Good Time / Memphis

Track Listing: "You Didn't Have To," "No Fault," "Good Time," "Personally."

This 73-minute project demonstrates that the power of the gospel quartet will never diminish. Recorded live in Memphis, this project features Williams's singing-preacher persona on a vocal foundation built by the tight harmonizing of QC's Tommie Harris, Al Hollis, and Patrick Hollis. Though Williams and his cronies have the talent to pull off an a cappella album, the gospel-sung truths of Good Time are done up with all the pomp and flare of a full gospel band and horn section. From the funk jams of "Let's Get Down" to the intimate moments of "You've Been Good," Williams's vocal nuances carry the authority of one who has gained the kind of wisdom that only experience can bring. Throughout this record his steadfast and relaxed testimony of God's greatness pushes this music beyond entertainment, and creates a sacred environment in which the deepest and simplest truths are revealed with conviction. On the tail of success from their last project, Love Will Go All the Way, Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's are now poised for a wider range of influence and the opportunity to write part of gospel history. --Israel Button