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DAVID! PLEASE SING THE PRAYER WITH SHERRI AT YOUR VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT IN BROKEN ARROW!!! WHAT A GREAT DUET THAT WILL BE!!!!

Review from Jake:

Listened to it. I think that is the closest to operatic you'll hear David go to. You can tell that the song doesn't "feature" David as the main attraction, but it is pretty interesting to listen to. I still much prefer his version with Lauren Talley.

Wow, he changed his tone a LOT to fit this genre. Really interesting.

You'll hear a very operatic sound starting at 2:31 on the phrase, "Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino." You'll hear the David we are used to on the phrase at 3:25, "Just like every child." The voice is so cool because you change your sound by small manipulations of the vocal tract.

Cool stuff! I like it, but I still like his version with Lauren's better!

Thanks for sharing, Ruth!

Jake



Review from Kellie:

I just downloaded it from Christianbook.com.
There were times I was totally convinced that it wasn't David singing. He went sooo low! It's the classic baritone part, that's for sure. Then there were some phrases that sounded totally like him. The tone was perfect but a lot different than what we're used to. It was a great match for Sheila's.
I was never a huge fan of the Lauren Talley version (sorry) and always picked the Josh Groban/Charlotte Church version over Andréa Boccelli/Celine Dion. But now....I don't know. This new version is really, really good.

And Jake was right about the operatic style. It makes David's Nessun Dorma sound downright bohemian. OK, not quite, but you get my drift.....


Review from Willie:

I just downloaded "The Prayer" from iTunes -- wow. The climax is unreal -- have NEVER heard David sound like this. I agree with Kellie -- this is not like Nessun Dorma, which David tamed somewhat for "The Voice".

David sounds so 'kind' on so many of his songs -- here, he's getting fierce, vocally. Bravo, bravo, more more!! -- David could be the next Pavarotti. No joke.

David's performance is dense with vocal hooks -- Sheila is okay, and this works well as a duet, but the cheese stands alone!

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! I just downloaded this song last night and all the reviews are RIGHT ON!!! I can't stop listening to this!!! I put it on my computer, MP3 player and made a CD!!! (So I can listen anywhere!!!) So excited to have a NEW DP song!!! (can you tell?) This is better than The Prayer with Lauren Talley!!! Just AMAZING!!! Hoping to hear it LIVE one day!!!!!

Hey, everyone! Please copy your great reviews here, too! Thanks!

I found this in the comments on voting for Best of DP:

Absolutely love your duet with Sheila Walsh. Can't wait for the arrival of your new CD. Well done David!
We wish there was an option for casting a vote for "the prayer." Has anyone heard it? It's track 3 on Sheila's new CD "Let go". As Sheila comments David "you have a voice like no other."

blessings,
Margie & Scott

So I did some research and came up with this: (David is singing in Italian.)

Sheila Walsh
Let Go (Spring Hill)
Released May 2009
Reviewed by Andrew Greer


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Style: Celtic pop/worship; compare to Enya, Josh Groban, Michelle Tumes

Top tracks: "Gloria," "The Prayer" (w/ David Phelps), "Let Go"

In a nutshell: As an original member of the Women of Faith touring team (officially nicknamed "The Porch Pals") and ex-700 Club talk show host, Sheila Walsh has become a household name, encouraging thousands of women each year with her gifts of writing, speaking and, of course, singing. Recording ten new and familiar tunes of grace, forgiveness, and surrender, the Christian music veteran uses her glorious Celtic soprano to gently tinge each line with magnificent praise. It's grand, but not overblown. Tender, but not sedative. Just the right balance of pop sensibility and worship sensitivity, Let Go is a powerfully orchestrated pilgrimage of faith chronicled by an articulate sojourner.

Listen here: http://www.clevershoppers.com/music-9/insp...cd-2-67952.html or http://sheilawalsh.com/common/multitool/fu...03451a677f8.mp3