Jimmy Needham

By Melissa Riddle, Senior Editorial Strategist, GospelMusicChannel.com

Guys who fish love to talk all the time about "the one that got away," but it took a guy like Jimmy Needham to make that myth ring near true. This Texas singer/songwriter’s admirable debut, Speak, arrived in 2006 to a response as hollow as a tin can on a string. Silence. But rather than jumping off the line and disappearing altogether, this history/philosophy major put his head down, picked his pen up and got back to work. The result is Not Without Love, an impressive collection of memorable songs that smack of both spiritual depth and imaginative, real-life love and devotion. Continuing in the musical vein that suits him best – a jazz-pop, soft-rock hybrid ala Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Shane & Shane and Warren Barfield – Needham proves his craft even bigger and brighter than most of what’s on the market today. Be sure to check out “Hurricane,” a powerful, illuminating prayer for awakening, and “Firefly,” a delightful love song for Needham’s new wife. There’s so much good stuff on Not Without Love, it’s definitely one for the ‘repeat’ button. Don’t miss one of the “finest not-so-new artists you’ve never heard of.” Get on the hook ‘cause this catch deserves real-time attention.

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