One thing that would have been a major improvement is if there had been a lot more up-tempo numbers. There were eight ballads, compared with two faster songs. It gets pretty boring to listen to, especially if you don't really like slow songs.
The orchestration was good, although it could have been improved with some variety. Most of the songs don't stand out in my mind as spectacular, partly because of the pace, and perhaps partly because some of them sound much the same. In almost all of the tracks, there's a large use of guitars. I think several songs with big orchestrations would be nice. Maybe a jazzy track, with a lot of brass instrumentation. Of course the producers were limited, since George couldn't be there to record the songs live. So we do have to consider that it was probably pretty difficult to record the music around his voice, instead of recording his voice around the music.
A unique feature that was pretty neat, was the voicemail message from George to Ernie Haase, that was at the beginning and end of "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow." That was a good move on the part of the producers. It provided a bit of a break from the monotony of the music.
One other complaint, that could not have been helped, was that there were too many old songs as well as several hymns. But of course, those are the songs that George sang, so those are the ones that had to be used.
I would like to clarify something I said in my review of the Collingsworth Part of the Family CD. I said that the Collingsworth version of "At Calvary" was much better than the version on With George Younce. I was mistaken, however. EH&SS did not sing "At Calvary," but rather, "At the Cross." Totally different song.
Don't waste your money buying this CD. The music is too unvaried, the song selection is horrible, and it's just not a strong project. If you want to hear it very badly, you can listen to it for free on Spotify. If you already bought the CD like I did, well you can regret spending 15-20 dollars on a bad album, but then again, maybe you liked it. As for me, live and learn, I guess.
CD Rating: 2 stars
Song Selection: 1 star
Favorite Songs: Love Was In the Room
Song List: Love Was In the Room, At the Cross, Beyond the Sunset, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, Room At the Cross, Suppertime, You Will Get Your Reward Someday, The Journey's End, Sometimes This Is Heaven To Me, Silent Night
Group Members: Ernie Haase, Devin McGlamery, Ian Owens, Doug Anderson with special guest star, the late George Younce
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