Climbing Up on the Rough Side [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Hopeful Gospel (Author, Performer), Garrison Keillor (Performer), Kate MacKenzie (Performer), Robin Williams (Performer), Linda Williams (Performer)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 9, 1997

The long-awaited second audio recording by the Hopeful Gospel Quartet—Robin and Linda Williams, Kate MacKenzie, and Garrison Keillor—is old-time gospel singing at its best. Recorded live during broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, it features instrumentals by Butch Thompson, Chet Atkins, and others.

Tracks:

Climbing Up On the Rough Side

He Knows How Much We Can Bear

Life Is a Ball Game

Calling My Children Home

How Great Thou Art

I am a Pilgrim

Take Me in Your Lifeboat

Touch of the Past

Count Your Blessings

Just a Closer Walk With Thee

Long As I Can See the Light

How I Got Over

I Bid You Goodnight

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About the Author

THE HOPEFUL GOSPEL QUARTET is Garrison Keillor, Kate MacKenzie, and Robin and Linda Williams.

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 30 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Music recording; .75 hours edition (February 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565112555
• ISBN-13: 978-1565112551
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly a hopeful album, November 22, 2000

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luckytown "luckytown" (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Climbing Up on the Rough Side (Audio CD)

Here is more from the Hopeful Gospel Quartet. Although I adore Garrison, I'm glad he is just singing and not talking in this album, unlike the other album featuring the quartet. I love listening to this encouraging album. "Life Is a Ball Game" is the only song that rubs me the wrong way, a little too juvenile. But the rendition of "I bid you goodnight" is so incredibly sweet. "How great thou art" and "Just a closer walk with thee" are two more songs that are beautifully done by this quartet. It is hard to find simple gospel sounds and the old hymns featured on this album are worth the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting music, December 27, 2009

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W. A. Tchmann - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Climbing Up on the Rough Side (Audio CD)

One of our families favorite CDs. It is very uplifting music.
If you don't like this you probably don't like Hershey kisses or real kissing either. It is a solid beef n gravy n mashed potatoes sing-a-long and be happy disk.