Reviews
Cynthia Liggins Thomas - All About Love
By Rene Williams
LuvMo Music
Cynthia Liggins Thomas, former member of the Stellar Award nominated group Blessed, recently stepped out on her own releasing her own independent debut project, All About Love. Her roles within the group included producer, songwriter and vocalist. She was the driving force behind Blessed and singer/songwriter on their incredibly popular hit Your Mercy. Her contemporary collection of songs opens with 'Cause Of You, a bouncy, catchy song giving gratitude to God. Long Journey is a slick, contemporary jazz track with an impressive trumpet leading the way to Thomas' blues-tinged vocal style. The song's theme centers around not being able to make it on this long journey called life without walking hand in hand with God.
The title tune, All About Love, is taken from 1 Corinthians 13, the Love Chapter. The layered background vocals are relaxed and flow with the premise of the tune. Let Brotherly Love Continue is one of this artist's most powerful and inspirational tracks. The lyrics urge the Body of Christ to come together to help knock down the cultural and racial walls that divide us. Thomas shares the mic with Dawn Metoyer and Danny Hebert and closes out the song in Spanish. Flanked by a gospel choir, it's a feel-good track. Will You Love Me Then? , a ballad, finds Thomas asking a searching question about unconditional love.
The music ministry of this young woman started when she received Christ at the tender age of 7 at her home church, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Bloomington, Illinois. Years later after moving from Illinois, she completed her degree in vocal performance from Loyola University. After starting LuvMo Music, she formed Blessed. The group's Journey for the Heart CD placed on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and received two Stellar Award nominations. Although the group tasted success, Thomas felt led to move into a solo career. Shortly after leaving the group, she recorded All About Love.
