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| Daniels’ delightful gospel bluegrass detour features Earl Scruggs and others. How Great Thou Art, Softly And Tenderly, more. |
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| 1 Walking in Jerusalem (Just Like John) |
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| 2 Preachin', Prayin', Singin' |
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| 3 I've Found a Hiding Place |
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| 4 I'm Working on a Building |
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| 5 The 91st Psalm |
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| 6 Keep On the Sunny Side |
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| 7 Softly and Tenderly |
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| 8 The Old Account |
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| 9 I'll Fly Away |
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| 10 How Great Thou Art |
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| 11 The 23rd Psalm |
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| 12 What Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul) |
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| 13 The Old Crossroads |
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Album Review
"Songs from the Longleaf Pines" is Charlie Daniels' tribute to bluegrass-gospel -- a tribute album that covers two rarely touched-upon aspects of Daniels' music. He's recorded bluegrass numbers before, and his music certainly has been informed by it, but he's never done a full-fledged bluegrass record before and, apart from a low-budget collection in the early 2000s, he's never done an all-out gospel record. So, this is a first, which would be noteworthy in of itself, but the truly remarkable thing about "Songs from the Longleaf Pines" is that it's a lively, passionate, invigorating record that's his best album in quite some time. What makes the album such fun is that it captures a peerless musician playing with a peerless supporting group, including such stalwarts as Earl Scruggs, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, and Chris Thile. They have a natural, easy chemistry that's apparent on such sweet, slow numbers as "Softly And Tenderly," but truly comes to life on the breakneck jams that dominate this album. This is a band of veterans playing with a natural, offhand virtuosity that's all the more exciting for being easy and familiar. Perhaps this isn't the flashiest album Daniels has cut, or the rowdiest, but its low-key, modest charms make this a minor gem in his catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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