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Steps to Heaven (Dig)

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Charlie Louvin and the McCrary Sisters, accompanied by Derrick Lee on piano and Chris Scruggs on guitar and bass, have produced an album of sweetness and grace. A previous reviewer complained of the "bleating" of the backing vocalists and I must say this person most assuredly has never heard the angels singing. Charlie's voice is soft and weathered and blends beautifully with the powerful, soulful harmonies of the McCrary Sisters, and Derrick Lee on piano is nothing short of righteous. That this recording was made in only two takes attests to the artists' familiarity with the these old hymns, have probably been singing them all of their lives. The selections are gems from the past--the kind families and friends would gather around the piano to sing. They take you to back to a simpler time and a place of comfort and peace. This CD is a treasure.

Charlie Louvin is back with one of the most straightforward gospel albums of his long, distinguished career, and hosannas are in order. Country Standard Time

I am very familiar with the Louvin Brothers, and love their stuff. Unfortunately Mr Louvin's voice is very weak, which would be alright, but the female background singer ruins every song she is on, with that squeaky endless vibrato that is so much in vogue these days. Whoever chose her should be fired.