Gospel

1. Peace in the Valley

2. Old Rugged Cross

3. Take My Hand

4. How Great Thou Art

5. What a Friend We Have in Jesus

6. Love Lifted Me

7. Farther Along

8. Rock of Ages

9. In the Garden

10. Amazing Grace

Gospel,Ray Price,K-Tel Entertainment,Country,Country & Western,Gospel,Pop

Average customer rating: We'll never turn back Mavis Staples rules quafable but not transcendent Yes and no Passion and soul

We'll Never Turn Back Mavis Staples Manufacturer: Anti ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: My Name Is Buddy A Tribute To Joni Mitchell Sweet Warrior Twelve West ASIN: B000MR8SZU Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Down In Mississippi
2. Eyes On The Prize
3. We Shall Not Be Moved
4. In The Mississippi River
5. On My Way
6. This Little Light
7. 99 And 1/2
8. My Own Eyes
9. Turn Me Around
10. We'Ll Never Turn Back
11. I'Ll Be Rested
12. Jesus Is On The Main Line

Amazon.com

As musical activists in the 1960s civil rights movement, the Staple Singers were powerful voices for equality and change. And more than 40 years after Pops's daughter Mavis spent a night in a West Memphis, Arkansas, jail at the behest of a racist cop, she still remembers the terror of the experience, as well as the counsel of Dr. Martin Luther King. That episode is at the centerpiece of "My Own Eyes," one of the most moving offerings on this collection of songs of racial struggle in the '50s and '60s, produced by guitarist Ry Cooder and featuring backing from the original Freedom Singers and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Throughout, the album proves both emotionally chilling and spiritually uplifting. On J.B. Lenoir's "Down in Mississippi" and Marshall Jones's "In the Mississippi River," for example, Cooder makes fine use of pounding percussion and snaky electric guitar to capture the danger and fear inherent in the Deep South at the time, while the title song and "Jesus Is on the Main Line" draw on gospel and the traditional framework of church hymns to promise positive solutions. Staples, who adlibs on several cuts, connecting the injustice of yesterday to the continuing marginalization of blacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, remains a remarkable performer, employing a throaty sensuality that rises from a deep well of tremulous emotion. If her album is musically uneven at times, her artistry and strength continue to shine as undimmed beacons. --Alanna Nash

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Album Description

From the liner notes, by John Lewis:

When I listen to this music, it takes me back. It takes me back to the red clay hills of Georgia, to the Black Belt of Alabama, and the Delta of Mississippi. It takes me back to the moans and groans and pains of an oppressed people yearning for freedom. It takes me back to the time when hundreds and thousands of us decided we were "sick and tired of being sick and tired," as Fannie Lou Hamer said. It takes me back to the days when ordinary people inspired by a dream decided to quench our hunger and thirst for justice in the fountains of mercy and love.

Back then, some people thought legalized segregation in America would never come to an end. But those of us in the Civil Rights Movement were inspired by a higher calling. And even if it cost us our very lives, "we weren't gone to let nobody turn us `round". We believed that the action of peace, the way of non-violence, and the power of love could overcome our oppression and remind our oppressors of their own humanity. Through the power of this faith our nation witnessed a non-violent revolution of values, a revolution of ideas that changed America forever.

The music you are listening to right now was the soul of that revolution. It was this music that gave us hope when it seemed like all hope was gone. It was the heartbeat of this music and its steady, reassuring message that bound us together as one solid force. So when we were beaten, arrested and jailed; when we stood together on picket lines or marched through the streets of the Deep South; when we faced the guns drawn, the billy clubs and the bullwhips raised; when we were teargassed, trampled by horses, or scattered by fire hoses, it was these songs that lifted us and pushed us to a higher place.

It is my hope that when you hear Mavis Staples, when you hear the Freedom Singers, and the other artists on this CD, that you too will be inspired. I hope this music will help you find the courage to stand up, speak up, and speak out and answer the call of your own conscience. It is my hope that this music will help you see what ordinary people with extraordinary vision can do when they decide they will never turn back.

Rep. John Lewis

Customer Reviews:

We'll never turn back.......2007-07-05

I enjoyed this cd very much. I had listened to the Staples singers years ago and was glad to see Mavis recording again.

Mavis Staples rules.......2007-06-28

This is one fantastic recording. Mavis has a magnificent voice . . . perfect for the songs and full of depth and determination. The musicians notably ry cooder and back up singers are up to the task as well. Mavis let her light shine brightly!!

quafable but not transcendent.......2007-06-27

This is a solid album, similar in tone to the recent retreads by the Blind Boys of Alabama and John Hammond. The historical and emotional baggage it carries help one to listen with a sympathetic ear, and perhaps lend it more pathos than is earned strictly on aesthetic merits.

