Gospel Favorites

Track Listings

1. Precious Memories

2. He Hideth My Sould

3. Whispering Hope

4. Softly and Tenderly

5. Amazing Grace

6. Wonderful Time Up There

7. Just a Closer Walk With Thee

8. You'll Never Walk Alone

9. In the Sweet By and By [*]

Tracks:

The Sound of Music
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
Born Free
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Goin' Home
All Through the Night
Londonderry Air
Seventy-Six Trombones
Art Thou With Me
Simple Gifts
Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Lord's Prayer
Bless This House
Heavenly Father! (Ave Maria)
Medley from Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star & Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee
The Impossible Dream
Over The Rainbow
Medley from Snow White & 7 Dwarfs: Whistle While You Work & Heigh-Ho! Heigh-Ho!
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Somewhere
Oklahoma!
You'll Never Walk Alone

Customer Reviews:

Review of Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits.......2006-07-16

The CD was received within the alloted time and was in excellent condition. I highly recommend the album to anyone who is interested in their music.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits: 22 Best-Loved Favo.......2005-08-03

Exactly what we looking for..nice sounding arrangements of great music.

Among the best.......2004-06-27

I've loved hearing the Tabernacle Choir since birth when my mom played their hymns on vinyl a lot.

If you like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, then you'll love the Treorchy Male Choir, of Rhondda Valley, Wales (www.treorchymalechoir.org). They are also very inspiring.

Simply Beautiful.......2004-06-25

I love the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and I just can't get enough. This also goes to show that they don't always have to sing hymns or religious music. And after all, who doesn't love this choir? This cd is beautiful.

Just the Greatest!.......2004-06-09

We were fortunate to watch a rehearsal and when I returned home I looked up all of their recordings and bought 2 CD's and they are both "magnificent!" It's so patriotic, especially "God Bless America, and this one is exceptional with wonderful show tunes etc. I recommend this to everyone!

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Statlers Take Gospel To Another Level
Excellent!
Statlers
Great gospel by great group
A History in Harmony-35 years of the Statler Bro's.

Today's Gospel Favorites
The Statler Brothers
Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville
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ASIN: B000001DYW
Release Date: 1993-06-22

Tracks:

Turn Your Radio On
A Different Song
Blessed Be
Love Lifted Me
Jesus Is The Answer Everytime
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Precious Memories
Rock Of Ages
I Believe I'll Live For Him
I'll Fly Away

Customer Reviews:

Statlers Take Gospel To Another Level.......2007-07-13

For someone who's musical tastes range from the neo-Cajun Pine Leaf Boys to hard rockers like Def Leppard and Motley Crue to edge-of-Country bands like The Mavericks and the Desert Rose Band, you'd probably think that a review of a Statler Brothers' album would seem out of place. However, I must admit that I have a very soft spot in my heart for these guys. Growing up in southwest Louisiana, my dad ruled the radio and was the primary music buyer in the family. I was treated to acts like Merle Haggard, Jimmy Swaggart, Fats Domino, and Marty Robbins. I also got a healthy dose of the Statlers who, other than Merle, were probably my dad's favorite artists. My first concert was a Statler Brothers show and I would eventually see them again in Dollywood a few years later. Their sound has stuck with me forever.

This particular album shows the Statlers at their finest: singing Gospel music. I'm not talking about modern Gospel sounds. Nope, I'm talking about Southern Gospel, complete with four-part harmony, string pickin' and plenty of "oomph" to get you on your feet. Contemporary Christian artists can't hold a candle to traditional Southern Gospel sounds. From the wonderful "Just A Little Talk With Jesus" to the upbeat gem that is "I'll Fly Away," this album is wonderful. My personal favorite tunes include "Precious Memories" and "Turn Your Radio On."

Yes, a kid who grew up with Guns N' Roses, Whitesnake, and Metallica does know what good music is. You may not fancy my other tastes in music, but give the Statler Brothers a try. You might be surprised at how much you will really enjoy them.

Highly recommended.

