Lt. Stitchie.
THE DEBUT GOSPEL album from converted DJ Lt. Stitchie is finally on the shelves. The album, entitled Real Power, took him three years to complete. And the artiste said he had to overcome a lot of financial difficulties in order to get the album on the street.
"It was very tough to get it done. When you are cut off from the secular world, financial problems will mount. The things which used to generate a lot of income aren't available anymore, so all those factors had to be considered," he told The Gleaner.
"In addition, I needed to be filled with the Holy Spirit. I needed to get into the Word of God, because if it is not in you, it can't come out. This album is about the message and I had to ensure that the message was there in its purest form before I put a product out to the public," he continued.
The album was released in the United States on May 30, and the former school teacher said the response has been encouraging.
"The first set that was manufactured has been sold out. The distributors have had to re-manufacture to meet the early demand. I hope that this will continue and this album will really do well", he said.
The album will be distributed locally by Brickwall Distributors. It is handled by Diamante in the United States.
"I am expecting that a lot of souls will be won for the Lord through this album. I sat down and thought about adding some more life and energy, as well as 'music', to the music of reggae. The studio sessions were done with live instruments and we managed to get a real reggae sound. This album was done purely to the honour and glory of God, while there was an effort to maintain currency with the music industry today. There is no point in producing something to which the market can't relate," he told The Gleaner.
The album contains only original songs and the DJ sings on several of the tracks.
