Risk fuels creativity. When an artist steps away from their comfort zone, following their muse into fresh territory, it generally opens up an exciting new direction. Not everyone is willing to take chances, but Chris Rice isn't your conventional artist. That maverick spirit and creative passion courses through every track of Rice's new release What A Heart is Beating For. Well known as an earnest, thoughtful singer/songwriter with a compelling voice and a talent for penning literate, colorful lyrics, Rice s last album found him delving deeper into matters of the heart. What emerged was a surprisingly romantic soul with the ability to write songs that made women sigh and men smile knowingly. If Amusing revealed his ability to tap more broadly into the range of human experience, then What a Heart is Beating For takes that even further.