Country Gospel

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Disc: 1
1. In the Shelter of His Arms - The Oak Ridge Boys    
2. Uncloudy Day - Jeanne Pruett    
3. Oh Happy Day - Jack Greene    
4. Joy to the World - Johnny Tillotson    
5. Day of Rejoicing - The Oak Ridge Boys    
6. Halfway to Heaven - Conway Twitty    
7. Because He Lives - The Blackwood Brothers    
8. On the Sunny Banks - The Oak Ridge Boys    
9. You Don't Need to Move a Mountain - Jeanne Pruett    
10. Wonderful Time Up There - Jack Greene    
Disc: 2
1. Old Time Religion - David Houston    
2. Why Me Lord? - Jack Greene    
3. I Want to See Jesus Most of All - The Oak Ridge Boys    
4. He Touched Me - The Blackwood Brothers    
5. Mighty Clouds of Joy - B.J. Thomas    
6. I Don't Mind My Journey - The Oak Ridge Boys    
7. Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye) - The Carter Family    
8. I'm Thankful - David Houston    
9. Old Country Church - The Oak Ridge Boys    
10. Amazing Grace - Jack Greene    

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • MORE OF AN IMPULSE PURCHASE FOR ME
  • A real cheer-me-up CD
  • Great Listening
  • For everyone who loved the movie
 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Various Artists - Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
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ASIN: B00004XQ83
Release Date: 2000-12-05

Tracks:

  1. Po Lazarus - J. Carter & Prisoners
  2. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McLintock
  3. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake
  4. Down In The River To Pray - Alison Krauss
  5. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Dan Tyminski
  6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King
  7. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) - Norman Blake
  8. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Whites
  9. I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss
  10. Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby - Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss & Emmylou Harris
  11. In The Highways - The Peasall Sisters
  12. I Am Weary - The Cox Family
  13. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) - John Hartford
  14. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  15. In The Jailhouse Now - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Tim Blake Nelson
  16. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (With band) - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Dan Tyminski
  17. Indian War Whoop (Instrumental) - John Hartford
  18. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four
  19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The best soundtracks are like movies for the ears, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? joins the likes of Saturday Night Fever and The Harder They Come as cinematic pinnacles of song. The music from the Coen brothers' Depression-era film taps into the source from which the purest strains of country, blues, bluegrass, folk, and gospel music flow. Producer T Bone Burnett enlists the voices of Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, and kindred spirits for performances of traditional material, in arrangements that are either a cappella or feature bare-bones accompaniment. Highlights range from the aching purity of Krauss's "Down to the River to Pray" to the plainspoken faith of the Whites' "Keep on the Sunny Side" to Stanley's chillingly plaintive "O Death." The album's spiritual centerpiece finds Krauss, Welch, and Harris harmonizing on "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a gospel lullaby that sounds like a chorus of Appalachian angels. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars O Brother, Where Art Thou?.......2007-05-28

My 1-year old grandson goes to sleep listening to some of the songs on the album, unless he is bouncing up and down to the faster numbers. I have therefore listened to the songs many, many times, and enjoy them every time. They are easy to listen to, to sing along with and to rock the baby with!

2 out of 5 stars MORE OF AN IMPULSE PURCHASE FOR ME.......2007-05-26

I regretted buying this after listening to it once. I haven't listened to it since and that's about three months ago. Simply put, without the movie to provide a context, the music itself doesn't sell itself. There are four cuts of 'I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow", two by the same artists which goes a long way to proving my point. I haven't seen the movie in a few years and I'm sure there's a logical reason for the song being repeated in the soundtrack that many times, but I can't remember what it is. Sometimes I like roots music with clear acoustic instrumental sounds and soulful voices. But as for an introduction to this type of music for a general listener, this is not the CD to get. It's mostly for the already converted.

4 out of 5 stars A real cheer-me-up CD.......2007-05-22

Couldn't feel bad while listening to this soundtrack - skipped over the serious stuff and just played "Happy"!!

5 out of 5 stars Great Listening.......2007-05-12

What a wonderful alternative to todays so called music. I never tire of the great variety of down home melodies.

5 out of 5 stars For everyone who loved the movie.......2007-05-12

Oh Brother if you liked the movie you will love this CD, a great blend of poignant, funny and foot-tapping music.
Precious Memories
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • You will love this album
  • Get Randy Travis instead
  • Wonderful
  • Very well done
  • Precious Memories
 Precious Memories
Alan Jackson
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B000E6UJP6
Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

  1. Blessed Assurance
  2. Softly And Tenderly
  3. I Love To Tell The Story
  4. When We All Get To Heaven
  5. 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus
  6. In The Garden
  7. Are You Washed In The Blood?
  8. I'll Fly Away
  9. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
  10. Standing On The Promises
  11. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
  12. Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
  13. The Old Rugged Cross
  14. How Great Thou Art
  15. I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You

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A few decades ago nearly every country singer had at least one--often more--gospel albums in their catalog. Today, aside from gospel veteran Amy Grant, who balances the sacred and secular, and Randy Travis, that concept has long faded. For Alan Jackson, however, treating the musical past as present has been a way of life, as it is with these 15 timeless hymns from his youth. Recorded with just two acoustic guitars and a piano, it was originally a private Christmas present to his mother. The spare instrumentation is surprisingly robust behind his flawless readings of "I'll Fly Away," "Softly and Tenderly," "How Great Thou Art," "Are You Washed in the Blood?," and "The Old Rugged Cross," all as beguilingly unpretentious as any of his country hits. Instead of an all-star duet, wife Denise and daughters Mattie and Ali join in on "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus." In the end, what began as a private bequest becomes a moving, eloquent gift to Jackson's entire audience. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars You will love this album.......2007-06-27

This album by Alan Jackson is one of the most inspirational ones that I've ever purchased. The way Alan sings these classic hymns is timeless and touching. I've loved this album so much that I obtained copies for friends at church who have all said that I had no idea of how much they loved this album.

