Release Year: 1984 Album Rank for Group: #9 of 13 Here’s a blurb: Prestigious was the Cathedrals’ first major label release with Danny Funderburk at tenor. With Funderburk, the Cathedrals were a power quartet, and were much more ambitious in their arrangements on this album and throughout his tenure. Prestigious includes Funderburk’s most notable signature …
Category: Brian’s Top 100 Albums
Sep 30
Top 100: #68 Perfect Candidate (Greater Vision)
Release Year: 2000 Album Rank for Group: #11 of 13 Here’s a blurb: Of the ten songs in this solid collection, Rodney Griffin wrote eight, the most of any album up to that point. Ironically, one of the non-Rodney songs, “So Much God,” is probably the biggest hit of the bunch. Knock my socks off: …
Sep 22
Top 100: #69 Look No Further (Perrys)
Release Year: 2007 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 4 Here’s a blurb: The Perrys’ only release with Nick Trammell at baritone is a solid and well-balanced 12-song collection. It has the standard formula of a Perrys album of the last decade or so: a couple of power ballads, a couple of convention songs, a …
Sep 20
Top 100: #70 Thank God (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)
Release Year: 2003 Album Rank for Group: #5 of 7 Here’s a blurb: This is the last gospel album recorded with Quicksilver’s best lineup intact. At this point, their blend had become flawless, and the high-flying harmonies are on full display. Several great convention-style barn-burners set the tone, and a couple of syrupy sweet slow …
Sep 19
Top 100: #71 On Heaven’s Bright Shore (Inspirations)
Release Year: 1976 Album Rank for Group: #4 of 6 Here’s a blurb: The Inspirations continued to churn out hit after hit in the 1970s with their 1976 Canaan release. The Bryson City quartet was still very much at the peak of their popularity at this point, bringing great convention-style gospel music to the masses, …
Sep 13
Top 100: #72 King’s Gold III (Gold City & Kingsmen)
Release Year: 1994 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 3 Here’s a blurb: The third installment of the King’s Gold series was the only one that was themed. Jim Hamill guided the double quartet through gospel music history, singing classics songs from the Statesmen, Blackwood Brothers, Inspirations, Happy Goodmans, Cathedrals, and of course, Gold City …
Sep 09
Top 100: #73 An Old Convention Song (Cathedrals)
Release Year: 1985 Album Rank for Group: #10 of 13 Here’s a blurb: “How long has it been since you heard an old convention song?” the 1984 Cathedrals hit (from Prestigious) asked. This must have been their answer. Packed full of 20 songs from the convention tradition, what a delightful answer it was. This is …
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