BC Christian News (March 1999)
David F. Dawes

BC Overflowing With Worshipful Music
Leora Cashe- Tears of Joy

This top-flight Vancouver based performer has given us a refreshingly different gospel album, ranging through jazz, funk, blues and black-gospel stylings- sometimes effortlessly combining all four in one song!

All the songs were co-authored by Cashe and her husband Jaye Krebs, who also produced the album, provided the clever art design, and played several instruments.

‘The River’ is a stirring anthem of encouragement; ‘Dry Ground’ celebrates the parting of the Red Sea with a driving, almost country feel; ‘He Is The Bridge’ is an exuberant tribute to Jesus, ending with a gospel rave-up. ‘The House’ is conceptually brilliant; it begins and ends with the sound of kids in a playground, and the gentle feel of the song hauntingly underlines its subject matter: a battered child. ‘Barbeque’, a droll song about gossip, features a dynamic horn section and infectious beat. This tune, as well as ‘Three Times’, ‘The House’, and ‘Call on God’, features multiple layers of impeccable female harmonies-all provided by Cashe.And that is the heart and soul of the album-Cashe’s wonderful singing. She has a range of several octaves, and bends notes with marvelous flexibility. This is a magnificent vocal talent, on the order of Sarah MacLachlin of Ann Mortifee - fresh, passionate, and unique.