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Selah was originally formed by brother and sister, Todd and Nicol Smith, along with friend Allan Hall. Smith also worked on a solo project. His debut album Alive was released on August 10, 2004 with Curb Records. [8] The album steered from the common sound Selah offered, better known for well integrated harmonies, singing hymns and melodic ballads.
Dale Lewis reviews the album for TitleTrakk and begins, "Selah, best known for their contemporary hit "You Raise Me Up," returns with a very personal and poignant album in You Deliver Me." [ 3 ] Suzie Brock of Cross Rhythms gives the album 8 out of a possible 10 and writes, "Throughout the whole album the standard of the lead vocals and ...
Selah went on to win a Dove Award for their debut album. Their second album Press On was released in 2001, and also won a Dove Award, along with many nominations for individual songs in the album. In April 2000, Nicol Smith released her self-titled solo debut on Curb Records. [ 5 ]
Specifying in a four star out of five review for CCM Magazine, Andrew Greer discerns, "Selah's latest is poised to be an extra-distinguished installment in their history-making discography."" [3] Phronsie Howell, agrees it is a four-star album for New Release Tuesday, recognizing, "You Amaze Us is another great release from Selah."
James Christopher Monger of AllMusic writes, "Dove award-winning, contemporary gospel trio Selah have made a career out of mining the past and fusing it with the present, crafting new hymns that honor the classics, and bringing old hymns out of the shadows and into the light."
Musically, "Selah" is a hip hop and gospel track. [21] [22] Instrumentation for the song consists primarily of military drums, which have been noted for conveying attitude. [17] [18] The chord progression of it was compared to that of the track "Gerudo Valley", from the soundtrack of video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998).
Jessie Clarks of The Christian Beat remarks, "Greatest Hymns, Vol. 2, the latest release from multi Dove Award-winners Selah, has landed at #1 on Nielsen SoundScan’s Inspirational chart this week." [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
A&R – Bryan Stewart; Producers – Morten Schjolin (Track 1); Allan Hall, Todd Smith, Nicol Sponberg and Jason Kyle (Tracks 2-12, additional production on Track 1).