"The Prodigal rates as one of the most idiosyncratic songwriting collections released in recent memory as well as one of the finest gospel-themed albums in the last quarter century."

"...my gut tells me that David Raybuck is going to be breaking into the mainstream a lot sooner than later.”

"The Prodigal is a fantastic debut full of songs both catchy and heartfelt, and all fourteen tracks feel like pieces of art that have been in the making for quite some time."