Songs of Inspiration

Songs of Inspiration
Studio album by Alabama
Released October 24, 2006 (2006-10-24)
Genre Country, Christian
Length 49:30
Label RCA Records
Producer Randy Owen
Alabama chronology
Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection
(2006)
Songs of Inspiration
(2006)
Songs of Inspiration II
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Songs of Inspiration is the twentieth studio album, and first gospel album by American country music group Alabama, released on October 24, 2006. The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts, with 41,000 copies sold the first week.[2][3] The album has sold 170,000 copies as of September 2015.[4]

Track listing

  1. "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Civilla D. Martin, Charles H. Gabriel) - 4:10
  2. "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) - 3:28
  3. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) - 3:35
  4. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) - 4:26
  5. "I Need Thee" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 2:09
  6. "Old Shep" (Red Foley) - 3:06
  7. "Jesus Loves Me" (William Batchelder Bradbury, David Rutherford McGuire, Anna Bartlett Warner) - 3:19
  8. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) - 3:31
  9. "I Am the Man Thomas" (Larry Sparks, Ralph Stanley) - 2:02
  10. "Rock of Ages" (Augustus Montague Toplady, Thomas Hastings) - 2:36
  11. "In the Sweet By and By" (Sanford F. Bennett, Joseph Philbrick Webster) - 3:28
  12. "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) - 3:09
  13. "What Will I Leave Behind" (Sherrill Brown) - 2:40
  14. "One Big Heaven" (Randy Owen) - 4:16
  15. "Rain" (Owen) - 3:35

Personnel

Alabama


Additional Musicians
  • Bailey Barnes background vocals
  • Eddie Bayers drums, percussion
  • Karstin Brewis background vocals
  • Kensley Brewis background vocals
  • Dewey Brown III fiddle
  • David Burt background vocals
  • Sawyer Burt background vocals
  • Kirsten Cassi cello
  • Mark Casstevens banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Bruce Christensen viola
  • Michael Curtis background vocals
  • David Davidson violin
  • Melinda Doolittle background vocals
  • Connie Ellisor violin
  • Christopher Farrell viola
  • Kim Fleming background vocals
  • Ella Fowler background vocals
  • Abby Fraebel background vocals
  • Carl Gorodetzky contractor
  • Aubrey Haynie fiddle, mandolin
  • Griffin Horton background vocals
  • Kaden Horton background vocals
  • Carolyn Huebel violin
  • Rebecca Isaacs Bowman background vocals
  • Ben Isaacs background vocals
  • Nathan Isaacs background vocals
  • Randy Kohrs dobro, acoustic guitar
  • Anthony LaMarchina cello
  • Alexis Lutz background vocals
  • Emma Lutz background vocals
  • Jesse Lutz background vocals
  • Joey Miskulin accordion
  • Gary Van Osdale viola
  • Mary Kathryn Van Osdale violin
  • Larry Paxton acoustic bass guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, string arrangements
  • Gary Prim Hammond Organ, piano, synthesizer
  • James Alan Shelton acoustic guitar
  • Pamela Sixfin violin
  • Steve Sparkman banjo
  • Nathan Stanley mandolin
  • Ralph Stanley vocals on "I Am the Man Thomas"
  • Alan Umstead violin
  • Belinda Wallace background vocals
  • Kristin Wilkinson string arrangements
  • Nathan Young background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 15

Awards

In 2007, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.[5]

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. allmusic ((( Songs of Inspiration > Charts & Awards )))
  3. Wade Jessen (September 5, 2013). "Alabama Earns Highest Charting Album on Billboard 200". Billboard.
  4. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015.
  5. 38th Annual GMA Awards on About.com
Preceded by
Long Trip Alone by Dierks Bentley
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 11–17, 2006
Succeeded by
Small Town Girl by Kellie Pickler
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