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1. Amazing Grace 2. He's Coming Back 3. He's So Real 4. Need You 5. One More Chance 6. Prayer Changes Things 7. Run On 8. Show Me The Way 9. Job 10. My All 11. Hold On 12. What Is This 13. Daddy Proud 14. How Long

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Although the group's name may be unfamiliar, members Cliff Jones, Deonte Gray, Nathaniel Fields, Paul Edwards and David Linsey are anything but strangers to the gospel community. Jones, a former roadie for the Winans Brothers' who made his recording debut on William Becton's lauded track "Be Encouraged" and Gray, a backing vocalist for Patti LaBelle, commenced their recording partnership with the inspirational track "Run On." Following the creative success of this studio collaboration, Jones and Gray elected to make the union official and continue recording under the name 7 Sons of Soul. The fruits of this pairing, with the addition of musicians Fields, Edwards, and Linsey, are displayed on this album, representative of the archetypal quartet genre with a modern, urban spin. From the first lilting notes of the classic "Amazing Grace" at the album's open, to the inspirational message of spiritual strength like the biblical "Job" at the album's close, 7's debut is rich with traditional religious themes set to contemporary, fresh beats. Soon-to-be gospel favorites featured on this disc include the Hawkins Family remake "He's Coming Back," conjuring comparisons to labelmates The Canton Spirituals, the easygoing mid-tempo "He's So Real" and future wedding favorite "My All," both presenting soul singer Raheem DeVaughn as co-writer and backing vocalist, and the rousing "What Is This" with cameo appearances by Pam Kinyon of Radical For Christ and gospel powerhouse Fred Hammond. Other notable tracks are "How Long," written from Jesus' perspective to those who stray from his path with a moving spoken-word interlude, "Show Me The Way," a tribute to Jones' artistic mentor Willie Neal Johnson, and "Make Daddy Proud," Jones' posthumous homage to his late father.