Search - Phil Joel :: Deliberate People Album

Is it possible to put 10 stars???

Violin is Cooler Than Your Hobby | Nashville, TN United States | 11/18/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Phil Joel is an insightful, passionate worship leader with one motive, to make others desperate for the things of God. To empower people to live a life deliberately following after Him. Its a message that has been left out of mainstream Christian music for far too long and Phil does an amazing job of sharing that through his music. This is one of my favorite albums of all time! If you want a more intimate relationship with your creator...start here with this album, them visit his website at [...] and get his bible study materials. Your eyes will be opened and renewed to the awesomeness of God. Apart from that, the music is excellent, the production is top notch and the lyrics are inspiring. Great marks for the former Newsboys member! Thanks Phil..."

A very deliberate album

Hannah Newsgirl | 08/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Phil Joel's deliberatepeople album's purpose is to encourage people to spend time with God in prayer and in the word. Unlike any other album it does just that. I call it a "devotional album". Its amazing to listen to while you read the word or pray, or while you try to get motivated to read the word. Its very deep lyrically, yet positive and uplifting, while still challenging. Musically, its very fresh and not overproduced it almost sounds like Phil Joel is in your living room playing guitar and piano and singing these heartfelt songs. If you want an album that will change you spiritually, this is it. Hopefully it will encourage you to become more deliberate in your time with God as it does me."

The DeliberatePeople Album puts all those worship albums to

Hannah Newsgirl | 05/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Okay, I am a bit biased because Phil is my favorite singer of all time (even got to meet him, what a sweetheart he is!) but in a sea of mediocre worship albums that so many CCM artists put out, this one really stands out. The sound on this album is a little bit different than that on Phil's first two albums. Although they were fantastic, the stripped-down sounds of this album make it feel much more intimate than the them. Anyway, hereis a track-by-track description:



1. Changed-Joyful, upbeat number in which Phil praises the Lord for all the ways that His grace has changed him.

2. Time Alone-Beautiful, pleading song with lyrics showing Phil's desire to have a one-on-one relationship with the Lord and the importance of it.

3. Burning Down-talks about how when we give our lives to Christ how part of us has to "burn down" and make room for Him to come in

4. Desparate-This song is about how in hard times we must continue to cling to God, trust in Him, and as the song says, remain desparate for his love. Beautiful piano I might add.

5. Drown-Talks about how sometimes everything in the world around us can bring us away from God's love and Phil is begging Him in this song to get rid of it all

6. Ordinary Day-The title pretty much says it all! With God in your life, days no longer become ordinary but extraordinary!

7. Drainpipe-My personal favorite on the album, it hits deep for me because its lyrics relate to the story of the Prodigal Son in the book of Luke. It talks about the pain one feels when somebody is slowly slipping away from them but they can't seem to stop them (as one reviewer said, the title is probably an analogy used to represent the fact that they are "slipping away")

8. Awe-One of the softer songs on the album, this one talks about standing in reverence before the Lord and offering everything you have to Him.

9. Return-Yes, this is the same Return that is on his sophomore release, Bring it On, but I think it's even better. It has a more organic feel and feels less produced than the first, and I like that better.

10. Jealous-My other favorite on the album, and definately one of the most impressive songs Phil has ever written. It is almost like a rock opera and is based on the book of Hosea (for those who don't know, it's the book in which God has Hosea marry a prostitute to represent the unfaithfulness of the Israelites to Him). Starts out from the prospective of God and ends back in Phil's prospective where he abandons his selfish desires and surrenders everything he has to the Lord.



For those who haven't heard Phil, he has probably one of the most astounding voices you will ever hear. There's no mistaking that it is him singing, and his voice will give you chills when you can hear within it all of the passion he has for the Lord. (Although the Newsboys, or the band he used to be in did 2 worship albums, their worship albums seem to lack something that this one has.) I guarantee you will not be disappointed by buying this. (I'm not 13 by the way, just don't have an account.)"