One thing that I will definately recommend to readers of this review- you MUST buy the companion DVD in which Alan Jackson performs these songs live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The DVD includes 2 songs that weren't shown on the CMT presentation. Alan really gets the joint jumping during the renditions of "Are You Washed in the Blood/I'll Fly Away" The DVD is available through this website. Please get it!

2 out of 5 stars Get Randy Travis instead.......2007-06-24

Not bad, but I still thought a lot of it was over-instrumentalized and some of the timing/tempo was awkward (too slow and/or had lost the rhythm). Randy Travis' _Worship & Faith_ is less melodramatic and easier to sing with.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful .......2007-06-21

This is the first CD that I have purchased of Alan Jackson. I love country/bluegrass/gospel music.

This is an exceptional CD. It offers a great selection of songs which are sung superbly with sincere warmth. It is one of those Cd's that you can listen to while you are relaxing or just doing your housework.

Please Alan, give us some more gospel recordings like this soon.

5 out of 5 stars Very well done.......2007-06-04

After growing up in church and serving as church pianist for over 20 years, I feel the need to express my disappointment that the hymns are not sung very much nowadays. Today's church song leaders and choir directors prefer to have their congregations sing praise and worship choruses instead of traditional hymns from the hymn book. I'm not even sure that most young people have even heard many, if any, hymns. Worse, many people who do sing hymns don't sing them the way they're traditionally supposed to be sung. I was very pleased, therefore, when Alan Jackson recorded this CD. I saw his concert on TV, and immediately thereafter ordered the CD. Alan Jackson sings the hymns the way they were sung in church when I was growing up... the way they're supposed to be sung. If you ask me, this is worship at its best.

5 out of 5 stars Precious Memories.......2007-05-25

Another great by Alan Jackson, really enjoyable
entertainer. A good DVD to listen to at home or
in the car.
Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Awesome
  • Great music , Fine performance
 Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings
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ASIN: B00004WJEC
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

  1. His Hand In Mine
  2. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
  3. In My Father's House
  4. Milky White Way
  5. Known Only To Him
  6. I Believe In The Man In The Sky
  7. Joshua Fit The Battle
  8. He Knows Just What I Need
  9. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
  10. Manson Over The Hilltop
  11. If We Never Met Again
  12. Working On The Building
  13. Crying In The Chapel
  14. How Great Thou Art
  15. In The Garden
  16. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
  17. Farther Along
  18. Stand By Me
  19. Without Him
  20. So High
  21. Where Could I Go But To The Lord
  22. By And By
  23. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
  24. Run On
  25. Where No One Stands Alone
  26. We Call On Him
  27. You'll Never Walk Alone
  28. Who Am I?
  29. Life

Tracks:

  1. Only Believe
  2. He Touched Me
  3. I've Got Confidence
  4. Amazing Grace
  5. Seeing Is Believing
  6. He Is My Everything
  7. Bosom Of Abraham
  8. An Evening Prayer
  9. Lead Me, Guide Me
  10. There Is No God But God
  11. A Thing Called Love
  12. I, John
  13. Reach Out To Jesus
  14. Miracle Of The Rosary
  15. Put Your Hand In The Hand
  16. I Got A Feelin' In My Body
  17. Help Me
  18. If That Isn't Love
  19. Help Me (Live Version)
  20. Why Me Lord (Live Version)
  21. How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
  22. Farther Along
  23. Oh Happy Day
  24. I, John
  25. Bosom Of Abraham
  26. You Better Run
  27. Lead Me, Guide Me
  28. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Me

Tracks:

  1. When The Saints Go Marchin' In
  2. Just A Little Talk With Jesus
  3. Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
  4. I Shall Not Be Moved
  5. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
  6. Down By The Riverside
  7. Farther Along
  8. Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)
  9. On The Jericho Road
  10. I Just Can't Make It Myself
  11. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
  12. When The Saints Go Marchin' In
  13. Softly And Tenderly
  14. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
  15. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
  16. I Believe
  17. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
  18. I Asked The Lord
  19. He
  20. Oh How I Love Jesus
  21. Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord
  22. Hide Thou Me
  23. Down By The Riverside/When The Saints Go Marchin' In
  24. Sing You Children
  25. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
  26. Let Us Pray
  27. Gospel Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Where Could I Go But To The Lord/Up Above My Head/Saved
  28. The Lord's Prayer
  29. How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
  30. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME!.......2007-07-10

If you enjoy gospel music -- YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET! Elvis' incredible voice is perfect for the soulful lyrics. Plus he picks up the tempo on many of them making them sound more like rock. All of my favorites are on this 3CD set - so I'm very very happy that I bought it. I highly recommend it!

4 out of 5 stars This CD is great!.......2007-07-07

Elvis sings gospel songs like no other! Some of the songs are a litte rough but you have to realize some songs were recorded in his home or at the studio while he is just playing around. The first disc is more of the released songs while some of the songs on the other CD's are live versions or unreleased versions with him laughing and talking. I thoroughly love this set!

5 out of 5 stars Great gospel album!.......2007-07-05

I have always thought that Elvis' voice was never better than when he was singing gospel and this album proves it! Well done remastering, clear, very good sound. Absolutely a must for people who love gospel and Elvis!!

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-06-27

Its great to have all of the Kings inspirational music in one collection.I have one word for this collection AWESOME!!!

