Wayne Watson

Item: How Time Flies
Author: Bryan W. Brendley

How Time Flies

(1992)

Reviewed by Bryan W. Brendley

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Label DaySpring RecordsThe LighthouseJanuary 1993

adult contemporary ccm singer-songwriter

OK, call me a little out of touch. Until this past November I had never heard of Wayne Watson. Well, the name was familiar but I couldn't name a song or an album title if I tried. I attended a concert in Williamsport and became a Watson fan for life, hurriedly buying Home Free and How Time Flies. This newest release is compilation of thirteen of the biggest hits put out by Watson over the last thirteen years.

If you have been a fan for many years, this album will bring back many good memories, and if you are new to this scene it will serve as a good introduction to some of the finest music and lyrics available today on the Christian market. The album foldout has a little writing about each song by Watson, either telling the background for a song, or what it has meant over the years to him. It is certainly a nice production touch to let the listeners have a peek at the man behind the voice.

I have never talked about an album cover, and some of you might think that it has nothing to do with reviewing a record, and you may be right. But I especially like this cover. Watson looking out a sunny window, possibly looking back at the last thirteen years of creating music and lyrics, of good and bad times, at the birth of his sons, at the trials and temptations, and at what God has done for him. It's something we all should do at some point in our lives.

The songs you love are here: "Watercolour Ponies," "Somewhere In The World Tonight," "Material Magic," and "Friend of A Wounded Heart." The perennial favorite "Touch Of The Master's Hand" has been redone musically, yet the message is still as strong as ever.

This is a long album, which is good when you're in the mood for Watson, that will certainly be played over and over. Watson's wonderful voice coupled with some rocky songs and some mellow songs never fails to please. If you have never heard of Watson, please don't be like me and miss out on this man with the "touch of the Master's hand" on his life and message.