Sounds like … a collection of Rebecca's unique blend of vertically focused modern pop and ethereal rock.
At a Glance … Rebecca has enough great songs from her nine-year career to fill two discs, so while Wait For Me is a decent overview of her best work, some of the inclusions and exclusions are puzzling.
Not that I'm trying to make Rebecca St. James feel old, but a lot has happened in Christian music since her American debut in 1994. Think about it — at that time, no one had heard of Jennifer Knapp or Third Day, Newsboys were only just going public, dc Talk had yet to declare themselves Jesus Freaks, and Jars of Clay was still a year or two away from making waves with "Flood." A then-16-year-old Rebecca had only just come to America with her family, soon signing with Forefront Records on the strength of her Australian recording, Refresh My Heart (recorded in her early teens). Six albums later, after a bevy of radio singles and Dove Award nominations too numerous to count, Rebecca remains one of the most popular and influential Christian artists from the last ten years … and she's still in her mid-20s.
Needless to say a greatest hits anthology is due — perhaps overdue, since Rebecca has had so many Christian radio hits on multiple station formats. With 18 tracks and just shy of 74 minutes of music, Wait for Me: The Best From Rebecca St. James is packed with material ranging from her 1994 self-titled debut to her popular Worship God album in 2002. It's not entirely clear, however, what criteria was used to choose the songs on this compilation — presumably some combination of opinions from Rebecca, Forefront, and the fans who frequent their websites. Whatever the process, many of the songs excluded from the album were more popular hits than what was included....
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