Gina Vera - Is it Any Wonder?, CD Review

Feb

2004

Gina Vera - Is it Any Wonder?

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Producer: Marty Funderburk/Jason Webb
Label: Independent Release
Website: [url=http://www.ax238.org]http://www.ax238.org[/url]

Gina Vera’s songs have been recorded by many groups in the Southern Gospel community such as the Hoskins Family, Smith, White & Fairchild, Perrys, Wilburns, Booth Brothers, Ruppes, Brian Free & Assurance, Heirline and countless others. Gina Vera is one of my favorite songwriters. Her songs seem to reach deep inside your heart and just grab hold of it. On top of that, her singing is superb. Gina has a certain “soul” quality about her voice, but at the same time, shows such emotion and has a very warm and tender quality to it as well. She has the rare ability to make you believe what she is singing about; which in my opinion is the highest compliment a singer can be given.

The opening song, ”GREAT THINGS“, really shows the “soul” in Gina’s voice, as do the songs ”I SING“, ”YOU DON’T EVEN WANT TO MAKE ME PRAY“, ”YOU CAN’T TAKE MY CROWN“ and ”ALRIGHT“. While songs like ”WHAT ABOUT HIS GRACE“, ”IN ME“, ”IS IT ANY WONDER?“ ”HE WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU“ and ”HE’S NOT A BURDEN“ all show the more delicate side of her voice.

Last year, Gina’s song ”MARY KNEW“, as recorded by Brian Free and Assurance, was nominated for Song of the Year. Gina delivers a very heartfelt rendition of the song on this recording.

”I SEE YOU THAT WAY“ is a song that touches me the most and is my favorite on the recording. With this song, you are reminded that God Himself loves us more than words can say and looks upon us with Holy eyes of love. If you struggle with a sense of self worth, know that He looks on you and says…"you’re beautiful in my eyes, simply wonderful my sweet child, and when you wish someone would look at you with only love and grace, I see you that way.” How can you not feel loved by the Heavenly Father?

Though most of these songs were written solely by Gina, she does share songwriting credits on a few with Marty Funderburk, Sue C. Smith, Kelly Skidmore and Joe Johnston. Gina is a phenomenal talent in songwriting and in singing. She has passion and emotion and it comes through in her writing and her singing.

Personal Favs: WHAT ABOUT HIS GRACE; IN ME; ALRIGHT; HE WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU; I SEE YOU THAT WAY; HE’S NOT A BURDEN

Reader Comments

Gina is everything that she sings about in her songs. She knows what she's singing about. I've known her since we were kids and singing together and fighting waterbugs together in Louisiana! I knew her when we were both learning to live for God as teenagers and about to move into adulthood. The reason that Gina can make you believe what she is singing is because she has been where those songs sing about people being. Thank you, Gina, for the impact you have had on my life.

Commented by On 02/12/2006

She is my paster wife. she is truly my hero and i love her for that. i don't think i could have asked for a better paster wife. Thanks

Commented by On 03/30/2007

I absolutley Love Gina Vera!!!!!!!!!
I know her in person...
She is my Paster's wife!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE HER TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Commented by On 04/19/2007

I am looking for a song by Gina ( I Think) "In The Morning I'll Walk By The River, In the morning I'll be wearing a crown...
Anyone know where I can buy cd?

Commented by On 08/06/2007

Is there any way to get the accompaniment track of You Don't Even Want To Make Me Pray, we have a prison ministry and I think the inmates would love the song. it means so much to us we think the inmate would feel the same

Commented by On 11/12/2007

I am writing to see if Gina Vera would donate her cds to someone who is paralyzed from the neck down her songs have a great strength of our God , I think they would be a blessing for him

Commented by On 12/23/2007

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