Gospel singer Ebuka D’Great returns thanks on Appreciation, a song given wholly to gratitude toward God. The title leaves no doubt about its spirit.
Appreciation works in the thanksgiving lane of Nigerian gospel, an uplifting arrangement supporting a vocal full of gratitude. The writing counts God’s goodness and gives thanks for it, and the production keeps a warm, celebratory feel, the kind of song meant to turn a congregation toward praise.
Nigerian gospel has a strong tradition of thanksgiving songs, offered in both worship and celebration. A record built plainly on appreciation sits comfortably within that current of grateful praise.
The detail that lands is the way the chorus swells with each repeat, gratitude piling on gratitude as the song grows. That accumulation is its driving force.
It suits a moment of thanksgiving, a service or a personal time of praise. Those who worship with a grateful heart will find it fitting.