5 out of 5 stars Great music , Fine performance.......2007-06-14

Elvis is at his best on these albums singing songs that he apparantly very fond of as he puts his heart and soul into these great old time gospel hits. Your service was prompt and every thing arrived in perfect
condition. Thanks
The Legend of Johnny Cash
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Single CD Overview of The Man in Black
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  • Can't stop listening to this cd!
 The Legend of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
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ASIN: B000BISBDY
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Cry! Cry! Cry!
  2. Hey Porter
  3. Folsom Prison Blues
  4. I Walk The Line
  5. Get Rhythm
  6. Big River
  7. Guess THings Happen That Way
  8. Ring Of Fire
  9. Jackson
  10. A Boy Named Sue
  11. Sunday Morning Coming Down
  12. Man In Black
  13. One Piece At A Time
  14. Highwayman
  15. The Wanderer - U2
  16. Delia's Gone
  17. Rusty Cage
  18. I've Been Everywhere
  19. Give My Love To Rose
  20. The Man Comes Around (Early Take)
  21. Hurt

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This introduction to the Man in Black's catalog is about as fine a one as can be found on one disc, primarily because the 21 classic tracks span J.R. Cash's entire career, from his first rockabilly single, "Hey, Porter"/"Cry! Cry! Cry!" (Sun Records, 1955), to his last significant alt-country tracks (American Recordings, 2003). Though Cash had his peaks and valleys in the studio, what shines brightly on this collection is how constant--how unwavering--his creativity remained, whether he was writing and performing original material or interpreting the work of others. His voice, too, remained a majestic thing of wonder, even as Cash often sang off-beat; settled his bass-baritone somewhere around, if not on the note; and cared more about power and emotion than strict rules of measure--something that became especially important as illness changed his great oaken voice into a frail instrument. In this way, he was able to infuse novelty songs ("One Piece at a Time," "A Boy Named Sue") with undeniable cool and maintain the poetry of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" even in the awful advent of a gloppy, too-peppy string section. Other chestnuts here take on new dimension in retrospect. "Jackson," a duet with wife June Carter Cash, seemed almost comedic ("hotter than a pepper sprout") when it was released, but now reveals the couple's own white-hot sexuality, primarily in June's elegant, if straightahead vocal. The surprise of The Legend of Johnny Cash is how seamlessly the newer material blends with the seminal, and how full-circle it sometimes comes: Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" doesn't seem markedly different from the quietly defiant songs that Cash defined himself with in the '50s and early '60s. Yet the compilation producers, like Cash himself, saved the best for last. "Hurt," Trent Reznor's poignant meditation on addiction, is devastating as written, but becomes a thing of terrible beauty in the ailing Cash's ravaged, autobiographical delivery. Sequenced as the final cut on the album, it ends with a kind of shocking void; stunning in its intensity, dropping the listener off a cliff of something very akin to grief. No artist, no matter what genre, could have planned a more haunting exit. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

The Legend of Johnny Cash spans his entire career for the first time on a single disc. Featuring 21 of his recordings on the Sun, Columbia, Island, and American Recordings labels, it's the first compilation to include his work on American. Also highlighting the package is a 16-page deluxe booklet with photos and essay by author Rich Kienzle.

His Sun Records tracks begin with his first single, "Hey, Porter"/"Cry! Cry! Cry!," a Country Top 20 penned by Cash and produced by Sam Phillips. Straddling country and rock 'n' roll, they scored in 1956 with the Top 10 Country "Folsom Prison Blues," #1 Country/Top 20 Pop "I Walk The Line" and #1 Country "Get Rhythm." Also heard from his Sun days are 1958's "Big River" (#4 Country/Top 20 Pop) and "Guess Things Happen That Way" (#1 Country/Top 20 Pop).

Cash signed with Columbia in 1958 and five years later had a #1 Country/Top 20 Pop hit with "Ring of Fire," a ballad co-written by June Carter, who in 1967 would duet with him on the #2 Country "Jackson" and later become his wife. In 1969, the live Johnny Cash at San Quentin yielded his biggest hit: Shel Silverstein's novelty "A Boy Named Sue" (#1 Country/#2 Pop).

Kris Kristofferson composed Cash's 1970 #1 Country hit "Sunday Morning Coming Down" while Cash himself composed his personal philosophy on 1971's #3 Country "Man in Black," his nickname for the rest of his days. Also from his Columbia tenure are 1976's "One Piece at a Time" (#1 Country/Top 30 Pop) and 1985's "Highwayman" with Waylon Jennings and Kristofferson.

Cash joined Mercury in 1986 and The Legend of Johnny Cash includes a track from that period titled "The Wanderer," a duet with U2 written by Bono and U2, taken from the group's 1993 release Zooropa. That same year Rick Rubin, known for producing rap and rock acts, offered to record Cash singing whatever he chose. 1994's American Recordings, including college radio favorite "Delia's Gone," brought Cash to a new generation and won the Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy. On 1996's Unchained, Cash brilliantly interpreted Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" as well as the Hank Snow classic "I've Been Everywhere" and copped the Grammy for Best Country Album. On 2003's American IV: The Man Comes Around, he revisited old favorite "Give My Love to Rose" and gave new meaning to Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" (the video for "Hurt" was 6 times nominated at MTV's 2003 VMAs and also won a Grammy for "Best Short Form Music Video" that same year). From 2003's posthumous box set Unearthed, The Legend of Johnny Cash adds an early take on "The Man Comes Around."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Single CD Overview of The Man in Black.......2007-06-29

Johnny Cash's music and popularity has transcended generations and genres. His fans consist of people like myself who don't care much for the current crop of country artists that Nashville is promoting,younger fans who were introduced to his music through excellent covers of Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails tunes and longtime country fans. With a career that lasted as long as his it's hard to narrow his material down to one CD but this collection does a good job. You get his early stuff with the Tennessee Two ("Cry, Cry, Cry", "Folsum Prison Blues", "Get Rhythm") his middle era ("Man In Black","Sunday Morning Coming Down", "A Boy Named Sue")and his amazing comeback on the Rick Rubin "American Recordings" ("Rusty Cage", "Hurt"(dare I say this is better than the NIN version), "Delia's Gone"). All in all an excellent overview of a legendary career.

