The three-year gap between
All Things New and
This Moment was the longest space between studio albums for seasoned CCM singer
Steven Curtis Chapman.
Now and Then filled that gap, at least temporarily, by packaging together
All Things New with his 1997
Greatest Hits collection. The pair makes an ample introduction to his earlier works, though fans may have seen it as a holding pattern. Still, one is hard-pressed to argue the quality and popularity of the material. This collection was not meant as a second greatest-hits package; after all, it doesn't represent the highly prolific and creative
Speechless period. What can be observed by listening to these two albums back to back is a career that never had a weak point, never disappointed, and never failed to set the trends for contemporary Christian music. ~ Jared Johnson