Conrad Miller - My Journey

Miller reveals some of his influential roots as a singer and songwriter on “Movin’ On Up!”, with reminiscences of Curtis Mayfield’s vocal style and the hook from The Impressions’ “old-school” hit song, “We’re a Winner”—a thought-evoking return to timeless inspirational themes born out the social struggle of the past, and yet relevant to us even today.

Conrad keeps on moving to deliver a virtual tour de force of God-inspired compositions one after the other with “(He’s Done) More Than Enough For Me,” an inspiring reflective song of thanksgiving and praise to God, and a prayer of dependence on God in the emotive track, “In Your Time”. This track also offers a present-day request for God’s protection of those serving in the military (in light of the events of 9/11), and showcases the outstanding “inspirational” piano style of producer, Steven Ford.

Probably the strongest song on the entire My Journey project, “Momma Prayed For Me”, is a knee slappin’, “get up on your feet”, powerhouse with the universal theme of prayer at its core, to which everybody can relate. This song can easily be adopted as an up tempo, standard hymn to be sung in church for years to come.

The “back in the day”, R&B spiced gospel ballad, “Paradise”, is rich melodically and harmonically with a comforting, encouraging message, complete with great vocals. Then the final track, “From Here Through Eternity”, is another great song and probable standard of the church from Miller, with a sincere opening testimony and lead performance. The greatest segment of this song is when Conrad borrows lines from the very familiar church hymn, “Where He Leads Me,” which works to perfect this unique arrangement.

Jonathan Dubose’s brilliant guitar work throughout the project serves as the anchor which holds everything together and sets the atmosphere for the “down home” flavor, seasoned with an early “Motown” R&B swing for many of the tracks.

The key to success for My Journey as a project rests within Conrad Miller’s uncanny ability to present memorable hooks, strong melodies and powerful phrases that tap into the sown seeds of compelling, time-honored principles, and biblical stories and themes, which have universal appeal and application. With each song Miller emphasizes these concepts that resonate pretty much with anyone who has lived for a length of time, and amongst those who at some point experienced “morning worship” at its best at their local church. My Journey encapsulates the spirit of traditional inspiration from the experienced heart of Conrad’s dedicated passage through and to God’s life-altering truth.