Our Review
The first thing you notice about Mak Kaylor's Glad Tidings is Kaylor's soulful voice. His voice comes through with all the earnestness of the best pop singers and the conviction of the best gospel singers. On Glad Tidings Kaylor performs an ample set (11 songs, 49 minutes) of sacred carols and Christian pop songs. Among these are a duet with Larry Gatlin, the inspirational They Saw A King, a song also included on The Gatlin Brothers Christmas Celebration.
There is a lot more here, including a couple of apparently new songs, at least to me, though I'm not up on Christian pop. And Kaylor's arrangements of such classics as Silent Night make for lively gospel by an obvious master of the form. All in all, this is a great pick for Christian listeners and a nice gift for the sinner in their life.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2004)
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From the liner notes:
Produced by David Ebensberger, Don Scott Hare, and Mak Kaylor
From the promotional materials:
Mak Kaylor has penned neary 40 charting gospel compositions. Artists that have recorded Kaylor's songs include Larry Gatlin, John Conlee, Larnelle Harris, Bruce Carroll, The Florida Boys, Carolyn Arends, Lisa Daggs, Jim Nabors, and many more. In 2002 Kaylor was nominated for Christian Country Song of the Year for The Fox Brothers #1 single "He Broke The Law".
A truly unique and gifted vocalist, Mak's vocal stylings coupled with his Memphis roots have earned him the respect of his peers, and the honor of recording songs for some of music's finest writers over the last few years. The list of tunesmiths who've chosen the voice of Mak Kaylor reads like a "Who's Who" of singers and songwriters. They include Karen Taylor-Good, Mike Reid, Harlan Howard, Tom Douglas, Tom Snow, Randy VanWarmer and Nancy Griffith. In addition to countless sessions, Mak has been featured on various national and regional commercial jingles including the current Grand Ole Opry spot ("Lend Your Voice To The Song") and Blue Diamond Almonds. Mak can be heard on the soundtrack of the motion picture entitled "Just Your Luck." Jeff Foxworthy featured Kaylor as his breakthrough artist on his nationally syndicated Christmas show in 2000 featureing the single "We Three Kings" from his Christmas CD Glad Tidings. In 1999, Mak Kaylor recorded a project for Sony Productions with renowned producers Christ Waters (Terri Clark, Hlooy Dunn) and Brown Bannister (Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman). In 2002, Kaylor recorded a duet with Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin called "They Saw A King" which is featured on Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers' Christmas CD, A Christmas Celebration with the Gatlin Brothers. Kaylor was The Gatlin Brothers' special guest performer at the legendary Ryman Auditorium and received a standing ovation. The DVD is sold nationally.
Mak Kaylor
Glad Tidings
Artist site
Label: Praise Hymns
Length: 49 minutes
Genre: Christian
Release: 2004
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| SIlent Night |
| O Come, O Come Emmanuel |
| Hark The Herald Angels Sing |
| We Three Kings |
| Come Thou Long Expected Jesus |
| Glad Tidings |
| They Saw A King (Duet with Larry Gatlin) |
| It Came Upon The Midnight Clear |
| This Baby |
| O Come All Ye Faithful |
| Our God Is WIth Us |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |