Brian Crout

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Happy Thanksgiving!

From Southern Gospel Critique, hope you have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.  May the Lord bring to your mind all His many blessings today, and may we all give Him the praise He deserves.  This song written and sung by the great Chris Allman says it all.  

Top 100: #37 The Answer (Collingsworth Family)

Release Year: 2009 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 3 Here’s a blurb: Those Collingsworth kids were suddenly all grown up on The Answer, their most mature and polished album up to that point.  Previously, the family’s biggest songs were sung by their standard trio of Phil, Kim, and Brooklyn, but here they really begin …

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Top 100: #38 This Time (Mark Trammell Trio)

Release Year: 2005 Album Rank for Group: #3 of 8 Here’s a blurb: The last recording by the original Mark Trammell Trio lineup contained the group’s strongest collection of songs up to that point.  Trammell is featured on the album’s best ballads and does his usual fine job, but the uptempo songs are the best.  …

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Top 100: #39 God Makes No Mistakes (Inspirations)

Release Year: 2011 Album Rank for Group: #1 of 6 Here’s a blurb: The venerable Inspirations sound better than ever on their newest recording.  The classic Inspirations sound is still there, but is infused with an energetic breath of fresh, young air.  No matter what the critics may think, there is no doubt that the …

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Top 100: #40 When You Look at Me (Kingdom Heirs)

Release Year: 2009 Album Rank for Group: #5 of 10 Here’s a blurb: The Kingdom Heirs’ 2009 release is difficult for me to rank because it doesn’t have the balance that many of these top albums have.  There are some songs on When You Look at Me that I love, including one of my all-time …

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Top 100: #41 On a Journey (Greater Vision)

Release Year: 1991 Album Rank for Group: #6 of 13 Here’s a blurb: Greater Vision’s debut major label recording with Riversong got them off to a tremendous start and set the standard for what the trio would sound like for those first few years with Mark Trammell at baritone. This lineup had a tremendous blend …

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Top 100: #42 Windows of Home (Gold City)

Release Year: 1990 Album Rank for Group: #12 of 15 Here’s a blurb: On their fifth major album, the original Gold City super lineup sounded better than ever on Windows of Home.  The song quality and production were predecessors to what would come a few years later with Pillars of Faith.  The powerful “One Scarred …

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