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The Generous Mr. Lovewell

The Generous Mr. LovewellArtist: MercyMe
Label: COLUMBIA/ INO
Category: Music

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews
Sales Rank: 231

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4

UPC: 886976770822
EAN: 0886976770822
ASIN: B003CNQPM4

Release Date: May 4, 2010
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Tracks:

  • This Life
  • The Generous Mr. Lovewell
  • Move
  • Crazy Enough
  • All Of Creation
  • Beautiful
  • Back To You
  • Only You Remain
  • Free
  • Won't You Be My Love
  • This So Called Love
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Product Description
Nearly a decade since "I Can Only Imagine," multiplatinumselling supergroup MercyMe dares to imagine the world as it should be in its brand new release, The Generous Mr. Lovewell. Produced by Brown Bannister (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith) and Dan Muckala (Brandon Heath, Backstreet Boys), The Generous Mr. Lovewell fuses MercyMe fundamentals heart-provoking lyrics, powerful worship anthems, ballads and pounding, infectious melodies--with the simplest, yet greatest mandate of our lives as Christ followers: what it means to love well. "It almost goes without saying that we should love generously, that we should love like Jesus," Mike Scheuchzer of MercyMe says, "but does it?" Does hearing it make it real? It's so easy for us to live in our own little self-absorbed bubbles. We forget that above anything else we are called to love our neighbors, to reach out, to engage even the unlovable around us. It's not an option if we really want to be like Christ. The Generous Mr. Lovewell is a picture of the change we want to see in our own lives. Without love like this, everything we do, everything we are, is in vain."

Album Description
2010 release from the multi-platinum Christian supergroup. The Generous Mr. Lovewell was produced by Brown Bannister and Dan Muckala. The album fuses MercyMe's fundamentals: heart-provoking lyrics, powerful worship anthems, ballads and pounding infectious melodies.

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5 out of 5 stars Not just a CD, but a Powerful Spiritual Journey   May 17, 2010
blister (North Carolina)
Years ago, Mercy Me had the smash "I Can Only Imagine" and their career took off and now they're looking at an awesome continuation of their career with a powerful spiritual concept CD in "The Generous Mr. Lovewell".

"Mr. Lovewell" is a booster shot of spiritual energy into today's chaos and tragedy, the concept that it's good and healthy to love our neighbor and to treat others well. The title track is a retro sounding Beatle style tune with great production and vocal arrangements. Sometimes it takes a "hook" to remind us of the need for goodwill towards others and the hook is here.

The rest of the disc continues the positive spiritual energy with various rhythms and arrangements. "This Life" is a surprising dance-pop-Christian tune and the comparions to ELO are spot on. This opening tune is example setting for the remaining songs in terms of vocal arrangements which in my opinion are some of the best I've heard in some time.

"Move" is another upbeat anthem about moving along with life keeping a positive attitude with faith and hope. Very unique tune-I saw a you tube video of an accoustic version of this and it's easy to tell the guys had much fun.

There's not a lack of ballad/mid-tempo spiritual anthems on "Mr. Lovewell". "All of Creation" is a powerful, "makes you want to stand up and hold your arms above" type of spiritual song. It's already a huge hit among the Christian airwaves. "Only You Remain" is another anthem style song and what an excellent reminder it is of what is important.

The song "Back to You' is a mid-tempo catchy, fun tune, perhaps not so much as to dealing with major tragedy or strife, but rather on a day when there's too much traffic, red lights, things breaking down at home, those days of endless aggravations. This catchy, sing-a-long, whistling tune is an oomph to just keep going forward and to put bad days like that behind.

One of my favorite songs is "Crazy Enough" a very 1960's style, cool vibed hey it's cool type of spiritual song. I love the arrangement and the instrumental break on this song. Very relaxing to listen to and really makes a statement it's "groovy" to love God and to be a good person.

Songs that additionally standout to me. "Beautiful" is a song that strikes me from a parent's perspective in regards to their children and gives a strong statement that parents are saying to their children they are beautiful in God's eyes. The soaring ending to this song is so fitting.

Second, "Won't You Be My Love" is a more accoustic style perhaps folk style song that is a very pleasing listen.

Last "This So Called Love" is the last song on the disc and perhaps one of the shortest songs I've heard in some time. However, it is a brief, powerful message about spiritual importance and the reality of the lack of it. It's an excellent closing piece reiterating the importance of all of the musical message prior to it.

I have been listening to Contemporary Christian music only a few weeks now, but have discovered that the music is as tuneful, pleasurable to listen to, and as catchy as most other forms of music and it's uplifting with spiritual encouragement to boot. Very glad I discovered Mercy Me. These youthful down to earth guys know how to deliver a musical message.

God Bless,
Bill



4 out of 5 stars Their very best yet!   May 7, 2010
Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

I was a bit sceptical about getting MercyMe's new CD as it seemed to me they spent much of their time after their "Almost there" CD attempting to create another "I can only imagine", their mega-selling classic while remaining creatively stagnant. After reading a few reviews which stated this was rather experimental, I decided to get it and I'm glad I did. This CD actually sounds in places like the work of an entirely new/different band.

Most of the lyrics touch on love, especially as the album concept centers on some fictional bloke Mr. Lovewell whose capacity to love is to be emulated. A few songs are their typical anthemic Worship ballads; the #1 Coldplay-style "All of creation" (with catchy singalong "Oh o o" refrain), and "Only You remain", but almost everything else is a musical revelation.

Opening is the buzzing synth/Rock "This life", followed by the Punk/Pop "The generous Mr. Lovewell", then the truly experimental bouncy clap-filled "Move" (with jangly guitars and a bridge that sounds like the Bee Gees popped by), and the haunting midtempo "Crazy enough" with a groovy bassline (which poses the crazy notion of changing the world by loving our brother for nothing in return, sung in a laid-back lower register that reminds me of Kevin Max from dc Talk), the latter two are my favourites.

"Beautiful" is just that, and starts off with quivering guitars and electronic flourishes transforming into an anthemic Rocker. "Back to you" is lilting and Reggae-tinged. "Free" is tempo-shifting U2-style quivering/pulsing Rock, "Won't you be my love" a majestic ballad, and closing is the brief atmospheric ballad "This so called love" which tells us that if all we do is absent of Jesus, then this so called love is completely in vain.

The harmonies are lovely, the musical diversity a delight. MercyMe sound like a band coming into their own.


5 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE!!   May 7, 2010
J. Putney (Ann Arbor, MI)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

THE MUSIC OF MERCY ME JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, CD AFTER CD! Their music and messages appeals to a very wide range of listeners from teens to seniors (I am 50ish). It is just amazing to me how they can keep producing greater and greater work with every CD. And EVERY SINGLE song on this one is supreme! A must-own for everyone! Thanks, gang, for another super job!


5 out of 5 stars Best Christian CD of 2010   May 6, 2010
B. Jorgensen (Nebraska, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I am impressed by this CD. I had only heard their single "All Of Creation" before purchasing it, but have been a MercyMe fan for years (ever since "I Can Only Imagine"). There are some pop/rock sounding songs with a Christian message (like "Move"); fans of Maroon 5 may like these songs. There are some worshipful songs and some songs about love. All the songs seem to have a them of loving one another and giving back. I recommend it to fans of contemporary Christian music.


5 out of 5 stars Best album yet!   May 5, 2010
Love to read (Little Rock, AR, USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

I pre-bought this CD knowing that it would be good...I picked it up yesterday, and boy let me tell you - it's BETTER than good! You need this CD!

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