Reviews of Charles Timberlake's work...
"Like previous releases it combines a number of performances of well-known worship songs with originals from Charles and two from John. The intention is to inspire and uplift those who are going through difficult times. The calming soundscape includes well-known pieces such as 'Purify My Heart' and a chilled 'Be Bold, Be Strong'. Lyrics are included for the six songs... I suspect though that most listeners would just wish to relax into the warm sounds as the known and unknown pieces weave seamlessly... An album which skilfully achieves its stated goal."
Anthony Longville
Reviewing Only In Your Eyes, Cross Rhythms
"This is a quality album which far outshines many of those instrumental elevator music albums clogging Christian retailers' CD racks. A deft mix of five well-known worship songs (including two of my all-time favourites, Karen Lafferty's "Seek Ye First" and Sebastian Temple's "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace") interspersed with six Charles Timberlake and two John Daniels originals. The piano and synths are beautifully played, truly creating a meditative mood. If you're looking for music to still the raging heart, this does the job beautifully."
Tony Cummings
Reviewing Called to Freedom, Cross Rhythms
"It's got to be something to do with the deep sensitivity with which the duo meticulously treat the tunes - as if each were their very own - that results in the most relaxing and spiritually inspirational listen... The music goes deep and genuinely restores the soul."
Tom Lennie
Reviewing If You Lead Me, Cross Rhythms magazine
"Appropriately, my favourite track on first listening is "The Lion of Judah", but the title track, a real magnum opus at over ten minutes, has a lyrical quality that made me abandon my PC for a while and just relax and let it soak in. This is light years away from cheesy worship without words stuff...One of the best piano albums I've heard this millennium."
Trevor Kirk, Music Manager, UCB Radio
Reviewing Face of Gold, Cross Rhythms magazine
"What sets this album apart from the usual sort of piano stuff that is released (or sometimes escapes) is firstly that this is not dull and dismal worship without words (i.e. boring instrumental versions of well known pieces) and secondly that it is all Charles' own work... impeccably played, properly produced and mastered (at ICC, where else?) and definitely recommended."
Trevor Kirk, Music Manager, UCB Radio
Reviewing Wings of an Eagle, Cross Rhythms magazine
"Aimed solely at the mellow instrumental 'middle-of-the-road' market, Charles Timberlake's piano dominates against a rich orchestral-style backdrop... The evocative album runs through hints of familiar melodies of worship hymns and choruses as well as new settings and themes from Charles' pen. Great background, his style is less edgy in contemporary terms than many of the other British instrumental worship recordings around which makes this album more appealing to a larger age range."
Paul Davis, Author and Broadcaster
"Charles' music is very special and he has the rare gift of touching people's hearts. Two words come to mind: love and hope."
Ramona Herklots
Christian Healer
"Charles Timberlake brings a vision of God to his music - a vision both spiritual and profound, yet intrinsically human in the relationship between Creator and created. I use his music to inspire meditation, increase perception and encourage engagement between enquirers and their God."
Ray Jones
Religious Affairs Producer, BBC Wiltshire Sound
"Charles' music can be an escape fom the isolation profoundly deaf children are born into, and the soothing vibrations can provide a lifeline into the world around them."
Jill Edwards
Music Specialist/Teacher of the Deaf
The Elizabeth Foundation
"If meditative piano music is for you, seek out this album."
Tony Cummings
Reviewing Between the Worlds, Cross Rhythms magazine
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