Mandisa Out Of The Dark Album Review & Giveaway #OutOfTheDark #FlyBy

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Mandisa is an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist. Her musical career started on the fifth season of American Idol, in which she was a contestant and finished in ninth place. She also won a Grammy Award for her fifth album, Overcomer, in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category.

Overcomer was written for her close friend Kisha in 2013. Kisha was battling breast cancer and Mandisa wanted to help lift her spirits.  The Out Of The Dark album was created after Mandisa fell into a deep depression for almost 3 years after Kisha passed away in 2014. This album starts out differently than most. It plays recorded messages that her friends and family left Mandisa on her voicemail while she shut out the world. After the messages it plays the music Mandisa wrote that tell her story about how God lifted her up "Out Of The Dark" with the help of her friends and family.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Voicemail Intro (talking)
2. I'm Still Here
3. Out Of The Dark
4. Unfinished
5. Bleed The Same Intro (feat. Kirk Franklin) (talking)
6. Bleed The Same (feat. Toby Mac and Kirk Franklin)
7. Comeback Kid
8. What You're Worth (feat. Britt Nicole)
9. Dear John Praise Report (talking)
10. Good News
11. Prove Me Wrong
12. Mothdisa Interlude
13. The One He Speaks Through
14. Shine
15. My First Love (feat. Jeremy Camp)

Bonus Content in the Deluxe Edition...

• Shame Off
• Keep Getting Up
• Back to Life

My Thoughts:

This album is uplifting and wonderful. Mandisa shows us her lovely soul and shares a very personal story with everyone who listens to this CD. I loved how open she was. There are so many that will relate to her. Depression is an extremely real thing and it is wonderful to know that we are loved not only by our friends and family, but by God too. Mandisa wanted to make sure her fans knew what happened and that depression can be conquered with faith and love. "Thankfully, it only takes a flicker of light to dispel the darkness. God worked through my family and friends as the literal hands and feet of Jesus.", Mandisa said. My favorite song is "What You're Worth" sung with Britt Nicole. I am so glad Mandisa made this album for all of us to hearken to.

I highly recommend this beautiful, moving and emotional album! It will lift you up if you are struggling with loss, despair, feeling isolated or alone, or depressed. It will help you feel closer to God and know that He is always there for you in your time of need.

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Story Behind The Album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df27myDpm1cAcoustic
Video for "Unfinished”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQFpXcvFI0A
Watch her talk openly about her depression and album on Good Morning America here: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mandisa-opens-overcoming-depression-47020463
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