Release Year: 2003
Album Rank for Group: #3 of 7
Here’s a blurb: I have nearly a dozen all-a cappella albums in my collection of southern and bluegrass gospel. But this is not a normal a cappella project. This is a cappella on steroids. With magnificent arrangements, huge high notes, and too many funky chords to count, this album is a jaw-dropping listening experience. For vocal geeks like myself, it is right up their alley. For more casual musicians and fans, it would be at times a laborious listen, and would probably be more enjoyed in small doses. Even on an album with no instrumentation, Gaither was able to brilliantly cover a lot of stylistic ground, from great hymns of the church, to spirituals, to inspirational numbers, to convention songs.
Knock my socks off: Center of My Joy, Delivered from the Hands of Pharaoh, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Don’t skip that one: He Will Carry You, Gentle Shepherd, Low Down the Chariot, Heaven’s Joy Awaits
I could honestly do without: Sing a Song/I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
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David Phelps arranged almost all of these a capella arrangements. That just goes to show how talented he is. This is a GREAT must-have for southern gospel fans!