Chris Sligh
's post-American Idol album
Running Back to You
did what it needed to do: it established him as a viable CCM artist outside of the realm of the show. Mission accomplished,
Sligh
signed with a subsidiary of
Word
, the largest CCM label in the U.S., then delivered the concept album
The Anatomy of Broken
in the fall of 2010. More ambitious in every way than its predecessor,
aims for nothing less than a deep exploration of what it means to be human, why we are damaged -- i.e., "broken" -- and what we can do to heal. The album's conceptual nature, not just how the songs all revolve around a theme but how
and co-producer
Steve Bishir
give the album a sonic unity, make
a more cohesive, purposeful record than his debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine