The Journal Vol. 1
Download links and information about The Journal Vol. 1 by Tru - Life. This album was released in 2005 and it belongs to Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Gospel genres. It contains 17 tracks with total duration of 55:35 minutes.
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| Artist: | Tru - Life |
| Release date: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Gospel |
| Tracks: | 17 |
| Duration: | 55:35 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | You Left Your Book (Intro) | 1:11 |
| 2. | Just Listen | 3:13 |
| 3. | Right Here | 4:45 |
| 4. | Steppin Out | 3:57 |
| 5. | This Is Your Life | 3:50 |
| 6. | Get Back to Work (Interlude) | 0:47 |
| 7. | Choices | 3:46 |
| 8. | Productive | 3:37 |
| 9. | Who He Is | 4:01 |
| 10. | I'm Still Workin | 3:34 |
| 11. | Lunch Break (Interlude) | 0:24 |
| 12. | If I Could | 3:42 |
| 13. | We Have | 4:08 |
| 14. | I Can't Wait | 3:52 |
| 15. | Moments | 4:05 |
| 16. | Revisit It | 3:29 |
| 17. | Let's Talk (Outro) | 3:14 |
Details
[Edit]Producer and rapper Virgil Byrd, as Tru-Life, has been a part of the Cross Movement posse since the Christian-oriented label's formation in the '90s, but The Journal, Vol. 1 is his first solo album. As a hip-hop album, it has the clean, polished sound of a mainstream effort along the lines of a Jay-Z production: in-your-face drums, booty-shaking basslines, R&B-style sung hooks, that sort of thing. However, as Tru-Life points out in the opening "Just Listen," this is an outspokenly Christian-themed album, with lyrics that testify to the power of the Lord in no uncertain terms. The deliberate subtlety of much CCM — based upon the idea that suggestion is more persuasive than preaching — has little room on The Journal, Vol. 1. While this may potentially turn off some possible listeners, it shows an admirable courage of convictions, one which Tru-Life emphasizes in the passionate delivery of his earnest, emphatic, but not self-righteous lyrics.