5 out of 5 stars Cash is the man!.......2007-03-21

Cant go wrong with CD no matter what you listen to. It is full of his signature attitude and style. Not much more to say that hasnt been said about the lengend, Johnny Cash.

5 out of 5 stars "Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry cry...".......2007-02-23

Such an excellent CD. Have listened to this over and over so many times. Liked this CD so much that I just ordered Volume II of "Legend". Get it, you won't regret it!

5 out of 5 stars A Pocketful of Cash.......2007-02-09

Johnny Cash left a huge legacy of recordings from a career that spanned six decades, so to condense that catalog into one CD is a nearly impossible feat. This collection comes about as close as one could hope, though - "Legend" starts with his very first single, "Cry Cry Cry"/"Hey Porter" and works through most of the familiar classics: "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Jackson", "A Boy Named Sue", and so on into the 70's. Then it jumps to his "comeback" era, starting with his collaborations with the Highwaynen (Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson) and U2. Finally, we get to the sublime "American Recordings", his inspired and moving series of stripped-down and personal performances produced by Rick Rubin, ending with "Hurt", one of the most mesmerizing and cathartic covers anyone has ever done of any song. This is the only single CD on the market, to my knowledge, that tries to summarize Cash's entire career, so that makes it a pretty good introduction to the Man in Black.

5 out of 5 stars Can't stop listening to this cd!.......2007-02-08

It has been wonderful to rediscover the robust voice of Johnny Cash with this cd. The first half of the cd makes you sing out loud with him and the second half is like a story book. You can't go wrong with this one!
Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
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 Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
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ASIN: B0000033GO
Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

  1. Uncle Pen - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
  2. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
  3. This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweet... - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
  4. Are You Missing Me? - Jim & Jesse (McReynolds Bros.) & The Virginia Boys
  5. You Don't Know My Mind - Jimmy Martin
  6. Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers
  7. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
  8. Orange Blossom Special - Stanley Brothers
  9. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
  10. Dooley - The Dilliards
  11. Nine Pound Hammer - The Kentucky Colonels
  12. Roving Gambler - The Country Gentleman
  13. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Del McCoury
  14. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
  15. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  16. Old Home Place - J.D. Crowe & The New South
  17. Little Cabin Home On The Hill - Ricky Skaggs
  18. Love You In Vain - Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Appalachian Stomp is an ideal starter disc for those just beginning to explore bluegrass. Mostly this is because its 18 selections are so immediately accessible. The "classics" here, in other words, are usually those infrequent bluegrass cuts to have gained radio recognition beyond a core bluegrass audience. That explains why along with timeless standards such as Flatt & Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and the Osborne Brothers' "Rocky Top" we also get "Dueling Banjos" from the film Deliverance, a cut that is to classic bluegrass what Walter Murphy is to Beethoven. There are less immediately obvious choices too, though. If your previous exposure to bluegrass doesn't go beyond the Holy Trinity of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and the Stanley Brothers--for example, if you've never heard J.D. Crowe & the New South's stellar example of progressive bluegrass, "Old Home Place," or experienced Jimmy Martin lay down the law on his rousing "You Don't Know My Mind"--then you're in for a high-lonesome surprise. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bluegrass at it's best.......2007-05-08

Great CD with top bluegrass artists and great soundtrack. Definitely worth buying.

5 out of 5 stars Bluegrass music.......2007-03-27

It's the best 'Bluegrass' CD that I've heard in quite a while...I would suggest it to anyone who loves Bluegrass!!!

4 out of 5 stars Great Bluegrass.......2007-01-10

This is a real hand clapping foot stomping collection. I play it at least twice a week.

5 out of 5 stars TOE TAPPING PLEASURE.......2007-01-06

This is a great introduction to Bluegrass Music for anyone interested in the genre. It gives you a feel for the high lonesome sound Bill Monroe made famous. The songs will have you tapping you toe in no time!

5 out of 5 stars This is one of my all-time favorite CDs.......2006-07-17

If you love bluegrass at its best, this CD is for YOU!
Slow, fast, and in between beats!
Love it!
The Legend
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Enjoyed by a non-County Boy
  • Box Set "Johnny Cash ...The Legend"
  • Man In Black.
  • Excellent
  • Awesome CDs, bad packaging
 The Legend
Johnny Cash
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0009YNSC4
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

  1. I Walk The Line
  2. There You Go
  3. House Of The Blues
  4. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
  5. Guess Things Happen That Way
  6. The Ways Of A Woman To Love
  7. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
  8. Ring Of Fire
  9. The Matador
  10. Understand Your Man
  11. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
  12. Orange Blossum Special
  13. The One On The Right Is On The Left
  14. Rosanna's Going Wild
  15. Folsom Prison Blues
  16. Daddy Sang Bass
  17. A Boy Named Sue
  18. What Is Truth
  19. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
  20. Flesh And Blood
  21. Man In Black
  22. A Thing Called Love
  23. Kate
  24. Oney
  25. Any Old Wind That Blows
  26. One Piece At A Time
  27. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Tracks:

  1. Hey Porter
  2. Cry, Cry, Cry
  3. Luther Played The Boogie
  4. Get Rhythm
  5. Give My Love To Rose
  6. I Was There When It Happened
  7. Big River
  8. I Still Miss Someone
  9. Pickin' Time
  10. The Man On The Hill
  11. Five Feet And Rising
  12. Tennessee Flat Top Box
  13. i Got Stripes
  14. Troublesome Waters
  15. The Long Black Veil
  16. Dark As A Dungeon
  17. The Wall
  18. 25 Minutes To Go
  19. Cocaine Blues
  20. Doin' My Time
  21. I Will Rock And Roll With You
  22. Without Love
  23. The Big Light
  24. Highway Patrolman
  25. I'm Never Gonna Roam Again
  26. When I'm Gray
  27. Forever Young

Tracks:

  1. The Wreck Of The Old 97
  2. Rock Island Line
  3. Good Night Irene
  4. Goodbye, Little Darlin'
  5. Born To Love
  6. Walking The Blues
  7. Frankie's Man, Johnny
  8. Delia's Gone
  9. In The Jailhouse Now
  10. Waiting For A Train
  11. Casey Jones
  12. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
  13. I've Been Working On The Railroad
  14. Sweet Betsy From Pike
  15. The Streets Of Laredo
  16. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
  17. Down In The Valley
  18. Wabash Cannonball
  19. The Great Speckle Brid
  20. Wildwood Flower
  21. Cotton Fields
  22. Pick A Bale O' Cotton
  23. Old Shep
  24. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
  25. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
  26. Time Changes Everything

Tracks:

  1. Keep In The Sunny Side
  2. Diamonds In The Rough
  3. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
  4. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
  5. Another Man Done Good
  6. Pick The Wildwood Flower
  7. Jackson
  8. If I Were A Carpenter
  9. Girl From The North Country
  10. One More Ride
  11. You Can't Beat Jesus Christ
  12. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
  13. We Ought To Be Ashamed
  14. Crazy Old Soldier
  15. Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
  16. Who's Gene Autry
  17. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
  18. I Walk The Line (Revisited)
  19. Highwayman
  20. The Wanderer
  21. September When It Comes
  22. Tears In The Holston River
  23. Far Side Banks Of Jordan
  24. It Takes One To Know Me

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There are several Cash boxes available, but The Legend--spanning the years 1955-2002 but concentrating on his long tenure at Columbia and, to a lesser degree, his beginnings at Sun--probably belongs at the top of the list. Cash's greatest strengths are dramatized on these four, thematically programmed discs: Win, Place and Show: The Hits; Old Favorites and New; The Great American Songbook (mostly traditional songs); and Family and Friends (collaborations). For starters, consider the staggering depth and breadth of his repertoire (perhaps matched only by those of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles), embracing ancient folk tunes ("Streets of Laredo"), teen pop ("Ballad of a Teenage Queen"), mature contemporary rock ("Highway Patrolman"), gospel ("Were You There When They Crucified My Lord"), topical fare ("Ballad of Ira Hayes"), country standards ("Time Changes Everything"), novelties ("One Piece at a Time"), and more. Then there's the way his spare, spacious sound opens up to take in horns ("Ring of Fire"), strings ("Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"), anything. The Legend includes seven previously unissued sides, most prominently "It Takes One to Know Me," a stirring salute to his wife June. --John Morthland

NOTE: There is also a deluxe limited edition of The Legend, featuring a lithograph, a bonus disc, and a DVD, and housed in a 120-page, 12" x 16" hardcover book.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Enjoyed by a non-County Boy.......2007-07-17

For $30, a great collection! Some of the earliest music that would be more traditional was not my cup of tea, but certainly worth listening to for its part of American history. The mini-bio and photos in the middle of the package was worth reading too.

4 out of 5 stars Box Set "Johnny Cash ...The Legend".......2007-07-13

I am very well satisfied with the box set. It does help to fill in some obscure areas of his musical accomplishments. There also were several songs he recorded that I was not aware of. Sound quality was very good.

5 out of 5 stars Man In Black........2007-07-01

What can I say? It's Johnny as we all want to remember him. His kind has died out and we will never see a singer larger than life like John Cash.
Bye buddy, we love ya!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-05-17

A great collection for someone like me who was really pretty new to Cash's music, since it's a long way from my normal genre. An awesome amount of great music for the money, I love it and wish I'd discovered this music years ago.

It gives a great sampling of everything that Johnny Cash delved into musically, and arranged in a way that lets you listen to an album at a time rather than just skipping to your favorites like some collections.

A great start for a new Cash fan (I can't see how a long time fan could go wrong here either). If you can, pick up the Unearthed boxed set of his American recordings to complement it.


Bottom line, this is the definitive box set for Cash and if you can only get one... this is the one to get.

4 out of 5 stars Awesome CDs, bad packaging.......2007-05-06

This is an awesome collection of Cash tunes. My only gripe is that the CDs come in a large (tall and skinny) book that doesn't fit well into any CD rack.
Anthology of American Folk Music (Edited by Harry Smith)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • THE Chronicles
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  • Necessary.
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 Anthology of American Folk Music (Edited by Harry Smith)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
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ASIN: B000001DJU
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

  1. Henry Lee - Dick Justice
  2. Fatal Flower Garden - Nelston's Hawaiians
  3. House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley
  4. Drunkard's Special - Coley Jones
  5. Old Lady And The Devil - Bill & Belle Reed
  6. The Butcher's Boy - Buell Kazee
  7. The Wagoner's Lad - Buell Kazee
  8. King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O - Chubby Parker
  9. Old Shoes And Leggins - Uncle Eck Dunford
  10. Willie Moore - Richard Burnett And Leonard Rutherford
  11. A Lazy Farmer Boy - Buster Carter And Preston Young
  12. Peg And Awl - Carolina Tar Heels
  13. Ommie Wise - G.B. Grayson
  14. My Name Is John Johanna - Kelly Harrell

