Gospel (1999)

About this title: In April 1999, Marshall Tucker bandleader Doug Gray's mother was killed in a two-car automobile accident just weeks before the release of the spiritual album Gospel. Part of the sad irony is that one of the many great songs on Gospel is "Momma Don't Cry Anymore," a song co-written by Gray as a tribute to his father, who passed away a few years ago. Throughout the 12-song set, Gray performs some of his finest from-the-heart vocals to date. Every song on Gospel is a treat, especially to someone who was raised in the Southern Baptist church, and grew up listening to and playing old gospel songs ... read more

Tracks:

1. Heart and Soul [Gray/Lawter/Radford]
2. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad [Traditional]
3. Eye Is on the Sparrow [Traditional]
4. Give Up [Goodman]
5. Momma Don't Cry Anymore [Gray/Lawter/Radford]
6. Singing With the Saints [Rowsey/Starnes/Will]
7. Though My Eyes Are Blind, My Heart Can See [Traditional]
8. Only Believe [Wriggins]
9. Wayfaring Stranger [Traditional]
10. He's Always There [Love/Stone/Winans]
11. Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Traditional]
12. Beauty of Life [Milner]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.