Yes and no.......2007-06-27

A tribute to the legacy of the Civil Rights movement and the Staple Singers themselves. Doesn't really live up to the hype, though. Mavis has still got the drive and passion, but her voice doesn't have the range and nuance.

Passion and soul.......2007-06-26

Mavis Staples sings with passion and true soul the songs of the Civil Rights movement on "We'll Never Turn Back". The CD has all the sounds of a great Ry Cooder CD too because he did arrangements of many of the songs and he plays on them too. This CD's version of "This Little Light of Mine" shows what can be done respectfully to bring a whole new sound to an old song. This CD really deserves 5 stars.

Average customer rating: O Brother, Where Art Thou? MORE OF AN IMPULSE PURCHASE FOR ME A real cheer-me-up CD Great Listening For everyone who loved the movie

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various Artists - Soundtrack Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 2000s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Down from the Mountain: Live Concert Performances by the Artists & Musicians of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Lonely Runs Both Ways Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live ASIN: B00004XQ83 Release Date: 2000-12-05

Tracks:

1. Po Lazarus - J. Carter & Prisoners
2. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McLintock
3. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake
4. Down In The River To Pray - Alison Krauss
5. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Dan Tyminski
6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King
7. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) - Norman Blake
8. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Whites
9. I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss
10. Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby - Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss & Emmylou Harris
11. In The Highways - The Peasall Sisters
12. I Am Weary - The Cox Family
13. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) - John Hartford
14. O Death - Ralph Stanley
15. In The Jailhouse Now - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Tim Blake Nelson
16. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (With band) - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Dan Tyminski
17. Indian War Whoop (Instrumental) - John Hartford
18. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four
19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The best soundtracks are like movies for the ears, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? joins the likes of Saturday Night Fever and The Harder They Come as cinematic pinnacles of song. The music from the Coen brothers' Depression-era film taps into the source from which the purest strains of country, blues, bluegrass, folk, and gospel music flow. Producer T Bone Burnett enlists the voices of Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, and kindred spirits for performances of traditional material, in arrangements that are either a cappella or feature bare-bones accompaniment. Highlights range from the aching purity of Krauss's "Down to the River to Pray" to the plainspoken faith of the Whites' "Keep on the Sunny Side" to Stanley's chillingly plaintive "O Death." The album's spiritual centerpiece finds Krauss, Welch, and Harris harmonizing on "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a gospel lullaby that sounds like a chorus of Appalachian angels. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

O Brother, Where Art Thou?.......2007-05-28

My 1-year old grandson goes to sleep listening to some of the songs on the album, unless he is bouncing up and down to the faster numbers. I have therefore listened to the songs many, many times, and enjoy them every time. They are easy to listen to, to sing along with and to rock the baby with!

MORE OF AN IMPULSE PURCHASE FOR ME.......2007-05-26

I regretted buying this after listening to it once. I haven't listened to it since and that's about three months ago. Simply put, without the movie to provide a context, the music itself doesn't sell itself. There are four cuts of 'I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow", two by the same artists which goes a long way to proving my point. I haven't seen the movie in a few years and I'm sure there's a logical reason for the song being repeated in the soundtrack that many times, but I can't remember what it is. Sometimes I like roots music with clear acoustic instrumental sounds and soulful voices. But as for an introduction to this type of music for a general listener, this is not the CD to get. It's mostly for the already converted.

A real cheer-me-up CD.......2007-05-22

Couldn't feel bad while listening to this soundtrack - skipped over the serious stuff and just played "Happy"!!

Great Listening.......2007-05-12

What a wonderful alternative to todays so called music. I never tire of the great variety of down home melodies.

For everyone who loved the movie.......2007-05-12

Oh Brother if you liked the movie you will love this CD, a great blend of poignant, funny and foot-tapping music.

Average customer rating: I love this CD Great GREAT! Great Contemporary Christian Songs Great collection!

WOW Hits 2007 Various Artists Manufacturer: Wow Gospel Hits ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Compilations | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music | Contemporary Christian | Gospel Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: WOW Hits 2006 See the Morning WOW Worship: Aqua WOW Hits 2005 Wow #1s: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever ASIN: B000HOJQYK Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

1. Lifesong - Casting Crowns
2. So Long Self - Mercyme
3. How Great Is OUr God - Chris Tomlin
4. My Saviour My God - Aaron Shust
5. This Man - Jeremy Camp
6. Held - Natalie Grant
7. Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day
8. Only Grace - Matthew West
9. Wholly Yours - David Crowder*Band
10. What If - Nichole Nordeman
11. Welcome Home (You) - Brian Littrell
12. I Am - Mark Schultz
13. Here I Am - Michael W. Smith
14. I Am Free - Newsboys
15. Without You - Big Daddy Weave
16. Happy - Ayiesha Woods

Tracks:

1. Let Go - BarlowGirl
2. Burn For You (Shortwave Radio Remix) - Tobymac
3. Who I Am Hates Who I've Been - Relient K
4. We Live - Superchick
5. Everything You Ever Wanted - Hawk Nelson
6. Ready For You - Kutless
7. Dead Man (Carry Me) - Jars Of Clay
8. We - Joy Williams
9. I'm Mot Alright - Sanctus Real
10. Fearless - Building 429
11. Alive - Rebecca St. James
12. All That I Am - The Afters
13. Free - Shawn McDonald
14. Fire - Krystal Meyers
15. I Can't Do This - Plumb
16. Sounds Of Melodies - Leeland
17. Can't Go On - Group 1 Crew

Album Description

DESCRIPTION: The WOW franchise features the most successful gospel singles of the year with a 2 CD set and a companion DVD. WOW Gospel 2007 is the newest addition to this highly-anticipated series, and will no doubt feature the biggest gospel radio singles of 2006. WOW Gospel will be celebrating its 10th anniversary, so it is sure to be the most spectacular yet!

Customer Reviews:

I love this CD.......2007-07-12

I love this series of cds. My favorite in this set is the "pink" cd, which seems to be a little edgier. Even my hubby will listen.

Great.......2007-06-13

I love it!! I have just started listening to Christian music again and this is full of uplifting songs.

GREAT!.......2007-05-14

Songs are super and inspirational. All artists are great except Natalie Grant, who I personally don't care for! Other than that---exceptional CD!

Great Contemporary Christian Songs.......2007-05-13

Bought for my son. He loves it! This is the fourth year in a row he has asked for the WOW Hits! They are all great.

Great collection!.......2007-04-25

This 2 cd set is a great collection of Christian music. CD 1 has excellent tracks...most of which are heard on KLOVE radio. CD 2 has a lot of "non-mainstream" Christian tracks which are pretty good. Out of the last 4 years of these, this one is the best!

Average customer rating: Precious Memories You will love this album Get Randy Travis instead Wonderful Very well done

Precious Memories Alan Jackson Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Like Red on a Rose Your Man Time Well Wasted It Just Comes Natural White Trash with Money ASIN: B000E6UJP6 Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

1. Blessed Assurance
2. Softly And Tenderly
3. I Love To Tell The Story
4. When We All Get To Heaven
5. 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus
6. In The Garden
7. Are You Washed In The Blood?
8. I'll Fly Away
9. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
10. Standing On The Promises
11. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
12. Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
13. The Old Rugged Cross
14. How Great Thou Art
15. I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You

Amazon.com

A few decades ago nearly every country singer had at least one--often more--gospel albums in their catalog. Today, aside from gospel veteran Amy Grant, who balances the sacred and secular, and Randy Travis, that concept has long faded. For Alan Jackson, however, treating the musical past as present has been a way of life, as it is with these 15 timeless hymns from his youth. Recorded with just two acoustic guitars and a piano, it was originally a private Christmas present to his mother. The spare instrumentation is surprisingly robust behind his flawless readings of "I'll Fly Away," "Softly and Tenderly," "How Great Thou Art," "Are You Washed in the Blood?," and "The Old Rugged Cross," all as beguilingly unpretentious as any of his country hits. Instead of an all-star duet, wife Denise and daughters Mattie and Ali join in on "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus." In the end, what began as a private bequest becomes a moving, eloquent gift to Jackson's entire audience. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Precious Memories.......2007-07-18

For several months, I had been looking for a cd with many of the old hymns that I grew hearing and singing in curhch. I opened up dozens of cds on Amazon to listen to samples and just didn't find the "right" one until I heard Alan Jackson's "Precious Memories" cd. WOW! I'm not even a country music fan, but he sang every song in such a way that sweet, precious memories just filled my heart with joy. Each selection was done so simply and beautifully. I love it! slb

You will love this album.......2007-06-27

This album by Alan Jackson is one of the most inspirational ones that I've ever purchased. The way Alan sings these classic hymns is timeless and touching. I've loved this album so much that I obtained copies for friends at church who have all said that I had no idea of how much they loved this album.