Tracks:

  1. Bandit Cole Younger - Edward L. Crain
  2. Charles Giteau - Kelly Harrel
  3. John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man - Carter Family
  4. Gonna Die With My Hammer In My Hand - Williamson Brothers And Curry
  5. Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
  6. White House Blues - Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers
  7. Frankie - Mississippi John Hurt
  8. When That Great Ship Went Down - William And Versey Smith
  9. Engine 143 - Carter Family
  10. Kassie Jones - Furry Lewis
  11. Down On Penny's Farm - Bently Boys
  12. Mississippi Boweavil Blues - Masked Marvel
  13. Got The Farm Land Blues - Carolina Tar Heels

Tracks:

  1. Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens
  2. The Wild Wagoner - Jilson Setters
  3. Wake Up Jacob - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
  4. La Danseuse - Delma Lachney And Blind Uncle Gaspard
  5. Georgia Stomp - Andrew And Jim Baxter
  6. Brilliancy Medley - Eck Robertson
  7. Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers
  8. Old Country Stomp - Henry Thomas
  9. Old Dog Blue - Jim Jackson
  10. Saut Crapaud - Columbus Fruge
  11. Acadian One-Step - Joseph Falcon
  12. Home Sweet Home - Breaux Freres
  13. Newport Blues - Cincinnati Jug Band
  14. Moonshiner's Dance (Part One) - Frank Cloutier And The Victoria Cafe Orchestra

Tracks:

  1. You Must Be Born Again - Rev. J.M. Gates
  2. Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting - Rev. J.M. Gates
  3. Rocky Road - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
  4. Present Joys - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
  5. This Song Of Love - Middle Georgia Singing Conv. No. 1
  6. Judgement - Sister Mary Nelson
  7. He Got Better Things For You - Memphis Sanctified Singers
  8. Since I Laid My Burden Down - Elders McIntorsh & Edwards' Sanctified Singers
  9. John The Baptist - Rev. Moses Mason
  10. Dry Bones - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
  11. John The Revelator - Blind Willie Johnson
  12. Little Moses - Carter Family
  13. Shine On Me - Ernest Phipps & Holiness Singers
  14. Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room - Rev. F.W. McGee
  15. In The Battlefield For My Lord - Rev. D.C. Rice And Congregation

Tracks:

  1. The Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
  2. East Virginia - Buell Kazee
  3. Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  4. I Woke Up One Morning In May - Didier Hebert
  5. James Alley Blues - Richard 'Rabbit' Brown
  6. Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs
  7. I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
  8. Mountaineer's Courtship - Ernest And Hattie Stoneman
  9. The Spanish Merchant's Daughter - Stoneman Family
  10. Bob Lee Junior Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  11. Single Girl, Married Girl - Carter Family
  12. Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme - Cleoma Breaux & Joseph Falcon
  13. Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
  14. Expressman Blues - Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachell

Tracks:

  1. Poor Boy Blues - Ramblin' Thomas
  2. Feather Bed - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  3. Country Blues - Dock Boggs
  4. 99 Year Blues - Julius Daniels
  5. Prison Cell Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
  6. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
  7. C'est Si Triste Sans Lui - Cleoma And Ophy Breaux And Joseph Falcon
  8. Way Down The Old Plank Road - Uncle Dave Macon
  9. Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line - Uncle Dave Macon
  10. Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
  11. K.C. Moan - Memphis Jug Band
  12. Train On The Island - J.P. Nestor
  13. The Lone Star Trail - Ken Maynard
  14. Fishing Blues - Henry Thomas

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This impressive--and frankly, fun--musical document is still sending out shock waves almost 50 years after its original 1952 vinyl release. The Smithsonian's six-CD reissue is painstakingly researched, annotated, and packaged (even boasting an enhanced disc for the techno-capable). Unlike field recorders, eccentric filmmaker/collector/musicologist Harry Smith assembled the Anthology from commercially released (though obscure) 78 rpm discs issued between 1927 and 1935. Its broad scope--from country blues to Cajun social music to Appalachian murder ballads--was monumentally influential, setting musicians like Bob Dylan down the path to folk fandom. The White House started its own national music library with the Anthology; anyone with more than a passing interest in American roots music should do the same. --Michael Ruby

More from Smithsonian Folkways

The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music
Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection

Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
Folkways: The Original Vision

Album Description

This deluxe 6-CD collector's boxed set contains a 96-page book featuring Harry Smith's original songbook framed by essays by Greil Marcus and other noted writers, musicians, and scholars. Play the enhanced sixth disc on your CD-ROM drive and access historic video footage, rare photos, artist interviews, and additional background information. Edited by Harry Smith. Reissue compiled by the staff of Smithsonian Folkways. Reissue liner notes by Greil Marcus, Neil Rosenberg, Jeff Place, Jon Pankake, Luis Kemnitzer and others. "...the missing link in rock's official history." -Newsweek ***** (five stars) -Rolling Stone

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE Chronicles.......2007-07-12

Great stuff. Yet some of the singing is almost too real, too raw. Bob Dylan cites this album as a main inspiration, and you can hear his singing and songwriting style in a lot of the songs. Not for everybody, and may be even too much for casual folk music fans. Has to be listened to in the context of a historical document.

