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Brian Crout
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Aug 03
Top 100: #96 Lord Do It Again (Gold City)
Release Year: 1994 Album Rank for Group: #15 of 15 Here’s a blurb: I believe (you GC nerds tell me if I’m wrong) that this was a table project that was picked up by Riversong and was one of three Gold City projects they released in 1994. Mark Trammell produced this solid collection of southern …
Aug 02
Top 100: #97 Take Him at His Word (Greater Vision)
Release Year: 1995 Album Rank for Group: #13 of 13 Here’s a blurb: Chris Allman’s last album during his first tenure with Greater Vision, this contains some of his best work as a songwriter. Knock my socks off: I Could Never Praise Him Enough Don’t skip that one: Precious Blood, Forgiven by the Lord, Because …
Aug 01
Top 100: #98 So Many Reasons (Dixie Echoes)
Release Date: 2008 Album Rank for Group: #1 of 1 Here’s a blurb: Bass singer extraordinaire Pat Barker shines throughout this delightful collection of quartet classics in the traditional Echoes style. Refreshingly not over-produced, but still a silky-smooth sound. Knock my socks off: How Big Is God Don’t skip that one: Not in a Million …
Jul 28
Songs From Scripture #4: “He Washed My Feet” (Greater Vision)
One of Greater Vision’s most popular recordings, Far Beyond This Place, kicks off with arguably their signature song, “My Name Is Lazarus.” Largely overlooked is the next track, “He Washed My Feet.” Like the project opener, it is a Rodney Griffin composition with roots in an event recorded in the Gospels. Quite unlike the former, …
Jul 28
Top 100: #99 Something Special (Cathedrals)
Release Year: 1982 Group Rank: #13 of 13 Here’s a blurb: This is the ground-breaking release that launched the superstar era of the Cathedral Quartet. Bill Gaither produced and contributed four of the songs, including three classics. Knock my socks off: Step Into the Water Don’t skip that one: Let Freedom Ring, Then Came the …
Jul 27
Top 100: #100 Church in the Wildwood (Gaither Homecoming Friends)
Release Year: 2005 Group Rank: #2 of 2 Here’s a blurb: One of the last homecoming tapings before the passing of George Younce, Jake Hess, and Howard and Vestal Goodman, Gaither’s choir of powerhouse voices rings out old-fashioned hymns and spirituals in a rustic chapel setting. My favorite Gaither Homecoming songs are almost always when …
Jul 26
My Top 100: Missed the Cut
I considered almost 200 total albums when compiling my rankings of my favorite 100. The further you get from the top, the harder it is to distinguish between them. It’s a lot easier to decide between album #4 and #5 than it is between album #92 and #93. So it’s definitely an inexact science. The …
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