Loretta Lynn - The Gospel Spirit

Artist:

Lynn, Loretta

See Also:

Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn

Description:

Personnel: Loretta Lynn (vocals); The Jordanaires (background vocals).
Recording information: 1965 - 1970.
Country music has always had strong roots in gospel, and in Loretta Lynn`s case, the two were closely tied. Between 1965 and 1970, the legendary country songstress made a trio of gospel albums on the Decca label (HYMNS, WHO SAYS GOD IS DEAD!, and GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN). Tracks from all those spiritually oriented records are collected on THE GOSPEL SPIRIT. All three albums were produced by Nashville hitmaker Owen Bradley, and consequently they all bear the classic 1960s country sound with which he`s associated; tasteful steel guitar, colorful piano riffs, straight-down-the-middle acoustic rhythm guitar, carefully orchestrated background vocals. The songs range from the familiar ("Peace in the Valley," covered by many a country artist) to the more obscure (the ominous, minor-key "Gethsemane"), but Lynn`s vibrant, plaintive voice sounds equally at home on every track. THE GOSPEL SPIRIT offers a good cross-section of the spiritual material that was obviously close to this country giantess`s heart.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Peace in the Valley
2. When They Ring Those Golden Bells
3. How Great Thou Art
4. In the Sweet Bye and Bye
5. I`d Rather Have Jesus
6. Old Rugged Cross, The - (with The Jordanaires)
7. Harp With Golden Strings - (with The Jordanaires)
8. He`s Got the Whole World in His Hands
9. Just a Little Talk With Jesus
10. I Feel Like Traveling On
11. Gethsemane
12. Softly and Tenderly
13. If God Is Dead (Who`s This Living in My Soul)
14. Just a Little Talk With Jesus

Album Information

Release Date:

08/24/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Nashville Sound

Label:

MCA Nashville

Producer:

Owen Bradley; Andy McKaie (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

0002908

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

The Jordanaires

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