Sep
2
2010
Music // Worship

Album of the Month: Brooke Fraser – Albertine

Author An article by Brent Chavez    Comments 4 Comments

Brooke Fraser is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter based out of New Zealand. She has released two solo albums so far, and has a new album entitled “Flags” slated for release in October of this year. She has also written and recorded songs with Hillsong and Hillsong United. Some of her most notable songs with Hillsong are Hosanna and Desert Song. Her album Albertine was released in 2006, and although it’s been out for a few years now, I find myself going back to it time and time again. In 2005, Fraser travelled to Rwanda with World Vision. While there, she found the inspiration for this album when she met a girl named Albertine, who had been orphaned in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Throughout the album she strikes a perfect balance between the music and the message. The songs are inspiring, and thought provoking; melodic and moving. She writes about how God’s love can change the world. In an interview about the album, Fraser said “I’d rather been seen as a fool for trying to change the world, then not do anything at all.”

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  • Seth Willey

    I really like Brooke Fraser and also find my self putting her songs on repeat. Albertine is an exceptional album. Her C.S.Lewis Song and Deciphering Me are two of my favs off of that one. Thanks for doing a write up on her!

  • http://www.c-rev.com Brent Chavez

    No Problem Seth! This is probably one of the best albums I own, so thought it deserved a mention :) . Looking forward to her new one!

  • http://www.facebook.com/cschroeder Chris Schroeder

    Brent I believe we had a small Facebook discussion on Brooke Fraser in the past. But she is awesome. Albertine is an album that I’ve had sitting on my computer since 2006. I think I listened to one or two songs when it came out. Decided I liked it, put it on my iPod, but never seriously listened to the album until last year, when I rediscovered why I had made it a point to listen to her more in the years past. Phenomenal album! Incredible voice. And now it makes sense that she was a part of Hosanna and Desert Song. I can totally hear hear voice now that I know she was a part of those songs.

  • http://www.c-rev.com Brent Chavez

    Totally. She is an incredible talent! If you haven’t heard it yet, the new Audrey Assad album also has the same feel to it. Beautiful voices and amazing songwriting!