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Far From Home: The FFH Collection

FFH

Essential, 2007

REVIEW BY: Michael Ehret

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 04/18/2007

It’s a bit of a sneaky marketing ploy, actually, and I wish someone at Essential Records would explain it. What am I talking about? The latest release from Christian pop group FFH: Far From Home: The FFH Collection.

Oh, you say, there’s a new FFH greatest hits disc? Actually, no. That’s the sneaky part. This is not FFH’s Greatest Hits, which rightfully could have been expected after six full albums, seven number one singles and 17 overall Top Five hits.

No, this disc is called The FFH Collection, which must be how they get away with including only 10 songs. Not 17, as in how many Top Five hits they’ve had. Just 10. They didn’t even include all seven of their Number Ones (missing is “Before It Was Said,” On My Cross” and “Watching Over Me”). And did I mention this is not a “value-priced” collection?

It’s a shame, really, because FFH is one of the flagship artists of contemporary Christian pop music, right up there with Avalon. FFH deserved a true greatest hits collection -- and so did we, their fans. But this isn’t it.