Excellent!.......2007-01-09

This CD is a treasure for any Christian and Statler's fan. It will keep you humming all day.

Statlers.......2007-01-04

Yes! This CD is a winner!! Cannot beat the harmony of the Statler Brothers and there were plenty of selections for wonderful listening. Buy it!!

Great gospel by great group.......2005-07-23

Great gospel album, plain and simple. The four-part harmonies of the Statler Brothers were never better, and this is the kind of music that makes them shine. I must disagree with those who lament the addition of Jimmy Fortune. While I liked the earlier work with tenor Lew DeWitt, I think Jimmy's voice is fantastic and the group's sound, though a little different, is every bit as good. These are all simple, down-to-earth gospel numbers--all good, with my favorite being the live version of "I'll Fly Away", which has a unique change of key in the middle and enough energy to send you off for the remainder of the day. Good stuff!

A History in Harmony-35 years of the Statler Bro's........2003-11-17

I first feel obliged to say that I have not yet purchased this particular album,however I have been listening for many years on various other albums. One thing is for certain, when someone down here plays this record (or other's with songs such as these), Our Savior, with a joyful heart and great big smile, is sure to be listening as well. Among the most impressive attribute's of this phenomenal foursome, is there honesty and integrity. For over 35 years they've shared the stage with one another and, while having need to replace only one of the original member's, the great counter tenor, Mr. Lew DeWitt, who took his last flight home some years back. Even with this vast expanse of time, through it all, there has been precisely nothing to cast a even the faintest of shadow's on themselves both as a group as well as in their own individual lives, their families or their music. As the mellenium was drawing closer and is now steadily on it's way, listeners of everything from the inspiration and hope of Christian & Gospel music, to the overwhelming anger and bitterness of Gangster Rap & Hip-Hop, are finding all too often that even though certain performer's are able to look and act with seeming sincerity the part on stage, the moment they step off, they become virtually unrecognizable. The Statler Brothers on the other hand, along with many other performers from that period, are who they are by the grace of God and nothing more, Sharing with others their simple secret, making no exceptions, changing nothing based on their surroundings or those who incessantly lurk about trying to . There can only be one conclusion when asking how they do it, and that is through their faith and trust in Christ. This faith and trust, coming from God the Father automatically lends itself to the trongly detected in nearly every song they've let the values instilled be Christ to anyone would say that. To end this review, allow me to just present a list of undisputible facts. 1)The Stat. Bro's have been working, virtually non-stop for better than 35 years. 2)Their has never been a member leave the group for any reason other than death. 3)The harmonies they produced in 1965, '68, '71, etc., are today just as crisp and beautiful, perhaps even more so. 4)Through the songs that Don & Harold Ried, and the other charter member Phil Balsley the world has taken posession of some it's most uplifting, tear-jerking and very often side-splittingly funny assets. In short, their is not, and will probably never be a vocal musical group, in any genre to have what these gentlemen have or do what theses gentlemen have done, and certainly not with the grace, style and integrity with which they've done it. This marvelous quartet, in late 2002, took the stage and grabbed their mic's for last time. I was never afforded the opportunity to see them live, but I will most assuradely continue to listen to their records, CD's, cassettes and maybe even an 8-track or two (this is a large, rectangular cartridge, made in much the same way cassettes and used for the same purpose), and maybe, if we all ask really nicely, after they've rested a bit they will again take their place up front to sarenade us once again. Until then, I guess we'll just have to count the flowers on the wall. My recomendation for this album "Todays Gospel Favorites" is that it's nothing short of must-have. Their other albums are quite good as well, try and get the whole collection if you can, you'll never tire of spinning them.

Tracks:

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Aura Lee
The Bonnie Blue Flag
He's Gone Away
The Battle Cry Of Freedom
Lorena
The Battle Hymn Of The Republic
Tenting On The Old Camp Ground
Sweet Evelina
I Wish I Was In Dixie
Kathleen Mavourneen
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Ring De Banjo
Oh! Susanna
Old Folks At Home
The Glendy Burk
Beautiful Dreamer
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Camptown Races
My Old Kentucky Home
Nelly Bly

Customer Reviews:

Reward for a long search.......2007-05-14

This is the reward for a long search although it is not exactly what I was looking for. My original goal was to find a similar choir music with roughly the same titles: I was desperately looking for (and still am!) 'The Blue and the Gray' sung by the Norman Luboff Choir. I have bought this record several times as a gift for friends. My own record I have lent to someone who has lost it meanwhile. From all the records I have bought none is available anymore. Do you think there is achance to find a new or used record of this? Regarding the Mormon Tabernacle Choir: I think it is a very good CD although not entirely as good as the mentiond one from the Norman Luboff Choir.

It is a matter of personal taste.......2005-06-16

Some time, I like a song sung by a big choir and sometime I prefer a song sung by one or two singers with or without a merely invisible choir to support them. For example, The battle Hymn of the Republic is the perfect song to be sung by a choir. Technically speaking, the recording is good. In fact, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir obviously sings very well. However, I prefer a more classic style to listen and to sing along. On an other way, the choice of songs is very good. If you like the sound and the way of singing of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, buy it.

Great overall, with three minor gripes.......2005-05-26

My one gripe is that the choir modified the words to the Chorus to "The Battle Cry of Freedom": "The Union Forever! Hoorah, boys, hoorah . . " becomes "Our country forever! Hoorah . . ." Now, speaking as a patriotic American, there's nothing wrong with the words "Our conuntry" in and of themselves, mind you; the problem is that they aren't the original lyrics. It's kinda like having an all-original '67 Mustang and replacing parts with those of an '84! The second minor kvetch is that they don't do all the verses to "Bonnie Blue Flag." Finally, "Marching Through Georgia" is conspicuous by its absence. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir obviously sings very well, and I'm sure they'd have done a bang-up job w/"MTG" had they attempted it. But enough sour grapes! Wonderful, uplifting choice of music overall!

More than just a collection of Civil War songs!.......2000-10-29

Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated by The American Civil War. Many a day as a child, I would "re-create" famous Civil War battles with my plastic blue and gray soldiers. To further augment these moments, I would run upstairs and take a particular record album from my dad's collection and play it on my sister's portable record player. For a few hours, I'd be immersed in my very own world where columns of blue and gray troops marched and charged along to songs like "The Battle Cry of Freedom", "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp". That album was "Songs of the Civil War" (the original album was entitled "Songs of the North and South" and contained only the first 13 tracks)...

Today - 25 or some-odd-years later - the arrangements on this record are forever etched into my mind as the standard for songs from that era. I'm no big fan of choir music - and I certainly wasn't way back when I was 7 or 8 years old(!). But these recordings manage, somehow, to strike a nerve in those who are given to romantic ideals and dreams - like the young men and boys who answered the call back in the Spring of 1861... and just like me when I first heard them.

When I was a child first listening to this album, my favorites were the heady anthems and marching songs. I wasn't yet capable, at such a young age, to appreciate the ballads. But still, they made sense to be played along to my little war games. As an adult, I grew to appreciate the ballads on this record such as the beautiful folk song, "Kathleen Mavourneen", and "He's Gone Away" - a song with as modern a message as any song recorded in recent years: the longing of two young lovers - seperated by circumstances beyond their control - for the return to the life they once had together. The way in which the Choir's male and female sections trade verses, to impart the meassage which both the boy and the girl in the song have for eachother, is very effective. I can see now that they made sense because they were/are songs about human experience... songs of loss, jubilation, yearning for loved ones, longing for peace. Songs which underscore the tragedy that was the Civil War, beautifully arranged and performed.

What the Mormon Tabernacle Choir achieve/d with these recordings is a strange paradox: The most violent episode in our nation's history approached with beauty and serenity. Something anyone can appreciate - apparently, even an 8 year-old boy.

More of the best by the great MTC under Condie.......2000-06-11

This is a collection of some of the best recordings by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir while under the direction of Richard Condie. It is typical of performances by probably the greatest chior ever recorded when they were at their peak. It seems a shame infact that the curant choir under Ottley has lost so much of that excellance. As to whether this sounds like a group of Civil War soldiers; I wouldn't know as I'm not 150 years old.

