Good News

Bill Gaither | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spring House / EMI
• ASIN: B00004L8BM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,303 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

I guess you would say I have eclectic tastes in music. I love big band swing, dixieland jazz, George Strait, and Lou Rawls, but I never paid any attention to Southern Gospel until I heard my first Bill Gaither and the Homecoming Friends CD. Now Gaither is at the top of my list, and this CD is among my favorites. As with most Gaither CD's, this one makes you tap your toes one minute and contemplate matters beyond our real understanding the next. Four tracks always get a replay when I listen to this CD. Tanya Goodman Sykes does a marvelous job on the smoothly swinging version of "That Old-Time Religion" on track 4. This might be the best Tanya Goodman Sykes presentation I have heard. Russ Taff brings down the house with a lot of help from his friends on the stunning "When He Set Me Free" on track 10. Stephen Hill does his usual magnificent job on "Thank You, Jesus" on track 11. Lillie Knauls, Jessie Dixon, and others accept the challenge and keep the good times rolling when Hill relinquishes the microphone. Then, the Martins, after Michael English changes the mood to a more sombre one on track 12, bring the listeners to their knees with the hauntingly beautiful "Except for Grace" on track 13. Gaither fans already love this music. If you haven't yet experienced it, this might be a good CD to try first.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More good news from Bill and Gloria Gaither, September 14, 2000

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Clint Hunter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Good News (Audio CD)

I guess you would say I have eclectic tastes in music. I love big band swing, dixieland jazz, George Strait, and Lou Rawls, but I never paid any attention to Southern Gospel until I heard my first Bill Gaither and the Homecoming Friends CD. Now Gaither is at the top of my list, and this CD is among my favorites.

As with most Gaither CD's, this one makes you tap your toes one minute and contemplate matters beyond our real understanding the next. Four tracks always get a replay when I listen to this CD.

Tanya Goodman Sykes does a marvelous job on the smoothly swinging version of "That Old-Time Religion" on track 4. This might be the best Tanya Goodman Sykes presentation I have heard.

Russ Taff brings down the house with a lot of help from his friends on the stunning "When He Set Me Free" on track 10.

Stephen Hill does his usual magnificent job on "Thank You, Jesus" on track 11. Lillie Knauls, Jessie Dixon, and others accept the challenge and keep the good times rolling when Hill relinquishes the microphone.

Then, the Martins, after Michael English changes the mood to a more sombre one on track 12, bring the listeners to their knees with the hauntingly beautiful "Except for Grace" on track 13.

Gaither fans already love this music. If you haven't yet experienced it, this might be a good CD to try first.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good News, July 12, 2002

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Chris Duncan (Chipley, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Good News (Audio CD)

I saw this program when it aired back in 2000. In addition, my grandmother, who lives in Crestview, Florida, videotaped this program on her VCR. I especially emphasize "The Ninety and Nine" as one of the greatest gospel standards of all time, because it depicts God as a shepherd. He leaves the ninety and nine to find that one sheep that is lost. This lost sheep could have been either you or me. A longtime organist at my church passed away in May, and I donated the video to my church in her memory. She was of distant kin to me; her name was Mrs. Helen Duncan. Donnie Sumner and the Talley Trio will make your hair stand up on end when they sing "The Ninety and Nine."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, upbeat, musically entertaining!, January 12, 2003

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(Rizzo) Rizzuto (Denver) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good News (Audio CD)

Did you ever hear a song and just have to "stop" what you are doing and listen! Just purely listen to? That is what the gem of this collection is, a soulful emotive rendition of "I'm Free" by Lynda Randall.... I'm free praise the Lord, free at last.... This song is worth the price of the CD.

Ever since I saw the Gaithers on television, I have admired the large touring gospel group. If you are unfamiliar with the Gaithers, they are headed by Bill and Gloria Gaither and the group consists of a variety of professional gospel singers, from the past and present. They have come together to give us their wonderful inspirational, fun performances that feature dedicated happy faces, toe tapping, hand clapping, mellow or rousing gospel music.

And that's the way "Good News" starts out, a finger snapping, toe tapping, chorus of melding melodic voices. Likewise is the uplifting spiritual tune that enunciates perfect sounds of mixed voices in "He Rolled My Heavy Burdens All Away."

Tanya Goodman Sykes sings a slower version of "That Old Time Religion" which originated in the late 19th century. It is suggested that back then Negro spirituals found acceptance in white revival circles. Another preferred is "I'm Longing For Jesus"; this song makes me want to sing along!

Just listen to the upbeat and soulful voice of Russ Taff on "He Set Me Free". And equally entertaining is "Thank You Jesus" .....you should have been there when he set me free..... The chorus is superb, musically and vocally. This CD is uplifting, fun, somber, and very melodic all in one. .....Rizzo