Gardens In the Sky - The Bluegrass Gospel of James King
Download links and information about Gardens In the Sky - The Bluegrass Gospel of James King by James King. This album was released in 2008 and it belongs to Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country genres. It contains 18 tracks with total duration of 58:17 minutes.
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| Artist: | James King |
| Release date: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Duration: | 58:17 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Will He Wait a Little Longer | 2:23 |
| 2. | The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn | 2:20 |
| 3. | I Just Steal Away and Pray | 3:01 |
| 4. | Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore | 4:31 |
| 5. | Garden In the Sky | 2:59 |
| 6. | Jerusalem Tomorrow | 4:47 |
| 7. | It's Hot Down Here | 2:25 |
| 8. | Sweeter Than the Flowers | 4:19 |
| 9. | Don't Worry Mama | 3:09 |
| 10. | The Touch of God's Hand | 2:30 |
| 11. | These Old Pictures | 2:36 |
| 12. | Just As the Sun Went Down | 4:05 |
| 13. | Message for Peace | 3:48 |
| 14. | Angels Are Singing (In Heaven Tonight) | 4:27 |
| 15. | The Prettiest Flowers Will Be Blooming | 3:13 |
| 16. | Voice of My Savior | 3:01 |
| 17. | Will You Feel At Home | 1:51 |
| 18. | Happy I'll Be | 2:52 |
Details
[Edit]It may seem like James King's catalog isn't quite deep enough yet to justify a compilation, but this is actually a very effective and well-chosen program of gospel tracks taken from his own Rounder solo albums as well as his work with Longview, along with a couple of selections from the Doobie Shea collection The Stanley Gospel Tradition: Songs About Our Savior. The gospel genre offers an opportunity to recognize and appreciate even more fully the unique quality of James King's voice, which is darker and richer than the "high lonesome" bluegrass norm. Lonesome he is, but he sings in a lower register than is usually expected; on songs like "Garden in the Sky" (a dead-child tearjerker sung as a beautiful duet with Dudley Connell), the stark "Jerusalem Tomorrow," and the Southern gospel classic "Just as the Sun Went Down" his voice firmly anchors the reedy mountain harmonies that are provided by others. This being a bluegrass gospel compilation, there are a few inevitable moments of maudlin sentimentality (the line between emotion and spirit always being a fuzzy one in this particular tradition), most of them involving dying children and their mothers, but even those are consistently easy on the ear. There's nothing forward-looking or innovative here — just lots of good, solid, meat-and-potatoes bluegrass gospel music that is sure to feed the receptive heart and soul. Highly recommended.