Name: Add To The Beauty by Sara Groves
Brand: Sara Groves
SKU: 768365526
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Some Christian pop music subordinates music to message, taking cookie-cutter chord progressions and cheap emotional gimmicks and pressing them into pastoral service. It's music that has much more to do with preaching than with communicating, and that is intended strictly for an audience of the already-converted. Then there's the Christian pop music that seems embarrassed by its doctrinal content, hiding it in double-talk about love that could as easily be physical as spiritual. There's a place for both kinds of music, it seems, but much more satisfying is the music that neither apologizes for its witness nor underestimates the importance of the tunes and arrangements and grooves. That kind of music is much rarer, and it's the kind that Sara Groves has become adept at producing. On her latest album she continues to sing like a wonderful combination of Dar Williams and Dolores O'Riordan, and her songs continue to be a revelatory blend of bell-toned pop guitars, judiciously applied strings, sturdy rock & roll grooves, and hook-laden melodies. Subtle and artful elements include the oboes and drum loops on "When It Was Over," the gorgeously understated slide guitar solo on "Loving a Person," and the combination of gospel-tinged backing vocals and Beatles-worthy chord progression on the gently remonstrative "How Can I Tell." If you already know you hate Christian pop music, then nothing here will change your mind. But if you just wish it were more consistently transcendent, then this album will give you cause for hope.

1. When It Was Over (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Ed Cash; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Ed Cash; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

2. Just Showed Up For My Own Life (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Joel Hanson; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Joel Hanson; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

3. You Are the Sun

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Matt Bronleewe; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Matt Bronleewe; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

6. Rewrite This Tragedy (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

7. Something Changed

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

8. How Can I Tell (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

9. To The Moon (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

10. Kingdom Comes (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

11. Why It Matters

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

12. Loving A Person (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Gordon Kennedy; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Gordon Kennedy; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

13. When It Was Over (Reprise)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Ed Cash; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Ed Cash; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

4. It's Going To Be Alright (Album Version)

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Gordon Kennedy; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Gordon Kennedy; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

5. Add to the Beauty

by Sara Groves

Primary Artist: Sara Groves; Main Performer
Performer: Sara Groves; Performer
Composer: Sara Groves
Matt Bronleewe; Composer
Lyricist: Sara Groves
Matt Bronleewe; Composer
Producer: Brown Bannister; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 57 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 603x603 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Alt Christian Folk, Praise and Worship, Christian, CCM, Gospel

Label

Fair Trade Services

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 3, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

768365526

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Notification

Add To The Beauty

1. When It Was Over (Album Version)

2. Just Showed Up For My Own Life (Album Version)

3. You Are the Sun

6. Rewrite This Tragedy (Album Version)

7. Something Changed

8. How Can I Tell (Album Version)

9. To The Moon (Album Version)

10. Kingdom Comes (Album Version)

11. Why It Matters

12. Loving A Person (Album Version)

13. When It Was Over (Reprise)

4. It's Going To Be Alright (Album Version)

5. Add to the Beauty

Technical Specifications

Add To The Beauty

Product information

Release options

1. When It Was Over (Album Version)

2. Just Showed Up For My Own Life (Album Version)

3. You Are the Sun

6. Rewrite This Tragedy (Album Version)

7. Something Changed

8. How Can I Tell (Album Version)

9. To The Moon (Album Version)

10. Kingdom Comes (Album Version)

11. Why It Matters

12. Loving A Person (Album Version)

13. When It Was Over (Reprise)

4. It's Going To Be Alright (Album Version)

5. Add to the Beauty

Technical Specifications