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All I Have Review

It's a powerful combination: something familiar, something new. Veteran worship leader Rita Springer (Vineyard Music) recently signed with the newly formed FloodGate Records to release her fourth worship album, All I Have. Producer Andy Piercy (Matt Redman, Kim Hill, Delerious) features 11 songs (nine penned by the artist) that blend power chords and tender ballads into artful offerings of celebration and intimacy.
Rockers "You Said" and "Oh How You Love Me" initiate new listeners to Springer's distinctive throaty vocals while intimating a passion andenergy long time fams will recall from her powerhouse recording of "Make Us a Prayer".

Conversely, standouts "All My Days" and "Created to Worship" present a delicate interplay between strings, keys and vocals that work nicely in balancing the mix and the emotion of the overall project. Look for "Oh How You Love Me" to be a single contender with its driving guitar and vocal hooks-it's sure to please both congregations and radio audiences alike with its infectious sing-ability.

Rounding out the set, Springer's lyric writing depth is best seen in "Phenomenon" with its opening verse: "I am not here just to see a phenomenon/I am not here for experiential bliss/I simply come to the feet of the God I serve/The One that I love."

Leave it to Springer to be able to be able to wrap her heart, as well as her chops, around a lyric like this to squeeze out 100 percent passion and depth. All I Have is all you need if you're looking for your next great worship album.

Review by: Dan Millheim - CCM Magazine December 2000