Phillips, Craig and Dean

Above It All
Fair Trade Services

Fourteen albums over two decades, including one of only seven RIAA certified gold singles in Christian music history, 23 No. 1 singles, three Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, 3 million units sold — all the while serving as full-time pastors — trio Phillips, Craig and Dean have to be in the lead for the overachiever’s award in Christian music. Their new project, “Above It All,” may not produce another mega-hit like “Revelation Song,” but it certainly stands as another impressive effort in their 23-year career.

One of the record’s best is the upbeat “If Not for Grace,” co-written by Dean, his son, Devin, and Jennie Lee Riddle, who wrote “Revelation Song.” “High Above It All” is another outstanding song and the inspiration for the record’s title. There’s not a bad song in the bunch, which says a lot after 14 records.

Many longtime fans will buy this latest CD just to continue their collection of PC&D records without a gap. While I agree with that logic the moving, faith-based message of this new effort is a much better reason to get the album, which released Nov. 10.

Let’s hope there’s at least another twenty years in these guys.