Description
For her 2007 debut, TRUE BEAUTY, fifth-season AMERICAN IDOLfinalist Mandisa presents an engaging album that mixes gospel, R&B, and pop. On this confident set, the emotive singer (whose last name is Hundley) proudly reveals her ties to Christian music--the lightly funky "Shackles (Praise You)" is aMary Mary cover, and the lively "Love Somebody" was writtenby CCM hero TobyMac, who also appears on the track. Anotherhighlight of TRUE BEAUTY is the bright, catchy "Only the World", which serves as the record's first single, and typifies Mandisa's exuberant vocal style.