mighty Love." The following year, Carlisle
unexpectedly became a crossover success when the single "Butterfly
Kisses" became a pop hit. The album was repackaged and reissued in the
spring of 1997 under the name Butterfly Kisses and it topped the pop
charts;
The title track, "Butterfly Kisses" tells the story of a father's
relationship with his daughter. This song was the most successful and
has probably made a permament mark in terms of being a song that will
be a staple at weddings and Sweet 16 parties. This is a song that
really makes use of metaphors (i.e. 'to perfume and makeup from ribbons
and curls"). "Butterfly Kisses" is included as the first and last song
and there are some suttle differences between the two versions (the
latter is a 'live' version). One of these differences is when "All the
precious time..." is sung about 3:15 into the song, you will hear
stronger percussion on the later 'live' version of the song. Carlisle
has definitely rode the wave with the success of this song. He has used
the title song on 2 other albums. In fact, this album was originally
released as "Shades of Grace". As the song "Butterfly Kisses" gained
momentum, the "Shades of Grace" collection was repackaged as "Butterfly
Kisses" and the order of all of the songs was reshuffled as well.
The Christian Contemporary framework on this album is present on
every track of this album. There are songs on the collection that do
have a late 1970's adult contemporary feel to it in terms of the sound.
This is demonstrated on the tracks "You Must Have Been a Angel" and
"I'm Gonna Be Ready". These two songs are two of the stronger tracks on
the album as well. The later track features a great duet with Bryan
Duncan - who is also a well known voice in the Christian Contemporary
music scene. (I like the reference to Bob Carlisle as "Bobby C" in the
song). The song "On My Way to Paradise" almost has a Michael McDonald -
especially with the background vocals. "One Man Revival" and "It is
Well with My Soul" are nice songs that are solid Christian Contemporary
Songs - if you listen closely, you might get the feel of a (very) light
carribean sound in the background of each of these songs.
The song "Man of His Word" is one of those songs that has
brilliant lyrics. In this song Carlisle tells the story of a preacher
and his relationship with his family over 50 years. The song discusses
three periods: 1944 when the preacher met his wife, 1964 when the
Vietnam War would divide the family, and 1994 when the preacher is on
his deathbed. This is some very powerful stuff and shows how the
strength of the lyrics can carry the song.
Finally the song, "On My Knees" is another nice song. This song
does have a Gospel feel to it. It doesn't have a Gospel Chorus on it,
but it could have easily had one. This is one track on the album where
the lyrics don't carry it, but the music and surprisingly, Carlisle's
vocals prove to be the real strength of this song.
The liner notes are solid in that the lyrics are included to all
of the songs - as well as the songwriting and musician credits.
Track listing 1. Butterfly Kisses 2. You Must Have Been an Angel 3. Man of His Word 4. On My Way to Paradise 5. One Man Revival 6. Mighty Love 7. Living Water 8. It Is Well With My Soul 9. On My Knees 10. I'm Gonna Be Ready 11. Butterfly Kisses
Product Details
Audio CD (May 13, 1997)
Original Release Date: May 13, 1997
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Benson
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