This album adds a new facet to their discography. The singers are a mixed bag of pros, amateurs and karaoke bar regulars who won a KAIM contest. Diehl wrote songs for five of them. Others wrote their own.
Several songs are expository statements delivered over simple musical arrangements.
An excess of synthetic strings and similar artificialities make some much less than they could be. Rosa and arranger Ronnie Esteban work closest to traditional gospel music and demonstrate that contemporary Christian music can be powerful when sung with feeling in a strong arrangement. KEAO Costa sings beautifully these songs by some of this century's greatest Hawaiian songwriters. The arrangements are delightfully traditional. All that's missing are lyrics and translations, or at least a synopsis of the meaning and significance of each song.