One thing that I will definately recommend to readers of this review- you MUST buy the companion DVD in which Alan Jackson performs these songs live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The DVD includes 2 songs that weren't shown on the CMT presentation. Alan really gets the joint jumping during the renditions of "Are You Washed in the Blood/I'll Fly Away" The DVD is available through this website. Please get it!

Get Randy Travis instead.......2007-06-24

Not bad, but I still thought a lot of it was over-instrumentalized and some of the timing/tempo was awkward (too slow and/or had lost the rhythm). Randy Travis' _Worship & Faith_ is less melodramatic and easier to sing with.

Wonderful .......2007-06-21

This is the first CD that I have purchased of Alan Jackson. I love country/bluegrass/gospel music.

This is an exceptional CD. It offers a great selection of songs which are sung superbly with sincere warmth. It is one of those Cd's that you can listen to while you are relaxing or just doing your housework.

Please Alan, give us some more gospel recordings like this soon.

Very well done.......2007-06-04

After growing up in church and serving as church pianist for over 20 years, I feel the need to express my disappointment that the hymns are not sung very much nowadays. Today's church song leaders and choir directors prefer to have their congregations sing praise and worship choruses instead of traditional hymns from the hymn book. I'm not even sure that most young people have even heard many, if any, hymns. Worse, many people who do sing hymns don't sing them the way they're traditionally supposed to be sung. I was very pleased, therefore, when Alan Jackson recorded this CD. I saw his concert on TV, and immediately thereafter ordered the CD. Alan Jackson sings the hymns the way they were sung in church when I was growing up... the way they're supposed to be sung. If you ask me, this is worship at its best.

Average customer rating: Sam Cooke A real treasure After all these years, still the best. . . FABULOUS compilation Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 Sam Cooke Manufacturer: Abkco ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Otis Redding One Night Stand: Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke Sam Cooke - Greatest Hits Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology ASIN: B00009N1ZV Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. Touch The Hem Of His Garment
2. Lovable
3. You Send Me
4. Only Sixteen
5. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
6. Just For You
7. Win Your Love For Me
8. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
9. I'll Come Running Back To You
10. You Were Made For Me
11. Sad Mood
12. Cupid
13. (What A) Wonderful World
14. Chain Gang
15. Summertime
16. Little Red Rooster
17. Bring It On Home To Me
18. Nothing Can Change This Love
19. Sugar Dumpling
20. (Ain't That) Good News
21. Meet Me At Mary's Place
22. Twistin' The Night Away
23. Shake
24. Tennessee Waltz
25. Another Saturday Night
26. Good Times
27. Having A Party
28. That's Where It's At
29. A Change Is Gonna Come
30. Jesus Gave Me Water
31. Unlisted Track

Customer Reviews:

Sam Cooke.......2007-07-14

This CD is well worth the money. All of Cooke's big hits...plus some of his very early songs.

A real treasure.......2007-05-16

This album really hooked me on the awesome talent of Sam Cooke! I had listened over the years to Sam's many hits on the radio. I tried this album to catch some of my favorites. Wow, what a revelation! it is now one of my top three favorite CDs. I can't recommend it more.

After all these years, still the best. . . .......2007-05-13

Even though Sam Cooke has been gone for so many years, time has not diminished the quality and genius of his music. The songs still have
the same meaning as they did back in the day. The world lost him much too soon, but his music lingers on and entertains many of the younger generations. This CD is the best of the best!!

FABULOUS compilation.......2007-05-08

I am completely in love with this man and his voice, second only to Otis Redding. If I could listen to nothing else, that would be just fine with me. I was surprised to hear some songs I had either forgotten about or never heard before. Chock-full of goody after goody. I can't get enough.

Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964.......2007-05-06

This CD includes all of Sam Cooke's hits as a solo artist after leaving The Soul Stirrers. I love this CD.

Average customer rating: Inspirational It was alright Emotional It's not a CD--it's an experience Great CD

Thirsty Marvin Sapp Manufacturer: Verity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Journey: Live in New York The Sound Welcome to the City V2... The J Moss Project Thirsty ASIN: B000QEIMBO Release Date: 2007-07-03

Tracks:

1. Magnify
2. Power
3. Possess The Land
4. Shout Unto God
5. Praise Him In Advance (Intro)
6. Praise Him In Advance
7. Worshipper In Me
8. Thirsty
9. Thirsty (Reprise)
10. Place Of Worship
11. In The Garden
12. Never Would Have Made It
13. Rivers Flow

Album Description

Description: Multiple Stellar Award-winner, Grammy-nominee, and perennial gospel music favorite, Marvin Sapp, has succeeded in establishing himself as one of the most recognizable voices in gospel music. Sapp declared himself "not a singer who can preach, but rather a preacher who just happens to sing," and he does both with the case of Thirsty. For Thirsty, Sapp teamed up with producers Aaron Lindsey, Myron Butler, his choir Levi, and New Breed. The cd was recorded live, before a capacity crowd.

Customer Reviews:

Inspirational.......2007-07-19

This is a CD that is not just for yourself but to be used as a ministry tool unto them that may have lost their praise because of going through, or just to continue to encourage someone in their walk, or to usher someone into the presence of GOD through worship or even further into worship and praise. To help strenghten those that may be standing in warfare for their own concerns or for someone else's and need a refreshing to sustain them in their battle. It sends you through every realm of relationship with GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON, GOD the HOLY SPIRIT.

It was alright .......2007-07-18

This isn't the best Marvin has put out but it wasn't that bad either. Through half of the CD, I really enjoyed the songs and it puts you in praise and worship. Tracks 7 thru 11 were dreadfully boring and I found myself using the skip button. Towards the end of the CD it got better with "Never Would Have Made It" and "Rivers Flow". This was an okay effort done by Mr. Sapp.

Emotional.......2007-07-16

This CD has been in my player since I bought it!! The songs have proved to be very emotional, talent filled and a blessing! Be careful while driving, you might need a praise break!!

It's not a CD--it's an experience.......2007-07-16

If you're a casual fan of gospel music, and haven't heard Marvin Sapp before, he typically creates 3 types of songs: songs about 1) praise & worship, 2) the Names of God/Who God is, and 3) God's blessings and deliverance. All three of these themes are present in 'Thirsty,' which is by far Sapp's most emotional, most journeyed release. The songs are moving, reflective, and place you in a spirit of thankfulness and worship. Not since 'The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin' have I seen a more personal, introspective look at an artist through his/her music. Its one of those CDs that makes you feel like you're at the CONCERT instead. If you enjoy Smallwood, Yolanda, Fred Hammond, or any genre where music comes from the heart, Marvin Sapp's Thirsty won't disappoint.

Great CD.......2007-07-16

If you're into praise and worship with a new twist, this is a great buy.

Average customer rating: Worth getting for its three hit songs Their Best Work So Far MUST OWN ALBUM, WONDERFUL!!! ahhh casting crowns I LOVE IT!

Lifesong Casting Crowns Manufacturer: Reunion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Casting Crowns Wherever You Are Arriving Coming Up to Breathe Undone ASIN: B000AA7HGK Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

1. Lifesong
2. Praise You In This Storm
3. Does Anybody Hear Her
4. Stained Glass Masquerade
5. Love Them Like Jesus
6. Set Me Free
7. While You Were Sleeping
8. Father, Spirit, Jesus
9. In Me
10. Prodigal
11. And Now My Lifesong Sings

Amazon.com

Much like their brethren Mercy Me, Casting Crowns was thrust into the limelight from a worship band beginning. With steady chops honed from hundreds of shows/services a year and a simple, straight-ahead rock style, the Florida-based band found themselves on top of the charts thanks to the success of massive singles "Who Am I?" and "The Voice of Truth" from its self-titled debut (2003). Lifesong is a sensible sophomore follow-up that shows the band expanding its musical creativity while lyrically remaining true to the cause. There's a common thread of humility throughout as front man Mark Hall sings of the disenfranchised ("Does Anybody Hear Her"), the heartbroken ("Praise You in This Storm"), and the remorseful ("Prodigal"). Hall even calls outside for songwriting help from the brilliant Nichole Nordeman in "Stained Glass Masquerade," a cautionary warning about church hypocrisy in the face of keeping it real. The radio-friendly, U2- ish "Lifesong" proves a savvy book-end to the penitent closer "And Now My Lifesong Sings." Both evoke strong messages that worship is all about how one lives a life and not what kind of songs they may sing. Lifesong is an impressive effort for a band that knows its strengths and how to play to them. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

Worth getting for its three hit songs.......2007-06-30

The first three songs are wonderful, especially "Praise You in This Storm" with its awesome message that God is worthy of worship REGARDLESS. He is worthy because of who He is; storms don't change that any more than good times could increase that. He is GOD.

Some of the other songs weren't at that top level. But it's worth buying for those songs.

Their Best Work So Far.......2007-05-16

Lifesong is good from beginning to end. Great music and meaningful words. If you like Third Day and other Casting Crown work, you will not be disappointed.

