Release Year: 2000 Album Rank for Group: #6 of 7 Here’s a blurb: After #84 Winding Through Life, Just Over in Heaven is the second album recorded by Lawson’s finest vocal lineup (Both were Grammy-nominated). Six of the 14 tracks were written by group members, including the counterpoint-laden title cut (Lawson/Jamie Dailey). Speaking of counterpoint, the …
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Aug 26
Top 100: #82 Movin’ Up (Gold City)
Release Year: 1987 Album Rank for Group: #14 of 15 Here’s a blurb: Gold City’s first major studio album with the powerhouse lineup of Riley, Free, Parker, and LeFevre contains their signature song, “Midnight Cry”. The rest of the album, however, doesn’t thrill me as much as the other recordings from this era. Knock my …
Aug 25
Top 100: #83 Joy in the Camp (Gaither Homecoming Friends)
Release Year: 1997 Album Rank for Group: #1 of 2 Here’s a blurb: Great song selection and some classic, touching moments make this my favorite Gaither Homecoming project. Like most of the early homecomings, there is a lot of singing by the choir, which is always my favorite. There are moments to make you laugh, …
Aug 22
Top 100: #84 Winding Through Life (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)
Release Year: 1999 Album Rank for Group: #7 of 7 Here’s a blurb: Winding Through Life was the first recording by Quicksilver’s best vocal lineup (Lawson, Barry Scott, Jamie Dailey, and Dale Perry). It was this lineup that dominated the IBMA Vocal Group of the Year category, and first began to make inroads in the …
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, …
Aug 18
Top 100: #86 Living on the Other Side (IIIrd Tyme Out)
Release Year: 1996 Album Rank for Group: #1 of 1 Here’s a blurb: Tenor Russell Moore and bass Ray Deaton are two of the greatest singers of the modern bluegrass generation. Both former members of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, they left to form IIIrd Tyme Out in the early 1990s, with immediate smashing success. Living …
Aug 17
Top 100: #87 London (Legacy Five)
Release Year: 2003 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 2 Here’s a blurb: Legacy Five took a page out of the Cathedrals’ book, flying across the pond to record some exciting songs with soaring accompaniment by the London Session Orchestra. The quartet reached the peak of their popularity with this recording, including their first #1 …
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