5 out of 5 stars totally essential listening.......2007-02-15

This CD compilation set is more than just an album of music--it's a historical document. I first heard of the AAFM in a Bob Dylan biography--after buying this and listening to it, I can understand how Bob was inspired to ditch his Little Richard aspirations and travel the rugged road of folk. Through the three sections--Ballads, Social Music (mostly instrumentals), and Songs (kind of like ballads, but less story-oriented), this collection not only contains some great, timeless music and performances, it's also steeped in pure humanity--the real essence of true folk music. The people Harry Smith collected and anthologized were mostly just that: folk. People like you and me who love music, and play the songs they've been handed down. You don't have to be Bob Dylan to appreciate and be moved by songs that have been passed down through the generations and soulfully interpreted by many different artists.

Aside from some essential listening ("Coo Coo Bird," "Stackalee," "Mississippi Boweavil Blues," "I wish I Was a Mole in the Ground," etc. etc.), the package has some great supplementary material. It's very interesting to learn about the song information and performer information that Smith collected with his anthology, but it's also interesting to get a glimpse into his project, seeing how he relentlessly collected and chose which songs to represent. He was a true lover of music, and that love is reflected in his project.

Please don't come to this compilation expecting pristine sound quality--it was assembled in the 50's, which means that the recordings come from then as well as much earlier--it's about the music and performers anyway, and a little bit of scratch really doesn't detract that much from the organic, down home experience. It IS a bit of a shame that there are 6 CDs, but really only about 4 full CDs worth of music--it would have been OK with me if the Ballad/Social Music/Songs organization was not cleanly divided between discs to save space, since the division isn't very efficient, but I suppose the reissuers wanted to emulate the original vinyl collection. I don't really find the material to be homogeneous like the second spotlight reviewer does, although I do agree that Roots and Blues: A Retrospective is also a great compilation--I'd recommend getting both for a great complementary experience.

Hopefully this set never goes out of print, as it's a great piece of art that any music fan or musician can learn a lot from--and enjoy, too! It's a shame that Smith had to preserve this music as it was beginning to die out even as he was collecting it, but it's also heartwarming that such classic sounds can be preserved for us to hear so many years later and keep the tradition alive. Enjoy the living history!

5 out of 5 stars The grandfather of the reissue records.......2005-02-21

This collection led to the "re-discovery" of many artists who had dissapeared after when the depression crippled the recording industry. Mississippi John Hurt is probably the most famous as of now, but others, like Clarence Ashley were major finds at the time - and when Folkways sent a field crew to do a new record by Ashley he requested some assist from a young friend named Doc Watson. Watson was unknown outside his home town at the time but went on to become a major star in a field which has very few stars.
Listening to many cuts on this album you can hear the source of much material for folk groups as diverse as the New Lost City Ramblers and The Holy Modal Rounders, rock groups like Canned Heat, and The Grateful Dead. Some of the melodies will be familiar to fans of Dylan, others to Jorma Kaukonan listeners. There are otehrs -- many many others.
This set is the source, the headwaters of reissues, and revivals. An essential part of any folk music collection.

5 out of 5 stars Necessary........2003-05-28

I dont think there is a need to go into to much detail about this *6 CD* set. If you can fork over the cash, just buy it. If you have any interest in roots music, just buy it. If you thought ol' Bobby Dylan and the Band made some great weird music in the basement of big pink in '67 .. for the love of god, BUY THIS! strange, unadorned, raw music , just buy it.

5 out of 5 stars Essential.......2002-11-30

Much ink & many electrons have been devoted to explaining both Harry Smith (and a lot of explanation is necessary -- very interesting man) and this wonderful collection of recordings from the 1920's and 30's, so I won't go into too much detail here. If you'd like a good treatise on the work itself as a cultural object, and how it relates to other thematically similar items, I would reccomend Griel Marcus' book Invisible Republic.
This is the greatest mix tape ever made, and an essential cultural artifact, not only of the vernacular music of the hills & highways of pre-electrification America, but also of the folk movement ofthe fifties and sixties (the primer fromwhic all else was derived) and by extension of the hippy movement following closely thereafter.
SOme of this music is really wild...
Three Wooden Crosses
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Three Wooden Crosses
  • Its not bad, but not all that great, either.
  • country gospel music
 Three Wooden Crosses
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Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
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ASIN: B000GFL9Z4
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

  1. Three Wooden Crosses -- Randy Travis
  2. When The Sand Runs Out -- Rascall Flatts
  3. Live Like You Were Dying -- Tim McGraw
  4. There Will Come A Day -- Faith Hill
  5. I Need You -- Leann Rimes
  6. Go Rest High On That Mountain -- Vince Gill
  7. Because You Love Me -- Jo Dee Messina
  8. Long Black Train -- Josh Turner
  9. I Hope You Dance -- Lee Ann Womack
  10. That's What I Love About Sunday -- Craig Morgan
  11. I Can Only Imagine -- Wynonna
  12. They Don't Understand -- Sawyer Brown
  13. A Living Prayer -- Alison Krauss and Union Station
  14. Holes In The Floor Of Heaven -- Steve Wariner
  15. Carry You -- Amy Grant
  16. The Little Girl -- John Michael Montgomery
  17. Love Can Build A Bridge -- The Judds

Album Description

17 inspirational songs from 2006's top country artists!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME.......2007-07-16

THIS CD JUST BLEW ME AWAY. IT'S AWESOME, I MUST HAVE LISTENED TO IT 25 TIMES STRAIGHT THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGING TO ANOTHER CD. I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE EVERYONE I KNOW A COPY.

5 out of 5 stars Another great cd.......2007-06-02

Excellent heartfelt songs. Lots of the lyrics make you think about life and what it means. It brings it all around to knowing the Lord!