MUST OWN ALBUM, WONDERFUL!!!.......2007-04-11

This is SUCH an amazing piece of work. It really is such a great product.
The songs make you think and have an underlying meaning. Like in "Stained Glass Masquerade" can apply to real life itself. "Praise You is this Storm" is my all time favorite. Its is inspirational and true to the core we must praise Christ even in the storm. "Prodigal" reminds me of each time I mess up big time and come back to God for forgiveness and Guidance. "Set Me Free" is powerful and "While you Were Sleeping" has a good underlying meaning to me of the blindess to Christ and Sleeping religously that I used to be in before I got saved. Really a wonderful album and I'm looking forward to the next one!

ahhh casting crowns.......2007-04-07

I got lifesong after I heard a friend recommend the band to me. I liked it at first, but now that I have heard their first cd I like it even more. Their songs can be depressing, but it's so true like in the song "can anybody hear her?" it's true christians shouldn't ignore a cry for help when they hear it.

I LOVE IT!.......2007-03-13

this CD is so inspirational. I can really hear God's voice in the songs. very touching and thought provoking! A MUST BUY!!!!!

Average customer rating: Doesn't get much better than this... captures the heart of a movement Studio album does not disappoint The Album is AMAZING!!! All of the Above is not above all the others

All of the Above Hillsong United Manufacturer: Integrity Media ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Live Recordings | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: United We Stand Mighty to Save Look To You Holding Nothing Back Hillsong Ultimate Worship ASIN: B000P46Q04 Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Point Of Difference
2. Break Free
3. Desperate People
4. Devotion
5. Draw Me Closer
6. Lead Me To The Cross
7. Found
8. Hosanna
9. For All Who Are To Come
10. Solution
11. My Future Decided
12. Never Let Me
13. You
14. Saviour King

Customer Reviews:

Doesn't get much better than this..........2007-07-19

Okay, I thought they couldn't top last years album, 'The Stand'....AMAZING. Then along comes this. Okay, took a little while to grow on me, but all I can say is listen to 'Devotion' WITH the lyrics....it WILL make you cry!

Brooke Fraser also did an amazing job yet again with 'Lead me to the Cross' and 'Hosanna' (latter is also on the new live Hillsong album 'Saviour King', also on THIS album).

I reckon Joel and the team will go a long way with this ongoing project- oh, and the DVD 'The I Heart Revolution' is inspiring- all the more so as I'm working in a poor area of rural China!

captures the heart of a movement.......2007-06-01

This is music that has challenged and inspired me lyrically. I'm feeling every song on this album, particularly the fresh sound of Found followed by Hosanna and Solution.

This album makes me want to go out and change the world. Small things with great love. Seeking to have the compassion of Christ. Allowing my heart to break over what breaks God's heart... to share the gospel with my life and my actions.. not just with what I say. To be the hands and feet of Christ in this world... to impact people in a positive way... and all glory going to God.

God is up to something in the lives of young people. He wants to use us in powerful ways... putting into action the revolutionary idea of TRULY loving Him... and loving people. This album has really crystallized a lot of what I've been reading and hearing lately (Irresistible Revolution, etc..)

It's definitely a slightly different flavor than their previous albums... but if you're into social justice and living a life of impact in Christ's name.... check out this album. It will inspire.

I'm a relatively new fan of Hillsong UNITED but they've really secured my support with this album. I'm enjoying pretty much every song here... and I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store with "the I Heart Revolution"

These guys get a lot of slack because of their popularity. And also people want to hear their old albums repackaged it seems... but God is always fresh, and it seems to me that they're in tune with what God is doing in the hearts of young people. I will continue to pray that their passion will light many a fire around the world.

Peace, love and grace..

Studio album does not disappoint.......2007-05-25

Hillsong United is known for their powerful live worship albums. You feel as if you are worshipping and praising alongside United when you listen to their live albums from the past. So I wasn't sure that a studio album would have the same intense effect that their past albums have had ( United We Stand is the best in my opinion)....well let me say that this album does not disappoint. The more and more I listen to it, the more I absolutely love it!! Let's see, personal favorites are Lead Me To The Cross (beautiful ballad from Brooke Fraser), Found (like this version better than the Mighty To Save version), Solution (not only do you just crank it up and jam out to this song but I love these lyrics of "... Higher than all circumstance Your promise stands, Your love for all to see, higher than our protest lines and dollars signs Your love is all we need..only You can mend the broken heart and cause the blind to see, erase complete the sinner's past and set the captives free...only You can take the widow's cry and cause her heart to sing, be the father to the fatherless...." (( these particular lyrics really impacted me), Never Let Me Go (you feel God's love for you), You (simple but DEEP!!) and Saviour King (this will be a favorite in churchs all around the world...powerful and deep lyrics!).

