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Track Listing
1. When We All Get Together With the Lord
2. Hide Thou Me
3. Low Down the Chariot
4. I Heard It First on the Radio
5. Second Fiddle
6. There Is a River
7. Few Good Men, A
8. Brand New Song, A
9. He Touched Me
10. Good, Good News
11. Alpha and Omega
12. Can't Stop Talkin' About Him
13. Love of God, The
14. Daystar (Shine Down on Me)
15. My Lord and I
16. Baptism of Jesse Taylor, The
17. Star Spangled Banner, The
18. Heaven's Joy Awaits
19. Knowing You'll Be There
20. Lord, Feed Your Children
DISC 2:
1. I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary
2. Loving God, Loving Each Other
3. Mary Was the First One to Carry the Gospel
4. King Is Coming, The
5. Singing With the Saints
6. I'll Worship Only at the Feet of Jesus
7. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
8. At the Cross
9. Picture of Grace, A
10. He Will Carry You
11. I Bowed on My Knees
12. John, The Revelator
13. Yes, I Know!
14. Let Freedom Ring
15. Oh, What a Time
16. Sinner Saved by Grace
17. Mary, Did You Know?
Album Notes
Contains 4 previously unreleased tracks.
Personnel: Kevin Williams (acoustic guitar); Kelly Back (electric guitar); Danny Rader (banjo); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); Gordon Mote, Jason Webb (keyboards); Jimmy Carter (bass instrument); John Hammond (drums); Melodie Crittenden, Elicia Brown, Stephanie Hall, Shelly Jennings (background vocals); David Phelps, Gary McSpadden, Guy Penrod, Jim Murray, Jon Mohr, Jonathan Pierce, Larnelle Harris, Lee Young, Marshall Hall, Michael English, Russ Taff, Steve Green, Mark Lowry, Bill Gaither , Terry Franklin, Buddy Mullins.
Liner Note Author: Jim Bessman.
Recording information: 1988 - 2003.
For more than two decades, the Gaither Vocal Band stood as the flagship ensemble of the Gaither music empire. As perhaps the most important link between modern CCM and classic Southern gospel groups of the Stamps variety, Bill Gaither's quartet has produced more gospel singing stars than the Yardbirds produced virtuoso rock guitarists. Steve Green, Larnelle Harris, Michael English, and Jonathan Pierce are just a few of the major names that have passed through the ranks, and each has brought a distinctive contribution to the band's evolution.
Like country counterparts the Oak Ridge Boys (who themselves started out singing gospel), the GVB combines old-time close-harmony singing with modern production techniques to create a sound both contemporary and filled with nostalgia. The smooth sound of 1999's "I Heard It First on the Radio" encapsulates the essence of the group's appeal; it's a splendidly mellow performance that is at once passionate and comforting. "Singing with the Saints" is edgier, taking a cue from contemporary Nashville records by matching the quartet's trademark sound with honky-tonk piano, a rock backbeat, and twangy guitar licks. THE BEST OF GAITHER VOCAL BAND comes as advertised, collecting the finest moments of this groundbreaking ensemble in one convenient package.
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