Heart (Audrey Assad album)
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| Studio album by Audrey Assad | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2012 | |||
| Genre | CCM, singer-songwriter, jazz, folk pop | |||
| Length | 55:32 | |||
| Label | Sparrow | |||
| Producer | Marshall Altman | |||
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Heart is the second studio album from contemporary Christian music artist Audrey Assad, released on February 14, 2012. The album features songwriting contributions from Matt Maher, Derek Webb, Christopher Stevens and Sandra McCracken. The first single from the album, "Sparrow," was released on November 2, 2011 and is based on the classic hymn "His Eye is on the Sparrow."
"Sparrow" has been on the Soft AC/Inspirational chart for five weeks, so far.
Allmusic's Jon O'Brien described the album as "a much more organic affair than her Dove Award-nominated debut." O'Brien was a bit critical in saying, "and while a series of unremarkable ballads toward the end sees Assad drift into autopilot, the appropriately titled Heart is, on the whole, an impassioned and sincere affair worthy of joining recent efforts from Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles in the same new Lilith Fair stable."
Alpha Omega News' Tom Frigoli graded the album an A+, and acclaimed "'Heart' is an outstanding release from a truly gifted musician. Audrey has a lovely voice and a profound, poetic writing style. 'Heart' is a brilliant album and the perfect followup to Audrey’s critically-acclaimed debut."
CCM Magazine's Matt Conner noted "if the end of 2012 is described as 'The Year of Audrey Assad,' you needn't be surprised." Conner mentioned how the album "is filled with mature piano-driven songs that speak to the life of faith and love in ways that would make any Sara Groves fan swoon." The track they liked the most was "Even the Winter".
Christian Broadcasting Network's Chris Carpenter wrote that "When I first heard Audrey Assad perform at a music showcase in 2010, I was immediately struck by two things … the depth of her lyrics and the honesty of her sound. Her subsequent album, The House You’re Building, further solidified my thinking with hits such as “For the Love of You” and the title track. Fast forward by two years to her latest release Heart. Here you will find the same piano-driven style and lyrical depth, but with an added sense of maturity. Expertly blending folk with pop". In addition, Carpenter closed with "Without a doubt, with Heart, Assad has cemented her place on the Christian pop landscape."
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