Sacred Voices: An A Capella Gospel Collection (1999)

About this title: The Sugar Hill label's roster of bluegrass, folk, and country artists is rich with outstanding singing ensembles, and this compilation shows them off at their best, performing traditional gospel music without instrumental accompaniment. The styles vary. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and the Nashville Bluegrass band both dip into the African-American gospel tradition with "Climbing Up the Mountain" and "Father I Stretch My Hand to Thee," respectively. Tony Rice and Ricky Skaggs deliver "Talk About Suffering" from their celebrated duo album, in a style that harks back to that of brother duos like ... read more

Tracks:

1. Climbing up the Mountain [Traditional]
2. Father I Stretch My Hand to Thee [Traditional]
3. Vision of a Golden Crown [Wright]
4. He's Coming Again So Soon [Traditional]
5. My Heavenly Home [Amos]
6. Feel Like My Time Ain't Long [Traditional]
7. Lone Pilgrim [Traditional]
8. Shut de Do [Stonehill]
9. Talk About Suffering [Traditional]
10. Don't You Want to Go to Heaven [Traditional]
11. Jesus Made the Wine [Rowan]
12. Walk in Jerusalem [Traditional]
13. What a Friend We Have in Jesus [Converse/Scriven]
14. That New Jerusalem [Traditional]
15. Roll Jordan Roll [Traditional]

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