Jamie-Grace Impresses "One Song at a Time"

I am not a fan of teeny pop or Christian pop and yet I dare to listen to an album that could potentially blend both: "One Song At A Time" from Jamie-Grace. Genre labels and agendas can be misleading though and there can be positive tunes found between the lines. Jaime-Grace did not excite me with her music or convert me into a listener, however, she earns praise for what she has accomplished. The album is not bad, it is good for what it is, and goes beyond many of the limitations often keeping listeners such as myself from doing anything, but poke fun at such albums.

"Ready To Fly(Prelude)": A feather in her hair and a wing around her neck she is ready to fly away and that is on repeat as the old record player cackle-pops.

"Hold Me": A bubbly float along in the vein of a Colbie Caillat song. A thank you note of sorts, I assume to God for holding her, but it's not blunt about that, you can apply the song to whomever you want, even when she says "Lord, I love the way you hold me."

"With You": There is a cute joke about ADD in the opening lines, worth a chuckle. "It's like a cool breeze blowing through my hot pink hair on a Sunday afternoon." Another polished pop song sung with enjoyable personality.

"Show Jesus": The cookie crumbles here, dry, bland pop with the name Jesus being bashed into your head over and over and over. You have to be a Jesus "freak" to dig it I guess.

"Come To Me": This one is polished up with more of a Sunday morning vibe, more somber than the bubbly openers. It's a boring statue or motivational poster, sits there not really dong anything for me.

"God Girl": One who is not a fan of Christian music cannot fault the God talk in this one. It is a personal statement that others can apply if they desire, an anthem of sorts in which she says who she is and what she is about: "A God Girl." It's a good song for what it is. I'm not a God girl, so I'll never revisit it, but it is smart stuff for being as basic as it is, yet filled with powerful confidence.

"Holding On": A mediocre ballad.

"You Lead": Generic, well constructed Christian pop, boring.

"One Song At A Time": Wock wock, a song about the song and playing her guitar to make someone or some entity smile.

"1945": A girl with a fascination on the past and time periods during which she did not live and daydreaming about living back then. Cute, creative, jangle pop.

"Not Alone": A sweeping piano ballad, she handles it well, but seems like it is a type of song swith room for her to grow into better.