Live in Detroit 2
Gospel diva Vickie Winans puts on the glory for her Lord and her hometown onLive in Detroit II, as she did with its multiple-award-winningpredecessor. While this concert, recorded in late 1998, isn't quite as fiery as the first, Winans does a fine turn here with neotraditional arrangements of public domain hymns "Already Been to the Water" and "Old Gospel Medley," forming the core from which she witnesses. "Safe in His Arms," based on Psalm 23, is a sophisticated ballad with a build reminiscent of her early signature cover of Dottie Rambo's "We Shall Behold Him." But the real treat here is the transition from Winans's heavy breathing into to the choir-strong Marvin Winans gem "Ain't No Need to Worry" into hand-waving, hollering testimony into a super funky, scratched-up remake of James Cleveland's holy rolling "King Jesus."--Paige La Grone