- All to You
- Sin Ti (Without You)
- Oh Lord You Are
- Your Love
- Phenomenal Interlude
- Phenomenal
- Little Girl
- Don't Stop
- Paraiso (Paradise)
- Daddy's Song
- Everybody Praise Him
- Cold World
- El Shaddai
- Cámbiame Hoy (Change Me Today)
- Thank You
The year has been relatively quiet for the Cross Movement Records camp—quiet compared to the blockbuster release calendar they had in 2005, with albums from Phanatik , Ambassador, Tru-Life, J.R., and many other associates infiltrating the market. The first R&B chanteuse to join the famed hip-hop corporation, Michelle Bonilla leads this year's release schedule with her national debut
Like label cohort J.R., Bonilla joins Christian music's sparse urban department, and for a new artist, she does so with a bang. The daughter of an accomplished Latin jazz guitarist, she remains in control throughout
It's a tool she uses with self-assurance and command, especially for an album as varied as this one. In fact, "varied" doesn't quite do justice to the stylistic scope of
It's even better when Bonilla tries the unexpected, like the jazzed-out "Your Love," the salsa-ridden "Cámbiame Hoy," or the electro-funk of "Phenomenal." This musicality and eclecticism help complement the disc's lyrical spectrum—largely worshipful and declaratory, yet not necessarily eye-opening. That, plus a plodding, uninteresting version of Amy Grant's "El Shaddai," are the only qualms with a debut that's otherwise one of the freshest to come out of urban gospel this year, poising Michelle Bonilla as a talent to watch.