REVIEW: Vanessa Bell Armstrong “Walking Miracle”

February 24th, 2007 | Reviews | Source: ChristianMusicToday.com (110)

After going through a number of near-career enders, Vanessa Bell-Armstrong makes her EMI Gospel comeback with Walking Miracle. A protégé of Mattie Moss Clark—mother of the famed Clark Sisters—she rose to prominence in the ’80s thanks to a couple of hit albums on the Muscle Shoals label. The buzz led to a deal with Jive Records, which gave Armstrong an R&B makeover and had its eyes set on making her a mainstream luminary, while retaining her core gospel audience. During her Jive years, though, her star dwindled, her marriage dissolved, and she suffered a stroke that stunted her very ability to sing. […read more]

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