Country Inspiration 2

Country Inspiration 2

ASIN: B000002QC4

Track Listings

1. What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Merle Haggard

2. Waitin' on Heave - Mylon LeFevre

3. I Believe - Loretta Lynn

4. If God Is Dead (Who's That Living in My Soul) - Loretta Lynn

5. Faith That Comes from You - B.J. Thomas

6. Dust on the Bible - Kitty Wells

7. Who Will Pray for Me - Conway Twitty

8. Near the Cross - Jimmie Davis,

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Songs of Inspiration, Vol. 2
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Classic Alabama

Where's the feeling??

Great service, music is okay.

Alabama's Continues to "Inspire"

Great music and great soul

Songs of Inspiration, Vol. 2
Alabama
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N60H1S
Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

I Am A Pilgrim
Church In The Wildwood
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
Suppertime
Down By The Riverside
Precious Memories
Lonesome Valley
The Refrain Of John Dillon James
Love Lifted Me
When It Comes My Time
One Life
The Star Spangled Banner

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The second release of inspirational music from the country harmonizers mixes plenty of familiar, traditional spirituals with a few originals. The guitar-driven "I Am a Pilgrim" has the trademark lope of a Waylon Jennings arrangement, while more acoustic fare such as "Children in the Wildwood" and "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" has a folkish purity. Alabama join forces with the Del McCoury Band for a revival of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and with Riders in the Sky for campfire cowboy harmonizing on "Love Lifted Me." The set-closing transformation of "The Star Spangled Banner" into a ballad with swirling strings extends the concept of inspirational music from the spiritual to the patriotic. --Don McLeese

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Classic Alabama.......2007-06-12

Alabama and gospel -- You've got to hear Randy Owens sing Will the Circle Be Unbroken with guest vocalists Del and Ron McCoury.

Where's the feeling??.......2007-05-19

I have been an Alabama fan for years. This CD is a huge disappointment. Most songs seem to all have the same rhythm and there is a total absence of dynamics. There is no excitement to the songs and the voices sound tired. The accompaniment is thin, at best. Their adaptation of "Precious Memories" is a travesty-dull, dull, dull.

Great service, music is okay........2007-05-15

I was a little disappointed when I heard this album. The songs are wonderful, but the arrangements are missing that great Alabama harmony.

Alabama's Continues to "Inspire".......2007-04-10

Prime Cuts: If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again, One Life, When It Comes My Time to Leave

When "Songs of Inspiration" drops in at the pinnacle of the Billboard country album chart without even a radio single, Alabama continues to prove its viability as the bastion of country music. Five months after this successful jaunt, this second installment of the group's foray into inspirational favorites arrives. Recorded in the same session as the first volume, this set also finds lead singer Randy Owen in the producer seat. Further, a similar sonic semblance of gentler and acoustic-leaning underpinnings under gird this new disc. Hence, whether this new collection was initially planned or quickly garnered to capitalize on the success of the first volume remains debatable. Nevertheless, regardless of the album's sui genesis, thus far, "Vol. 2" has flared equally well coming in on the Billboard country album chart at no. 3, trailing only behind Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood.

However, the major departure for this set is the presence of more traditional country inspirational numbers relative to just re-workings of traditional hymns of the church. Best of which is the obscure "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again," an understated guitar-driven mid-tempo reflection of times passed. This is made even more poignant by the group's sibling-like harmonies in the chorus. "Suppertime," a track associated at times with Johnny Cash, also continues the theme of nostalgia that tethers on the maudlin. "The Refrain of John Dillon James," a bluesy rock story song with an arresting plot, which finds Owen delivering with guts and gall. Also, calling back to mind Alabama at their rocking best is their rowdy version of "Down by the Riverside," a 180 degree-overturn of Alison Krauss' famed dirge-like rendition.

Of the two newly penned songs, Teddy Gentry's "When It's My Time to Go" is a gorgeous ballad about a life well-lived (which includes "having Jesus at my side"). Equipped with some tasty steel guitars over a well-crafted melody that calls to mind their "A Better Word for Love," this is indeed a fine piece of art. "One Life," coming from the pens of Eric Todd and Buck Moore, is also a top notched ballad, this time recounting the significance of Christ's birth. A track that ought to be do well during Christmas time. However, the tiresome rendition of old hymns such as "Precious Memories" and "Love Lifted Me" create some yawning moments. While the workman-like rendition of "Church in the Wildwood" sounds more demo-like than a finished product. And pushing the envelope of "inspirational" is the string-laden version of "The Star Spangled Banner." More befitting to the tenor of this CD, more verses (especially the more overtly Christian verses) of this anthem should have been included.

This set is a tad of an improvement from the first volume especially with the inclusion of more propulsive material. However, at times the arrangement of some of these tracks can benefit from a more imaginative production. And with already two volumes of inspiration songs, let's hope that the saturation point is reached. As much as inspirational songs are welcomed, Alabama is still at their best with their original secular material. Let's hope RCA Records will greet us with a new Alabama country record in the near future.

Great music and great soul.......2007-04-05

I have always been a big fan of the group Alabama, and this is my favorite record yet. If you liked Songs of Inspiration, you will love this effort. It has many more uptempo songs and is really striking in its variety, from stone country (When it Comes My Time to Go) , to a cowboy campfire ballad (Love Lifted Me), to Dixieland jazz (Down by the Riverside), and several other styles. Very clever and original takes on some classic, fast-moving, and quick-tempoed songs. I loved the first Songs of Inspiration, but this one is a lot more "fun" and flows better from beginning to end. The album is even more spiritual than the first and has a theme which will resonate with many- the fleeting nature of life on earth and the eternal joy we will have when we see our loved one again "on the other side."

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Songs of Inspiration, Vol. 2
Gordie Fuller
Manufacturer: Gordie Fuller
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA8VE0
Release Date: 2005-07-12

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Songs of Inspiration, Vol. 2
Tommy Hunter
Manufacturer: Rockland
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000V3OZ2
Release Date: 2007-01-08

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