More Greatest Hits: 18 Best Loved Favorites

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Great Music
Beautiful

More Greatest Hits: 18 Best Loved Favorites
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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ASIN: B0000029NH
Release Date: 1995-11-14

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Il travatore: Anvil Chorus - Verdi
Heavenly Father! (Ave Maria)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again - Gilbert
Xerxes: Holy Art Thou (Largo) - Handel_
Loch Lomond - Traditional
None But The Lonely Heart - Tchaikovsky
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Nearer My God To Thee
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
The Anniversary Song
It's A Grand Night For Singing - Rodgers
My Favorite Things - Rodgers
The White Cliffs Of Dover
Its A Long, Long Way To Tipperary
Ode To Joy - Beethoven

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2006-07-02

Lovely music in several different categories. Just what I expected from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Beautiful.......2004-06-25

I love this choir, and I don't think that they will ever sing a song that isn't beautiful. Also, the orchestral accompaniment is perfect. Simply beautiful.

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Old Time Gospel Favorites
Old Time Gospel Favorites~Oak Ridge Boys
Inspirational southern Gospel
The Original Oak Ridge Boys at Their Very Best!
Depressing

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ASIN: B000000DEL
Release Date: 1996-01-09

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The Old Country Church
Because Of Him
Farther Along
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me
When I Lay My Burdens Down
You'll Never Walk Alone
On The Sunny Banks
Lead Me To Calvary
In The Shelter Of His Arms

Customer Reviews:

Old Time Gospel Favorites.......2006-08-20

Oak Ridge Boys couldn't be better. Love all their recordings.
You feel closer to Jesus our Redeemer. The music album was done well. Arrived in a timely manner. Case and CD in new condition. Highly recommend this Seller.

Old Time Gospel Favorites~Oak Ridge Boys.......2006-01-30

It's just about every thing I thought it would be, except, I thought there would be more songs on the CD.

Inspirational southern Gospel.......2004-12-28

The Oak Ridge Boys can sing gospel like no other group can, and their 'original' lineup proves it on this set of tracks. Highly enjoyable and inspirational!!!

The Original Oak Ridge Boys at Their Very Best!.......2004-07-26

This collection of southern gospel classics is a re-release of the Oak Ridge Boys' "On The Sunny Banks" project, recorded in the early 1960's, well before the group's cross-over into country music. Personnel at the time these tracks were laid down included the great Smitty Gatlin (lead), Willie Wynn (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone), Herman Harper (bass) and Tommy Fairchild (piano).

The group had been known as the Oak Ridge Boys for a relatively short period of time when these songs were released. Smitty Gatlin purchased the name "Oak Ridge Quartet" from the legendary Wally Fowler in the late 1950's, then changed it to reflect the new lineup. As fans of Southern Gospel know, Willie Wynn was one of the industry's leading tenor singers, and the late Herman Harper went on to create the premier talent management agency that still bears his name. Incidentally, contemporary Oaks fans may be interested to know that this project marked William Lee Golden's debut with the group, resulting in one of the longest tenures in either gospel or country music.

This CD contains positively stellar material from some of the greatest writers in southern gospel -- Dottie Rambo, Gov. Jimmie Davis, and Smitty Gatlin himself, performing his very own "When I Lay My Burdens Down Someday". This one is solid gold. Don't miss it!

