Kristin Chenoweth Discography
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 Kristin ChenowethAs I Am Release Date 2005 04 05 Label Sony Music Distribution Rating:  Kristin Chenoweth's 2001 album was a collection of standards that showcased her winning soprano and remarkable ability to shift from Broadway brassy to &"My Funny Valentine" sultry at the turn of a note. Let Yourself Go was a great follow-up to her 1999 Tony win for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. But since then Chenoweth has branched out from Broadway, particularly into acting (she joined the cast of West Wing in 2004), and As I Am reflects her higher profile. It's a personal album that mixes country and adult contemporary instrumentation in a set featuring hymnal book standards and contemporary Christian favorites. Chenoweth herself is pictured in relaxed cotton separates -- every bit the attractive, approachable celebrity -- and there isn't a Broadway tune in the bunch. As I Am begins with &"It Will Be Me." A pedal steel helps the 1999 Faith Hill tune retain its country-pop feel, but there's also a slickness suitable to Chenoweth's flawless vocal. &"Because He Lives" has a similar modern country sheen, while &"Joyful, Joyful"'s rich arrangement for strings and piano gives the vocalist a stage for a little of that Broadway expression. Diane Warren's pristine &"Borrowed Angels" is destined for lite FM radio, and Chenoweth dedicates &"There Will Never Be Another" to Amy Grant. Though its slickness is suited to the material, As I Am can also seem to flutter inside its own perfect globe, untouched by the elements and radiant as Chenoweth's golden hair. That's why a version of the traditional &"Poor, Wayfaring Stranger" is so refreshing with its warm B-3 tones and subtly expressive vocal, and the fun closer &"Taylor, the Latte Boy" -- about Kristin's crush on her Starbucks barista -- is so important. These songs further personalize As I Am; they add a layer of realness to its shiny dedications of faith. Johnny Loftus, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | It Will Be Me | Kennedy, Kirkpatrick | 3:57 |
| 2 | Word of God Speak | Kipley, Millard | 3:15 |
| 3 | Because He Lives | Gaither, Gaither | 4:56 |
| 4 | Abide in Me | Wise | 5:09 |
| 5 | Borrowed Angels | Warren | 4:02 |
| 6 | There Will Never Be Another | Bannister, Grant | 3:59 |
| 7 | Poor, Wayfaring Stranger | Traditional | 5:09 |
| 8 | Joyful, Joyful | VanBeethoven, VanDyke | 3:29 |
| 9 | Song Remembers When | Prestwood | 3:55 |
| 10 | Power | Cruse | 4:20 |
| 11 | Just as I Am | Bradbury, Elliot | 3:42 |
| 12 | Upon This Rock | Gaither, McGuire | 4:59 |
| 13 | Taylor, The Latte Boy [*] | Heisler, Goldrich | 4:05 |
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