Common Thread (The Oak Ridge Boys album)
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Common Thread is a studio album released by the country/gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys
. The album was released on May 24, 2005.
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
. The album was released on May 24, 2005.
Track listing
- "Jesus Is Coming Soon" (R.E. Winsett) - 2:42
- "He Did It All for Me" (Duane AllenDuane AllenDuane David Allen had formal training in both operatic and quartet singing before becoming a member of The Oak Ridge Boys in 1966. Allen is the lead singer for the quartet and is heard on the majority of their most successful songs.He was inducted in the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame.He is...
, Powell Sager) - 2:42 - "You Can't Fix It" (Chaz Bosarge, Neil Johnson, Phil Johnson) - 3:54
- "I Know" (Morrey Burns, Lois Mann, Ervin T. Rouse, Laverne Tripp) - 3:08
- "The Journey" (Joe BonsallJoe BonsallJoseph Sloan Bonsall, Jr. known professionally as Joe Bonsall is a member of the Oak Ridge Boys, since 1973 and an author...
) - 5:29 - "How Great Thou ArtHow Great Thou Art (hymn)"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg in Sweden in 1885. The melody is a Swedish folk song. It was translated into English by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own composition. It was popularized by...
" (Stuart K. Hine) - 3:02 - "This Little Light of MineThis Little Light of Mine"This Little Light of Mine" is a gospel children's song written by Harry Dixon Loes in about 1920. Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer, and teacher, who wrote, and co-wrote, several other gospel songs. The song has since...
" (Traditional) - 4:40 - "You Don't Have to Go Home (But You Can't Stay Here)" (Larry CordleLarry CordleLarry Cordle was born in eastern Kentucky and is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the CMA Award for Song of the Year in 2000.-Career:Cordle has written...
, Jerry SalleyJerry SalleyJerry Salley is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Salley won SESAC's 2003 "Country Music Songwriter of the Year” award.Salley has been writing and singing in Nashville, Tennessee since 1982...
, Larry Shell) - 3:09 - "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
" (John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
) - 3:08 - "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) - 3:13
- "Keep Our World Safe" (Norah Lee Allen) - 3:25
- "God Will Take Care of You" - 3:31
Awards
On 2006, Common Thread was nominated for a Dove Award for Southern Gospel Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.External links
- Common Thread at Amazon.comAmazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...