Don Francisco has a new album out called Genesis & Job. Long known for his story-telling style, Francisco has developed a style that supports his theory that painting a picture rather than pointing a finger is a much more effective way to get the gospel into people's heads and hearts. In this case, Francisco focuses on the stories of the Old Testament found in Genesis and in the Book of Job. This album is the first recording in the series "Songs of the Spirit" which Francisco is planning to produce. Eventually he hopes to perform songs that cover stories in every book in the Bible. There is no explanation why in this album, Francisco jumps from the Tower of Babel to Job.
Songs on the album include "All the World He Made is Good," "For a Man to be Alone What Have You Done?," "The Ballad of Cain and Abel," "The Death of Methuselah," "And Noah Found Grace," "Tower of Babel," "God, Job and the Devil," "Job's Lament," "Cold Comfort," "Job's Defiance," and "God's Reply." These are not hiphop, jazzy, or even grandiose in style, but rather they are simple 60's and 70's story-telling. Wife Karen joined Don for background vocals and they sound good together. Musicians were Mike Banta joining Francisco on guitar, Kirk Hutchinson and Joe Bellamy on keyboard, Banta on bass and Shan Martin joining Francisco on harmonica. This is a very good album. All in all, if you like Francisco's style, then you'll like this collection of Old Testament stories.
