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Artist Name: Ron Brewer
Website: www.ronbrewerministries.com
Album Title: “My God Still Moves”
Song Titles:
1. Footsteps On The Clouds
2. When The Holy Ghost Starts To Move
3. I’ll Make It Someday
4. My God Still Moves
5. Tommy’s Prayer
6. Chains Fell Away
7. He Did It All
8. Price Of Salvation
9. Long Time Coming
10. God Will See You Through

Ron Brewer is the son of a Baptist minister who has been involved in music all of his life.  He sang in a trio with his son and father for 10 years before being called into full-time solo ministry late in 2002.  “My God Still Moves” is his first major solo project.  It contains ten songs- the first six written by Shane Roark and the last four written by Ron himself. 

Now, let’s take a look at each of the songs on the album.

The album starts out with a medium-tempo song called “Footsteps On The Clouds”.  This song was the first radio single from this album.  Ron has a range that would place him at the lead position in most male quartets.  Other than sounding like he’s reaching for a couple of the higher notes in the song, Ron delivers solid vocals.  Next up is an up-tempo song called “When The Holy Ghost Starts To Move”.  Song #3 is a medium-tempo/up-tempo number called “I’ll Make It Someday”.  This the current single from this album being played on radio.  The fourth song is a medium-tempo offering called “My God Still Moves”. 

Song #5 is the first song on the album that shows a change in style.  “Tommy’s Prayer” is a lighter storytelling ballad.  This is one of those songs that is meant to be somewhat of a tear-jerker.  The next song is the up-tempo “Chains Fell Away”.  There were one or two slightly pitchy spots on this song, but the overall sound is one that I think listeners will like.  The seventh song is another medium-tempo song called “He Did It All”.  This is the first song on the album written by Ron himself, and I think that Ron should continue to write his own music.  He has talent in this area, and it would be a shame to not continue using it.  Song #8 is a medium-tempo song written by Ron called “Price Of Salvation”. 

The ninth song is an up-tempo offering written by Ron called “Long Time Coming”.   Finally, the album finishes with a medium-tempo song called “God Will See You Through”. 

Ron definitely gravitates toward the Christian Country side of Southern Gospel. (Think Dave Williford Band.)  You can hear it in his voice, if not his arrangements.  In regards to this album, there are a couple of things that I must mention.  First of all, I would liked to have seen more variety in styles and tempos.  Every song was up-tempo or medium-tempo- only the last song came anywhere close to a slower ballad-style song.  The first 4 songs, style-wise, were a bit too similar.  I realize that they were all by the same author, and this may have been a contributing factor.  As I mentioned earlier, there wasn’t a noticeable style change until the fifth song.  And finally, while Ron hits his high notes on pitch, there are times when he sounds like he’s obviously at the very top of his range.  He needs to be careful that he doesn’t overstep his range and he’ll be fine. 

Overall, for fans of Christian Country, this is a good album.  I would give this album a 7 out of 10 microphones!

Favorites: “When The Holy Ghost Starts To Move”, “Tommy’s Prayer”, and “Long Time Coming”