Released on this day 21 years ago, some of the biggest artists in Christian music at the time honored Irish rock band U2, who was at the top of the world back then. In The Name Of Love: Artist United For Africa gave proceeds to Bono's charity and 13 artists got to cover a U2 song. It's a wide variety of artists featured, from pop/contemporary artists like Nichole Nordeman and Todd Agnew to rock bands like Pillar and Sanctus Real. My favorites are Sixpence None The Richer doing "Love Is Blindness" and Jars of Clay covering "All I Want Is You" because they're less the same as the U2 original and more of their own style. Sorry, but I don't really like that they tried to get some hip-hop/rap from TobyMac and GRiTS on here because it doesn't really work, but I guess that's the nature of a label-made compilation—trying to get a wide variety of label talent involved. It's not as good as most U2 albums, but if you're a fan of these artists, it's kinda a fun listen.

Release Year: 2004
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