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Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites

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This is a nice Christian country set, from a Top 40 commercial country act that was popular in the 1970s and '80s. Admittedly, Larry Gatlin is sounding a little long in the tooth and slightly shaky as a soloist, but their obvious sincerity and love of the music lifts this album up, and when they sing in an upbeat jubilee style, the Gatlins can really get your toes a-tappin'. There are also some slower ballads sung in a more modern Southern Gospel style, though almost all the songs are older traditional tunes like "Amazing Grace," "Rock Of Ages," Albert E. Brumley's "I'll Fly Away," etc. Another nice thing is that the musical backup is pretty restrained: they just have the band play as much is necessary to get the message across, and leave the emphasis on their vocals and on the words, which is really where is belongs. Gospel fans and Gatlin fans alike should enjoy this record quite a bit.

This is one of our favorite CDs. We couldn't enjoy this CD more.
All of the tracks are wonderful. We're glad we were able to find
it on Amazon. Hope the Gatlins continue to produce such great music
for years to come.

Very well done, for just three singers. One of few that carries "Whispering Hope", a favorite of one of our past relatives.

We have almost every Gatlin CD available-This is one of the best--Songs done with different arrangements & are very singable --A mix of old hymns & the Gatlin standards. Really enjoy their version of "Love Lifted Me"

The hymns are the "good old" ones that my family remembers. The Gatlin brothers are special. The harmony they have is just beautiful and they really show their deep faith in God through these songs.

XM Satellite Radio Channel "America" recently promoted this album on their "Stained Glass" program. The featured selection was "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"---a moving rendition of the tradition hymn. Larry Gatlin was interviewed by the host. NOBODY mentioned that "Lower Lights" is NOT contained in Family Gospel Favorites. This was a misrepresentation of the new album. Caveat emptor---I did not double-check the song list when I ordered the album---my fault. But now I am disappointed that a "promised" song is missing.