Tag: Top 100

Top 100: #25 Heritage (Rochesters)

Release Year: 1998? Album Rank for Group: #1 of 1 Here’s a blurb: As we near the top of the countdown, we’ll start seeing some big-time quartet recordings, right?  Here’s a curveball for you.  The Rochesters have been a fixture at Les Butler’s Front Porch Fellowship Awards at NQC for several years now, and they …

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Top 100: #26 True to the Call (Kingdom Heirs)

Release Year: 2007 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 10 Here’s a blurb: True to the Call contains my all-time favorite Kingdom Heirs song, “What We Needed,” which is furthermore one of my top southern gospel songs of the last decade.  That song goes a long way in pushing this album up my list of …

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Top 100: #27 I’ve Just Started Living! (Cathedrals)

Release Year: 1989 Album Rank for Group: #4 of 13 Here’s a blurb: Some say Danny Funderburk had lost some steam by the time his last major album with the Cathedrals was recorded.  Well, you could’ve fooled me, because it contains a couple of my favorite of his performances, including the exciting title track.  The …

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Top 100: #28 Forever Changed (Kingdom Heirs)

Release Year: 2004 Album Rank for Group: #3 of 10 Here’s a blurb: I have a clear top three in Kingdom Heirs albums, but it’s difficult to rank among those three.  Forever Changed  has three of my top ten all-time favorite Kingdom Heirs songs, but doesn’t quite maintain that standard throughout the recording.  The Hosterman …

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Top 100: #29 When I See the Cross (Greater Vision)

Release Year: 1997 Album Rank for Group: #5 of 13 Here’s a blurb: When I See the Cross was not the first album recorded by the mainstay Wolfe/Griffin/Waldroup lineup of Greater Vision, but it was the first with the particular type of sound that would carry the trio to new heights into the next century.  …

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Top 100: #30 I Do Believe (Gaither Vocal Band)

Release Year: 2000 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 7 Here’s a blurb: The Gaither Vocal Band’s third and final studio album with the Phelps/Penrod/Lowry lineup was a blockbuster.  The are 14 tracks, covering a range of styles from golden era southern gospel to modern country and more.  Its strongest contributions are my personal favorite …

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Top 100: #31 There’s a Light Guiding Me (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)

Release Year: 1996 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 7 Here’s a blurb: There’s a Light Guiding Me is an outstanding collection of 14 songs, eight of which are a cappella, and all of which are flawlessly executed.  Doyle Lawson the music fan reaches back into his childhood and draws heavily from the singing convention …

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