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Take The High Road (2011)
| Artist: Blind Boys Of Alabam |
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Product Details:
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Saguaro Road Records/wea
Sku: 220639996
UPC: 610583396720
UPC 14: 00610583396720
Release Date: 5/3/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Take the High Road ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
2. Jesus, Hold My Hand ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
3. Have Thine Own Way, Lord ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
4. I Was a Burden ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
5. Can You Give Me a Drink? ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
6. Family Bible ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
7. Jesus Built a Bridge To Heaven ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
8. I Know a Place ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
9. Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
10. Lead Me Home ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
11. Stand By Me ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
12. I Saw the Light - (featuring Hank Williams, Jr.) ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
13. Last Mile of the Way, The ~ The Blind Boys of Alabama
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Jim "Moose" Brown (guitar, piano, organ, percussion); Glen Duncan (acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle); Reggie Young (electric guitar); Randy Kohrs (dobro); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Chad Cromwell (drums). |
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Audio Mixer: T.W. Cargile. |
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Liner Note Author: Chet Flippo. |
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Recording information: Ben's Studio, Nashville, TN; Piety Street Studios, Nwe Orleans, LA. |
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Photographers: Erika Goldring; Andy Hall ; Melinda Harlan; Danny Clinch. |
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Billed as the Blind Boys of Alabama's country-gospel album, Take the High Road has a valuable pedigree from a country standpoint: it was recorded in Nashville with a cream-of-the-crop cast of musicians, and it features appearances from Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, and the Oak Ridge Boys. It also finds young country star Jamey Johnson in the production chair, a development that came after the Blind Boys performed with him at an Alabama Music Hall of Fame ceremony and they decided to record together. (All of which begs the question of when their rock album with Drive-By Truckers is due.) The songs are a baker's dozen of country/gospel classics, and since the roots of country and gospel are so entwined, this is no fusion record. It's an honest trip through the best that Southern gospel and country have to offer, full of the songs that have been sung for generations -- even the Blind Boys themselves have sung Hank Williams, Sr.'s "I Saw the Light" many times before. Of the songs with guest vocalists, Lee Ann Womack is the surprise winner, bringing just the right notes of contrition and redemption to "I Was a Burden." Hank Williams, Jr. makes his father's "I Saw the Light" shine as well, and the songs with the Blind Boys leading only a light accompaniment fare best. ~ John Bush |
Producer: Chris Goldsmith; Kevin Grantt; Chad Cromwell; Jamey Johnson |
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Engineer: Wesley Fontenot; T.W. Cargile |
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Musical Guests | |
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Lee Ann Womack |
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The Oak Ridge Boys |
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Willie Nelson |
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Hank Williams, Jr. |
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Jamey Johnson |
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Vince Gill |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Duets ~ Alabama, Blind Boys of (The) |
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Faith Moves Mountains ~ Butler, Sam Jr. |
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There Will Be a Light [Slimline] ~ Harper, Ben |
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The Five Blind Boys of Alabama |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/03/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 26393 |
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Label : Saguaro Road |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00610583396720 |
Professional Reviews
Record Collector (magazine)
(p.99)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] delicious blend of gospel and country..."
(p.99)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] delicious blend of gospel and country..."
