Sean Clive – What I’ve Settled For – Catholic CD Review
By Susan Bailey • Jun 2nd, 2009 • Category: Columnists, Susan Bailey
Sean Clive has teamed up with David Smith of Icon Music Studios for his fourth album, What I’ve Settled For. Equally as good musically as his previous album, Amazed, What I’ve Settled For covers new ground lyrically with songs affirming family life.
Sean has a unique gift for storytelling that immediately touches the heart. This album is full of stories about his wife and children. When you’re done listening to the 13 tracks, you feel like you’ve met the whole family!
While the songs employing scripture and exploring the faith life are very good (“The Everlasting” most especially – a great take on Psalm 90), it’s the songs about his wife and children that especially touched me.
Beginning with his wife, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a more touching love song of a husband to a wife than “Ordinary Way.” Consider this line as an example: “Dirty dishes, messy rooms and toys all over the floor – your knight in shining armor wishes that he could give you more . . .” Throughout the song you hear, “Sometimes it’s hard to find the words to say I love you in a not so very Ordinary Way.”
“The First Day” and “Go to Sleep” are beautiful songs sung to his children. I especially loved the bonus track on the album though, “Kids are Great” (dedicated to his ‘high-spirited’ daughter). Sung with a touch of loving humor and sarcasm, Sean relates stories that every parent will relate to.
What I’ve Settled For affirms family life in such a wonderful and genuine way. Sean doesn’t preach – he simply shares his life.
There are so many other wonderful songs on this album but you’ll have to purchase it yourself to find out. You can purchase What I’ve Settled For through Sean’s website at www.seanclive.com.
Copyright 2009 Susan Bailey
Susan Bailey - Susan Bailey - Susan Bailey is a
singer/songwriter, recording artist, author and speaker, performing prayerful
music as an expression of her Catholic faith. She has appeared on EWTN's
"Backstage," CatholicTV's telethons and "This Is the Day"
program, Catholic Familyland's "His Love," hosted by Marty Rotella,
and she was a featured performer at World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto.Susan has
released 3 CDs: "Teach Me to Love," a collection of original
inspirational songs along with 2 songs dedicated to Blessed Mother Teresa; "Wait with Me: Advent of the Promised
Son," which focuses on Advent and Christmas; and "Mater Dei," an
album dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 2008, Susan published her first
book, the "Mary, Queen of Peace Meditation Guide & Sung Rosary"
which includes a scriptural rosary book complete with color pictures of stained
glass windows and icons, and a fully sung rosary on CD. As former editor of
GrapeVine, a website devoted to the promotion of Catholic music, Susan's other
ministry work has included extensive blogging, podcasting and video making. She
was the music editor of Catholic.net, a former contributor to “Today’s Catholic
Woman” found on the Catholic Exchange, and regularly contributes to
Catholicmom.com through her Marian Cenacle Rosary Podcast. Visit her websites
at www.susanbailey.net and www.sungrosary.com.
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