After 15 years, 20 recordings and over four million albums sold, the independent
new age
piano phenomenon has finally secured a major label deal with
Atco/Atlantic
. No doubt the label was aware of the popularity of
Danny Wright
's previous
holiday
discs
Christmas by Candlelight
and
Just Wright for Christmas
, and decided another seasonal affair was the way to introduce him to their roster.
Wright
's arrangements are simple, sweet and direct, balancing gossamer upper register melodies with the deeper emotions of lower register chords to create an overall feeling of peace and romantic warmth. To his credit, his four prayer/
lullaby
oriented originals flow beautifully and naturally among the ultra-familiar material. If you like
Jim Brickman
David Lanz
's
albums, this is
for you. ~ Jonathan Widran