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| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |
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| Producer = [[Ken Nelson (United States record producer)|Ken Nelson]] |
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| Last album = ''[[Tragic Songs of Life (The Louvin Brothers album)|Tragic Songs of Life]]'' <br />(1956) |
| Last album = ''[[Tragic Songs of Life (The Louvin Brothers album)|Tragic Songs of Life]]'' <br />(1956) |
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| This album = '''''Nearer My God to Thee'''''<br />(1957) |
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'''''Nearer My God to Thee''''' is a [[Gospel music|Gospel]] album by [[United States|American]] [[country music]] duo [[The Louvin Brothers]], released in 1957.<ref>[ |
'''''Nearer My God to Thee''''' is a [[Gospel music|Gospel]] album by [[United States|American]] [[country music]] duo [[The Louvin Brothers]], released in 1957.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r93012|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic entry for ''Nearer My God to Thee''] Retrieved January 2010.</ref><ref name = "Wolfe">{{cite book| last = Wolfe| first = Charles K.| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers| publisher = Univ. Press of Mississippi| date = 1996| location = | pages = 91| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=5jtIc-4A6nYC&pg=PA91&dq=satan+is+real+louvin+brothers&cd=1#v=onepage&q=satan%20is%20real%20louvin%20brothers&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-8789-5892-1}}</ref> |
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It was the duo's first Gospel album for Capitol after the release of several Gospel singles from 1952-1955. All those single releases would later be collected on one album, ''[[The Family Who Prays]]''. |
It was the duo's first Gospel album for Capitol after the release of several Gospel singles from 1952-1955. All those single releases would later be collected on one album, ''[[The Family Who Prays]]''. |
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Nearer My God to Thee is a Gospel album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1957.[1][2]
It was the duo's first Gospel album for Capitol after the release of several Gospel singles from 1952-1955. All those single releases would later be collected on one album, The Family Who Prays.
Reissues
- In 1992, all of the tracks from Nearer My God to Thee were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
- In 2002, Nearer My God to Thee was reissued by King Records.
- In 2007, Nearer My God to Thee was reissued by Capitol Nashville Records.
Track listing
- "Are You Washed in the Blood?" (Mark Johnson, Traditional) – 2:25
- "Nearer, My God, to Thee" (Lowell Mason, Traditional) – 2:49
- "Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus" (Hazel Houser, Smith) – 2:48
- "I Can't Say No" (Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin) – 2:37
- "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" (C. E. Dunham, T. Ramsey) – 2:26
- "There's No Excuse" (Louvin, Louvin) – 3:02
- "This Little Light of Mine" (Traditional) – 2:32
- "Praying" (Hazel Houser) – 2:43
- "Thankful" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:57
- "Lord, I'm Coming Home" (Traditional) – 3:15
- "Last Chance to Pray" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:42
- "I Steal Away and Pray" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:28
Personnel
- Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
- Ira Louvin – vocals, mandolin
References
- ^ Allmusic entry for Nearer My God to Thee Retrieved January 2010.
- ^ Wolfe, Charles K. (1996). In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8789-5892-1.
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