I find myself going to bed with a song in my head and wake up humming one of the songs. They stay with me all day and help me to get through the day. I have read other reviews and comments and the ones that criticize should really try to have a more open mind. The message, love and desire is in this album just as much as the others in the past. I have always said before you criticize, try to educate yourself more on the albums and songs...if you want a deeper understanding on the songs, go to YouTube Hillsong United TV and check out all the blogs on the songs. Once you see it, you will have a better and deeper understanding of the songs and connect even more. I am so grateful that there are talented people who use their gifts that God has given them and use it to serve Him according to His purpose. Without powerful worship songs, I don't know how I would honestly make it through the daily struggles that I face. They honestly get me through and help me to connect to our Creator and find purpose, meaning and understanding.

Thank you so very much Hillsong United for continuing to create awesome praise and worship music that glorifies and exhalts our Creator and Saviour!!!

The Album is AMAZING!!!.......2007-05-25

I bought the import one straight from Hillsong Australia, but its the same cd. The tracks are amazing. Solution is the best praise song and Saviour King is one of the best worship songs that hillsong has ever done (ive heard their cds for 10 years). Point of Difference reminds me of The Time Has Come from the United We Stand cd but its different of course. Break Free is more punk, Desperate People is a good worship song, Lead Me to the Cross reminds me of the None But Jesus song a little bit. Found is the same song from Mighty to Save. My Future Decided is more of a youth punk song Never Let Me Go is a good worship song You is slower could be good for meditation Saviour King is amazing though - revolutionary powerful WOW!!!!!!!!!! I first thought of it like came to the rescue but its not - its completely new. If youre mixed about my review, buy it for Saviour King - its the new anthem Hillsong church is singing in Australia SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!!

All of the Above is not above all the others.......2007-05-24

Hillsong United has been providing relevant Christian music to youth for a few years now. All of the Above is a step backwards. While the songs display great musicianship, they are not as singable as past albums. Song lyrics has walked away what Christ has done for us (except for "Lead Me to the Cross" which has great words). If you'd like to listen to some good mainstream-sounding Christian music, check out this album. If you're looking for a worship album, look to past Hillsong United projects.

Average customer rating: AWESOME! This CD is great! Great gospel album! Awesome Great music , Fine performance

Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings Elvis Presley Manufacturer: Bmg / Elvis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Christian & Gospel | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances The 50 Greatest Love Songs He Touched Me, Vols. 1-2 Elvis Ultimate Gospel How Great Thou Art ASIN: B00004WJEC Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. His Hand In Mine
2. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
3. In My Father's House
4. Milky White Way
5. Known Only To Him
6. I Believe In The Man In The Sky
7. Joshua Fit The Battle
8. He Knows Just What I Need
9. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
10. Manson Over The Hilltop
11. If We Never Met Again
12. Working On The Building
13. Crying In The Chapel
14. How Great Thou Art
15. In The Garden
16. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
17. Farther Along
18. Stand By Me
19. Without Him
20. So High
21. Where Could I Go But To The Lord
22. By And By
23. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
24. Run On
25. Where No One Stands Alone
26. We Call On Him
27. You'll Never Walk Alone
28. Who Am I?
29. Life

Tracks:

1. Only Believe
2. He Touched Me
3. I've Got Confidence
4. Amazing Grace
5. Seeing Is Believing
6. He Is My Everything
7. Bosom Of Abraham
8. An Evening Prayer
9. Lead Me, Guide Me
10. There Is No God But God
11. A Thing Called Love
12. I, John
13. Reach Out To Jesus
14. Miracle Of The Rosary
15. Put Your Hand In The Hand
16. I Got A Feelin' In My Body
17. Help Me
18. If That Isn't Love
19. Help Me (Live Version)
20. Why Me Lord (Live Version)
21. How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
22. Farther Along
23. Oh Happy Day
24. I, John
25. Bosom Of Abraham
26. You Better Run
27. Lead Me, Guide Me
28. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Me

Tracks:

1. When The Saints Go Marchin' In
2. Just A Little Talk With Jesus
3. Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
4. I Shall Not Be Moved
5. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
6. Down By The Riverside
7. Farther Along
8. Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)
9. On The Jericho Road
10. I Just Can't Make It Myself
11. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
12. When The Saints Go Marchin' In
13. Softly And Tenderly
14. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
15. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
16. I Believe
17. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
18. I Asked The Lord
19. He
20. Oh How I Love Jesus
21. Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord
22. Hide Thou Me
23. Down By The Riverside/When The Saints Go Marchin' In
24. Sing You Children
25. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
26. Let Us Pray
27. Gospel Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Where Could I Go But To The Lord/Up Above My Head/Saved
28. The Lord's Prayer
29. How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
30. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

Customer Reviews:

AWESOME!.......2007-07-10

If you enjoy gospel music -- YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET! Elvis' incredible voice is perfect for the soulful lyrics. Plus he picks up the tempo on many of them making them sound more like rock. All of my favorites are on this 3CD set - so I'm very very happy that I bought it. I highly recommend it!

