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"Joy Williams is a refreshing debut from a promising talent." -- CCM Magazine Type: Pop Album: Joy Williams (2001) Joy Williams CD Review:
The album covers a wide variety of contemporary styles, from urban-flavored dance beats to heart-tugging ballads; imagine a cross between Stacie Orrico, Rachael Lampa and Jessica Simpson. Yet Williams appears equally adept at all the styles, and the production by Dan Muckala (Point of Grace, Mandy Moore) and Dennis Patton (Aaron Neville, Michael W. Smith) keeps things lively and interesting throughout. "I Believe in You," the album’s first Adult Contemporary single, is a fine example of Williams’ show-stopping vocal ability, while "Touch of Faith" breezes along on a killer hook that stays in the head for days. Those who would dismiss Williams (who recently graduated from high school) as just jumping on the bandwagon of Christian music’s teen craze ought to listen closely to the lyrics of "Serious," in which Williams sings: "I’m serious about the talk I’m talking/The evidence is in the walk I’m walking/Serious about love and purity/I’m serious as I can be."
Joy Williams Hits the Promotional Tour Circuit:
Reunion artist, Joy Williams, earned the highest debut positions on
three SoundScan charts for the week ending July 29, 2001. Williams
debuted her One week prior to her street date, Joy hit the road to several markets across the nation as part of her national three-week promo tour. In addition to each appearance over these few weeks, Joy continued her performances on the Summer Jam tour. On July 19th, Joy traveled to Tri-Cities, WA, (Richland, Kenawick, and Pasco) for an afternoon drive/in-studio interview with KTWY. On July 20th, Joy was a guest on Spokane, WA's, KTSL morning show, followed by a performance in an area mall for a Brown Bag concert sponsored by Christian Supply. In Houston, TX, Joy joined KSBJ's promotion staff for their morning show on July 23rd. On her street day, July 24th, Joy was an on-air guest on Dallas, TX's, KLTY's morning show with Jon Rivers. The interview was followed by a Brown Bag concert with Cheri Keaggy and Sara Groves, sponsored by KLTY. Joy also completed an interview with "On Track" radio, a half-hour Contemporary Christian music show produced by the North American Mission Board, which will air at a later date.
"Joy Williams is a delightful woman of integrity whose goal is to serve the Lord Jesus through her gifts," says Phil Morgan, Spirit West Coast festival. "Her stamina proves the true professional she is with her willingness to step in at a stressful time and deliver another great performance." July 30th included an appearance at the Gospel Music Association's 27th Annual Seminar in the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. On July 31st, Joy led devotions for staff members at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, CO. On August 8th, Joy will be in Bangor, ME, for a Brown Bag concert for WHMX at a local Borders bookstore. On August 9th, Joy will travel to Chicago, IL, where she will guest on WONU's morning show and perform at WONU's Brown Bag concert at Lincoln Mall (south of Chicago). Mainstream retailer, Sam Goody, will be set up on site for product sales and following her performance, Joy will sign autographs for fans.
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After appearing on both the Left Behind album and its subsequent
promotional tour, as well as on NewSong’s "Winter Jam" tour,
the debut album from much-buzzed-about teenager Joy Williams is finally
here, and it is worth the wait. Williams has a remarkably big voice with
an impressive vocal and stylistic range.
self-titled album at Number 9 on the Top Adult Contemporary Album chart,
Number 15 on the Top Christian Albums chart and Number 32 on the Top
Current Contemporary Christian chart according to SoundScan.
On July 26th - 29th, Joy performed 5 times in three days as part of
Spirit West Coast, the annual festival held in Salinas, CA, for an
average 40,000 people. For one performance, Joy was sought out by
festival officials to fill in for the Katinas, who were scheduled to
perform on main stage, but were unfortunately caught in traffic. As a
highlight, Joy performed immediately before renowned CCM artist,
dcTalk's set on main stage, before an estimated 21,000 fans.