Youthful Praise & J.J. Hairston - After This (2012)

Tracklist

01. Lord Of All
02. My King
03. Now
04. After This
05. Love Lifted Me
06. You
07. The Victor
08. Grateful
09. Working Out For Me
10. I Am
11. The Blood
12. Reap


Be it the effervescent choir leader and his drill-sergeant-meets-preacher way of delivering the call and response, or be it that the audience levels are just pumped up real high, J.J. Hairston's 2012 effort After This captures the worship experience with a power and punch well above that of other live albums, gospel or otherwise. Recorded live in 2011 at the First Cathedral in Bloomfield, Connecticut, After This features Hairston's crisp and bright Youthful Praise choir, whose gifted soloists give up some time here, but to a well above worthy guest list that includes Tye Tribbett, John P. Kee, James Fortune, and others. Check the highlight title track, which offers strength to the sick and needy and was inspired by Hairston's own dealings with his mother's cancer diagnosis.

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