Songs of Inspiration

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共15首歌曲

艺人: Alabama
语种: 英语
厂牌: RCA
发行时间: 2006年10月24日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

By and large, 2006's Songs of Inspiration, Alabama's first foray into gospel music, is quiet and respectful, a record made with care and precision but certainly not without heart. The reverent tone may be reminiscent of Alan Jackson's spiritual album Precious Memories -- released eight months before Songs of Inspiration -- but where Jackson sought out unfamiliar traditional tunes, Alabama stick with the familiar, singing such standards as &His Eye Is on the Sparrow,& &In the Garden,& &Amazing Grace,& &How Great Thou Art,& &Jesus Loves Me,& and &Rock of Ages,& even finding ways to work &Silent Night& and Red Foley's &Old Shep& into the mix. Their arrangements are straightforward, slow, and spare, emphasizing their still-strong harmonies, and they serve the songs well, even if they do wind up sounding a bit samey. Naturally, this means that when they pick up the tempo, those songs tend to boldly stand out, which the rip-roaring duet with bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley on &I Am the Man Thomas& and Randy Owen's surging original &Rain& -- the song here that comes closest to the patented Alabama sound -- certainly do. These songs are so strong that it's hard not to wish that there were just a couple more like them, since that would give Songs of Inspiration a variety that would be welcome, but even without them this is a fine record, one that's expertly executed yet also clearly heartfelt.