Only a Shadow

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Only a Shadow
Only a Shadow by Misty Edwards.png
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Genre CCM, worship, rock
Length73:12
Label Forerunner Music
Misty Edwards chronology
Measure of Love (EP)
(2011)
Only a Shadow
(2013)
Little Bird
(2014)

Only a Shadow is a live album by Misty Edwards, released by Forerunner Music on March 19, 2013.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Matt Conner, awarding the album three stars from CCM Magazine , stated "[it] is a powerful album filled with vertical anthems and prophetic moments". [1] Giving the album four and a half stars at New Release Tuesday, Kevin Davis wrote "The ethereal musical style and Misty’s powerful and gorgeous vocals keep me hanging on every word she sings and speaks". [3] Stephen Curry, rating the album a nine out of ten for Cross Rhythms opined "The 14 songs on the CD capture Misty's soaring vocals while displaying a heart for worship transparent in its sincerity". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ezekiel 1 (Spontaneous)"5:29
2."Baptize My Heart"5:54
3."Only a Shadow"6:55
4."Shine like the Stars"5:48
5."When You Think of Me"3:30
6."Selah (When You Think of Me)"3:21
7."God Is Love"2:11
8."I Will Waste My Life"6:14
9."Do You Know the Way You Move Me (Spontaneous)"7:17
10."Pour My Love on You"4:34
11."I Give it All"6:25
12."You Set Your Love on Me"4:58
13."I Love Your Ways"5:38
14."Between the Cherubim"4:58
Total length:45:04

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 107
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [5] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 21

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Misty Edwards is an American contemporary Christian musician. Cross Rhythms has reviewed seven of her albums, 2003's Eternity, 2005's Always on His Mind, 2007's Relentless, 2009's Fling Wide, 2010's Point of Life, 2013's Only a Shadow, and 2014's Little Bird, while reviewing the extended play, 2011's Measure of Love, whereas Forerunner Music released these musical works. New Release Today has done five Behind the Song features on her songs. Edwards has seen five of her albums appear on the Billboard magazine charts, where they have achieved thirteen peak positions; the best was Only a Shadow, where it placed on the Billboard 200. The albums, Point of Love, Fling Wide, Only a Shadow, and Little Bird placed on the Christian Albums chart, while the extended play, Measure of Love, charted on it and the Heatseekers Albums chart, likewise, her previous albums placed on that chart, Point of Life and Fling Wide. There has been three placements on the Independent Albums chart, for, Fling Wide, Only a Shadow, and Little Bird.

References

  1. 1 2 Conner, Matt (July 1, 2013). "Misty Edwards: Only a Shadow (Live)". CCM Magazine . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Curry, Stephen (June 24, 2013). "Review: Only a Shadow - Misty Edwards". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Davis, Kevin (March 31, 2013). "Misty Edwards (Only a Shadow)". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. "Misty Edwards Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. "Misty Edwards Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. "Misty Edwards Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.