Even in Contemporary Christian Music, a field in which musical styles are often adopted as a means of promoting the Christian message of the lyrics,
Carman is a special case. Extraordinarily eclectic, this New Jersey native of Italian ancestry, who was in his mid-forties when he released this compilation, jumps from one popular music style to another, unafraid to turn to rap and funk for one song ("Who's in the House") and adult contemporary light pop for another ("I Promise"), before switching to the early-'60s rock & roll style of
Gary U.S. Bonds ("Sunday School Rock"). Nor does he restrict himself to conventional pop and rock styles. He seems to be a big fan of the movies, and he delights in constructing recitatives based on movie genres, complete with appropriate music, some of which he is not above lifting. Thus, "Mission 3:16" sounds like something from a James Bond film, while "Satan, Bite the Dust!" has a Western feel that includes musical quotes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and the TV series Bonanza, among other Western themes.