5 out of 5 stars Three Wooden Crosses.......2007-03-19

It is an awsome cd. I bought this Cd for my husband. We are blessed to have this cd. "Go rest high on that mountain" is a very special song to us. We visited an eldery lady in George West Texas ( we are hosted at different families when in the States doing missions work and also visit several churches.) She lost her husband and while the coffin was lowered they played this song. She shared this song with us. It is so true all the words are there. Thank you Amazon. May the Lord bless you all.
God bless.
Erika Viljoen

3 out of 5 stars Its not bad, but not all that great, either........2007-03-08

I bought this to have something to listen to on the way to church on Sunday. I really love Josh Turner and Allison Kraus, the rest I could take or leave.

5 out of 5 stars country gospel music.......2007-02-18

The CD Three Wooden Crosses is one of the best collections of songs of faith. We have thoroughly enjoyed this CD and have recommended it to many of our friends.
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Everly - A Must for all their Fans
  • The BEST Everly Brothers album you will ever need,
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 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
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ASIN: B0000YEE1M
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

  1. Bye Bye Love
  2. Wake Up Little Susie
  3. All I Have To Do Is Dream
  4. Bird Dog
  5. Devoted To You
  6. ('Til) I Kissed You
  7. Let It Be Me
  8. When Will I Be Loved
  9. Cathy's Clown
  10. Walk Right Back
  11. Crying In The Rain
  12. On The Wings Of A Nightingale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic Everly - A Must for all their Fans.......2007-02-18

Treat yourself to the sweet harmonies of the Everly Brothers, with a CD that has been remastered to underscore their pure sound. Played this for my musician son in law who was not familiar with their music and he is so impressed. All the hits are here, sounding better than ever. An outstanding addition to your collection --

5 out of 5 stars The BEST Everly Brothers album you will ever need, .......2007-01-10

Long ago in californialand, i heard the last everly brothers "hit", on the wings of a nightingale, 1 time and i knew I HAD to have it. Took me about 20 years to find it, in this album. If you really like good music, with tight harmonies, good guitar work, words you can understand, a little bit of country and early rock to the still bitchin, fresh,updated sound of nightingale, then STOP RIGHT HERE and get this album. Enough said!

5 out of 5 stars Everly Brothers, best of.......2007-01-09

The Millennium collection seems to have the songs I always want from a group or artist. The quality of the sound is there everytime. As the local music stores disappear it is good to be able to trust a system like this as I replace much of my vinyl for a CD collection. This CD gives me what I want for the Everly Brothers in one purchase.

5 out of 5 stars The Best.......2004-04-01

Any fan who appreciates the Everly Brothers has to have
this album. The remastered sound is superb of course, but
the deciding factor on this one should be the inclusion
of their last hit, after more than 20 years had passed since
their previous one.
After the team reunited, one of their biggest fans wrote
a song especially for them. Paul McCartney wrote "Wings of
a Nightingale" for them, and it is a truly beautiful song
that displays their harmony at its best, and the song is
not usually found on other collections.
Get the best of all their classic early hits, plus this
last hit.
A must have for any fan.
Elvis: Ultimate Gospel
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ELVIS: ULTIMATE GOSPEL
  • His BEST single CD Gospel collection!
 Elvis: Ultimate Gospel
Elvis Presley
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MV8D10
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

  1. How Great Thou Art
  2. So High
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. Crying In The Chapel
  5. You'll Never Walk Alone
  6. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
  7. In My Father's House
  8. Milky White Way
  9. His Hand In Mine
  10. I Believe In The Man In The Sky
  11. Where Could I Go But To The Lord
  12. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
  13. Run On
  14. He Touched Me
  15. Bosom Of Abraham
  16. Lead Me, Guide Me
  17. Joshua Fit The Battle
  18. If We Never Meet Again
  19. I, John
  20. Reach Out To Jesus
  21. Who Am I?
  22. Help Me
  23. An Evening Prayer
  24. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
  25. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

Album Description

Revised with 2 significant tracks and artwork not previously included. When Elvis was growing up, the Presley family attended the First Assembly Of God church in Tupelo and subsequently in Memphis. Elvis's music was greatly influenced by attending these churches, but reglious music came to Elvis in many shapes and forms. Religious songs were often part of the repertoire for country stars on the Grand Ol' Opry - a syndicated radio Nashville broadcast that the Presley's almost always tuned into on Saturdays. As a teen, Elvis and his friends would sneak into churches in the black neighborhoods to catch the lively music of a different musical heritage. The welcoming congregation and uplifting sound opened up Elvis's understanding of the multiple facets of reglious music. ULTIMATE GOSPEL provides testament to Elvis's musical excellence and acknowledges the priceless contribution of the talented songwriters, musicians and producers involved.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ELVIS: ULTIMATE GOSPEL.......2007-05-12

This is the real Elvis. It shows Elvis's true roots. I recommend this cd to anyone who wants to discover the real heritage Elvis left behind.

5 out of 5 stars His BEST single CD Gospel collection!.......2007-03-08

Very powerful performances and of course Elvis' voice is unmatched. He was made to sing Gospel and he puts his heart into every performance. The only Grammies he won were for his Gospel recordings. I know there are many Elvis Gospel collections available, but this one is his best single CD Gospel collection! To top this one you would have to get the 2 CD "Amazing Grace" or the 3 CD "Peace in the Valley" set.

This release is slightly different than the original "Elvis Ultimate Gospel" CD released a few years ago. On this version they added two songs "In My Father's House" and "An Evening Prayer" and deleted "Miracle Of The Rosary". I guess you could say this is the Protestant version of "Elvis Ultimate Gospel". If you like Gospel music and don't want to spend a lot of money on multi-CD releases, I highly recommend this CD.

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