- Wreckage
- To Bring You Back
- Come to Jesus
- Drive It Home
- Canyon
- Bethlehem
- Scars
- Another Silent Night
- When the Sun Goes Down
- Find Our Way
It's been so long since we last heard from Paul Alan that I doubt many of today's generation of Christian music fans recognize his name. Those that grew up listening to '90s Christian pop will remember the band Nouveaux, which made waves with their acoustic pop album
Alan has always been good at crafting solid Christian lyrics without resorting to overly religious clichés. The title track is a smartly worded song about the simplicity of redemption through surrendering to Jesus, and "Scars" is a thoughtful expression of never being too far from God's grace, while "Canyon" is Alan's poetic love letter to his wife, the river that carves through the cold mountain of his heart. There are some clever lyrical twists to "Bethlehem" and "Another Silent Night" as well—neither is really about Christmas, but rather evocative and evangelistic pleas for the lost to be found. However, some of the other songs are more straightforward in their wording, particularly "Come to Jesus," a ballad for the broken
The singer/songwriter has previously demonstrated a knack for catchy melodies in his short-but-not-short career. But longtime collaborator Brian Hardin and indie producer Jason Collum fail to challenge Alan to stretch his sound, resulting in too many songs that sound similar to each other. The hook-filled AC pop has become more tepid and generic by comparison, and whereas Alan once had the potential to become the next Michael W. Smith, this sounds more like Brian Littrell's solo album.