This CD is great!.......2007-07-07

Elvis sings gospel songs like no other! Some of the songs are a litte rough but you have to realize some songs were recorded in his home or at the studio while he is just playing around. The first disc is more of the released songs while some of the songs on the other CD's are live versions or unreleased versions with him laughing and talking. I thoroughly love this set!

Great gospel album!.......2007-07-05

I have always thought that Elvis' voice was never better than when he was singing gospel and this album proves it! Well done remastering, clear, very good sound. Absolutely a must for people who love gospel and Elvis!!

Awesome.......2007-06-27

Its great to have all of the Kings inspirational music in one collection.I have one word for this collection AWESOME!!!

Great music , Fine performance.......2007-06-14

Elvis is at his best on these albums singing songs that he apparantly very fond of as he puts his heart and soul into these great old time gospel hits. Your service was prompt and every thing arrived in perfect
condition. Thanks

Average customer rating: it's been stated by so many others... Perfect Package for Al Green's Hits A Greatest Hits Masterpiece Very good Oh, Al Green...Never fails to please!

Al Green - Greatest Hits Al Green Manufacturer: The Right Stuff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Memphis Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Barry White - All-Time Greatest Hits The Very Best of Otis Redding Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collection Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits Al Green - More Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002TTP Release Date: 1995-08-01

Tracks:

1. Tired Of Being Alone
2. Call Me (Come Back Home)
3. I'm Still In Love With You
4. Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
5. Love And Happiness
6. Let's Stay Together
7. I Can't Get Next To You
8. You Ought To Be With Me
9. Look What You Done For Me
10. Let's Get Married
11. Livin' For You
12. Sha La La (Make Me Happy)
13. L-O-V-E (Love)
14. Full Of Fire
15. Belle

Amazon.com essential recording

One of the must-own soul albums, Greatest Hits is fattened with five extra tracks in this reissue. Al Green brought the Memphis Sound into the '70s by slightly softening it, melding smooth funkiness with his miraculous voice and innate sensitivity: his love songs, while perfect for the bedroom, are as conversational as they are blatantly seductive. By adding the likes of "Belle," a 1977 single that's a near-goodbye to the pop life, to the original lineup of "Let's Stay Together," "Look What You Done for Me," "Call Me," and the others, this edition of Greatest Hits also intriguingly fills out the story. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

it's been stated by so many others..........2007-07-01

No one, but no one, is better than Al Green when it comes to heart-wrenching, gut-churning tales of heartbreak and woe.
I call it singing that is absolutely emotionally honest and believable and easy to relate to (if you've ever been in any of these situations--and who hasn't?)

The man (with his voice) has the ability to heal/mend when it comes to matters of the heart. It certainly seems that way.
Can't praise him enough.

Perfect Package for Al Green's Hits.......2007-05-16

All the best known Rev. Green songs are here, along with several lesser known, but still enjoyable, selections. This is must-have music for rock and rhythm and blues fans. You will find yourself trying to sing along.

A Greatest Hits Masterpiece.......2007-03-29

A lot if not most greatest hits collections have some hits and some padding.Not this album.This is one great collection.The five songs tacked on at the end made this album a must own masterpiece.If you like Al Green's 70's output,you WILL like this CD.Every single song is a classic.Ol Skool Al Green fans (like myself) might already have at least a couple of his albums already,but this CD sums up why he's soul legend.


P.S.:Do yourself a favor and pick up some of his 70's era albums starting with "I'm Still In Love With You" if you haven't already.

Very good.......2007-01-25

I've heard his music but never owned a CD of his, this one is really good and I enjoy it very much. Happy to add to my music collection.

Oh, Al Green...Never fails to please!.......2007-01-19

This CD is great! His music is so soulful and every song has a certain sound to it. It is pretty hard to not love Al Green. The compilation of songs chosen for this particular album are some of his greatest!!

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1. Gypsy Angel
2. Here I Am [Import]
3. Honesty/My Old Man [CD-single]
4. Just Married: An Album of Duets
5. Karaoke in the Style of Randy Travis [Enhanced] [Karaoke]
6. Letter to Home [Import]
7. Little by Little
8. Little Good News
9. Live and Still Standing [Live]
10. Live Wire

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