Release Year: 1983 Album Rank for Group: #7 of 13 Here’s a blurb: What some believe to be the gold standard of live albums, Live…in Atlanta finds the Cathedral Quartet in their element. The Cathedrals made great studio albums, of course, but to really experience them was to see them live: George poking fun at …
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Oct 18
Top 100: #57 High and Lifted Up (Cathedrals)
Release Year: 1993 Album Rank for Group: #8 of 13 Here’s a blurb: The song selection is tremendous on High and Lifted Up, the highest-ranked studio album from the last Cathedrals lineup. This was the last project for the legendary quartet that had a few big power ballads. Afterward, they would stick primarily to lighter, …
Oct 03
Top 100: #67 The Prestigious Cathedral Quartet (Cathedrals)
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 …
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 …
Sep 01
Top 100: #78 Especially for You (Cathedrals)
Release Year: 1985 Album Rank for Group: #11 of 13 Here’s a blurb: The Funderburk era of the Cathedral Quartet is in full swing with Especially for You. There’s not much in the way of new songs, but the covers are all dynamite, and in most cases, are my favorite renditions of those songs. And …
Aug 19
Top 100: #85 The Best of Times (Cathedrals)
Release Year: 1991 Album Rank for Group: #12 of 13 Here’s a blurb: The Best of Times was the first recording released by the last lineup of the legendary Cathedral Quartet. It does not disappoint, and is in my opinion the most consistently solid studio recording the lineup made. Scott Fowler, in his Cathedrals debut, …
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 …
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