Alabama, Songs of Inspiration - 49m 38s

Tracks & Durations

1. His Eye Is On The Sparrow	4:10
2. In The Garden	3:28
3. Amazing Grace	3:35
4. How Great Thou Art	4:26
5. I Need Thee	2:09
6. Old Shep	3:06
7. Jesus Loves Me	3:19
8. Silent Night	3:31
9. I Am The Man Thomas	2:02
10. Rock Of Ages	2:36
11. In The Sweet By And By	3:28
12. The Old Rugged Cross	3:09
13. What Will I Leave Behind	2:40
14. One Big Heaven	4:16
15. Rain	3:35

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Review

Though it's hard to doubt the faith or fault the selection on Alabama's first album of religious inspiration--and first release of new recordings in more than five years--the arrangements range from the heavenly to the syrupy. The best are the simplest and purest, showing why familiar hymns such as "In the Garden," "How Great Thou Art," "Rock of Ages," and "The Old Rugged Cross" have such staying power. Yet the swelling (synthesized?) strings on "Amazing Grace" and "Silent Night" overwhelm rather than enhance the grace of the material, and the children's chorus provided by granddaughters of Alabama's Teddy Gentry on "Jesus Loves Me" is a little cloying. The unvarnished vocals of guest Ralph Stanley highlight the banjo-and-fiddle-driven "I Am the Man Thomas," and gospel's the Isaacs provide ethereal harmonies on "I Need Thee." Lead singer Randy Owen offers two strong originals to close the album, the ecumenical celebration of "One Big Heaven" and the uptempo "Rain" that sounds most like the old Alabama. --Don McLeese

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Songs of Inspiration

Tracks: 15, Disk length: 49m 37s (-1m 59s)

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