Depressing.......2003-03-18

If you like depressing music then you will like this one

All Time Gospel Favorites: The Encore Collection

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Jim Reeves At His Best
All Time Gospel Favorites by Jim Reeves
Almost As Good As It Gets
this is an excellant cd

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It Is No Secret
My Cathedral
Padre Of Old San Antone
We Thank Thee
Trouble In The Amen Corner
In The Garden

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This posthumous release gathers together the best-known inspirational numbers by "Gentleman" Jim Reeves, the East Texas troubadour who perfected traditional country's smoothed-out Nashville sound. With his inimitable velvety baritone, Reeves caresses each note in his signature laid-back style, performing with genuine confidence rather than smarm. "I'll Fly Away" marries Reeves's classic tones with Floyd Cramer-styled piano and "Padre of Old San Antone" captures the highly polished Tex-Mex flavor introduced by Reeves on his monster hit "Mexican Joe." "We Thank Thee," an eloquent ballad of gratitude, exemplifies the sophisticated country-pop that Reeves and contemporary Patsy Cline popularized, "In the Garden" shines brightly with ringing guitar coupled with Lawrence Welkian group background vocals, and "Trouble in the Amen Corner" is a first-class tearjerking talkie. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Jim Reeves At His Best.......2006-11-12

I usually do not write reviews (I don't do concerts either) but this one I could not pass up. If for whatever reason at the end of a hard day you need to relax, listen to this CD. The music has a most soothing effect and when it is over I feel real good. I am an avid Jim Reeves fan and his beautiful voice is always the key, but the song selections on this disc are wonderful.

All Time Gospel Favorites by Jim Reeves.......2006-03-13

We love Jim Reeves and his music. We just returned from a visit to a hospice where a close friend of ours is dying. We played it in our car going and coming. It is quite comforting.

Almost As Good As It Gets.......2000-01-29

The recording is excellent. Many of the songs I have heard before but there are some good ones that I haven't. I would recommend this to any Jim Reeves fan. I rated it 4 stars because I have the "Essential Jim Reeves" and I feel it deserves the 5 stars. This one isn't quite as good.

this is an excellant cd.......1999-02-01

Christian or not you will enjoy this music, it has a calming affect if your having a bad,or not It's great music. It also has an important message. I can't say enough, it's just beautiful, enjoy. JESUS LOVES YOU, beleive it. If you want to talk about JESUS and your future contact me, no silly stuff please

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Gospel music at its best
Gatlin Bros. Family Gospel Favorites
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin BrothersSing Their Family Gospel Favorites
Nice country gospel set!
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Family Gospel Favorites

Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites
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Tracks:

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Love Lifted Me
Amazing Grace
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It Is Well With My Soul
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1. Swing Down Chariot
2. Sweet Hour of Prayer
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10. Just A Closer Walk With Thee/What A Friend We Have in Jesus
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Customer Reviews:

Gospel music at its best.......2007-01-11

This is one of our favorite CDs. We couldn't enjoy this CD more.
All of the tracks are wonderful. We're glad we were able to find
it on Amazon. Hope the Gatlins continue to produce such great music
for years to come.

Gatlin Bros. Family Gospel Favorites.......2005-10-06

Very well done, for just three singers. One of few that carries "Whispering Hope", a favorite of one of our past relatives.

Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin BrothersSing Their Family Gospel Favorites.......2005-08-30

We have almost every Gatlin CD available-This is one of the best--Songs done with different arrangements & are very singable --A mix of old hymns & the Gatlin standards. Really enjoy their version of "Love Lifted Me"

Nice country gospel set!.......2005-01-02

This is a nice Christian country set, from a Top 40 commercial country act that was popular in the 1970s and '80s. Admittedly, Larry Gatlin is sounding a little long in the tooth and slightly shaky as a soloist, but their obvious sincerity and love of the music lifts this album up, and when they sing in an upbeat jubilee style, the Gatlins can really get your toes a-tappin'. There are also some slower ballads sung in a more modern Southern Gospel style, though almost all the songs are older traditional tunes like "Amazing Grace," "Rock Of Ages," Albert E. Brumley's "I'll Fly Away," etc. Another nice thing is that the musical backup is pretty restrained: they just have the band play as much is necessary to get the message across, and leave the emphasis on their vocals and on the words, which is really where is belongs. Gospel fans and Gatlin fans alike should enjoy this record quite a bit.

Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Family Gospel Favorites.......2004-11-10

XM Satellite Radio Channel "America" recently promoted this album on their "Stained Glass" program. The featured selection was "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"---a moving rendition of the tradition hymn. Larry Gatlin was interviewed by the host. NOBODY mentioned that "Lower Lights" is NOT contained in Family Gospel Favorites. This was a misrepresentation of the new album. Caveat emptor---I did not double-check the song list when I ordered the album---my fault. But now I am disappointed that a "promised" song is missing.

Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites

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Robeson's performances survive him

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Robeson's performances survive him.......2003-05-30

This album was recorded 1928 to 1939 and is republished by EMI. Except for the orchestrations (which are dated), the performances by Paul Robeson are current and fresh as ever. There is nothing in the content of the lyrics to indicate an origin of slavery or anything having to do with black stereotyping. Robeson has a rich, bass voice and he enunciates well. There are 20 numbers on this album and Robeson carries all of them well. In addition to Ol' Man River, there are St. Louis Blues, All Through the Night, Song of the Volga Boatman, and Dear Old Southland.

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It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
In God's Eyes
There Shall Be Showers Of Blessings
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Here's what you get with this exquisite little blessing: Willie, his fragile yet utterly earnest voice, his peculiar and passionate phrasing, his unmatched gut-string guitar, his sister Bobbie on graceful piano, and a refreshing set of sacred songs. So what are you waiting for? --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Love Old Time Gospel Music.......2007-03-16

Iloved this CD - Willie's unique voice singing out those timeless old hymns - what a combination!

Good simple gospel music, horrible cd release........2004-09-04

I prefer this record to The Troublemaker. They are both filled with great gospel songs. This record is much more intimate instead of a sounding like a jam session. So I'd give the music 4 stars.

As a CD reissue, I give this 0 stars. It's really pitiful. This CD is a reissue of the Family Bible LP from 1980. They changed the order which I don't mind, but they dropped "An Evening Prayer" which is unfortunate. They changed the cover from a charming studio photo of Bobby and Willie to a New England postcard. They spent no time remastering the sound. I transferred my vinyl and I did a better job that the record label, and they had theoretically had access to the masters.

Very peaceful.......2004-05-18

Originally released in 1980 under the title "Family Bible." The song, Family Bible, was a minor country hit in 1980 and is one of my favorite songs on this CD. If you are looking for a follow-up to Willie's outstanding "The Troublemaker" album you might be disappointed in this album. While it is a very good CD, the performances are stripped down and lack the backing vocals and instrumental support found on "The Troublemaker." What you get on this CD is just Willie, his guitar, and a piano accompaniment. No drums, no bass guitar, no slide, no organ, etc... That does not make this a bad album, but it lacks the punch that "Troublemaker" has. The result here are solid performances and a much more peaceful feel. I recommend this CD if you like traditional gospel music or if you like Willie Nelson. But if you are looking for a "Troublemaker II" you might be disappointed.

WILLIE NELSON SHINES ON THIS GOSPEL ALBUM.......2002-06-11

THE SONG "TELL IT TO JESUS" IS MY FAVORITE SONG OFF OF THIS ALBUM. I DEDICATE IT TO ANYONE WHO IS DOWN AND OUT.

One of the best!.......2001-04-13

I truly enjoy each song on this CD! A work of art.

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She saved the BEST for last!

Vestal Goodman: A Lifetime of Favorites
Vestal Goodman
Manufacturer: New Haven
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001Z36X2
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

That Sounds Like Me
Wait Till You See My Brand New Home
God Walks the Dark Hills
I Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Who Am I
I'm Too Near Home
If God Is Dead
In the Sweet By and By
Clear Title
Mercy
God Bless America
Jesus Hold My Hand

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She saved the BEST for last!.......2005-11-09

This is Vestal at her very best. It is one of her last recordings that she made before joining the Lord in His heavenly choir. Every track is pure Vestal gold. This recording is a must have for any Southern Gospel Music collector.

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1. Precious Memories
2. He Hideth My Sould
3. Whispering Hope
4. Softly and Tenderly
5. Amazing Grace
6. Wonderful Time Up There
7. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
8. You'll Never Walk Alone
9. In the Sweet By and By [*]