Give It Away is an album from Contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

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, Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 group Gaither Vocal Band

Gaither Vocal Band

The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy award-winning Christian music vocal group, headed by Bill Gaither. They originally recorded contemporary Christian music, but after the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming videos, the group has become known for southern gospel.-Group history:The Gaither Vocal...

. The album was released on January 24, 2006.

Track listing

1. "Bread Upon the Water" (Bill Grein, Janny Grein) - 4:04
2. "I Catch 'Em, God Cleans 'Em" (Benjamin Gaither, Jeff Silvey, Kim Williams) - 3:02
3. "Jesus Loves Me" - 3:47
4. "I'll Tell It Wherever I Go" (Thomas A. Dorsey
   Thomas A. Dorsey
   Thomas Andrew Dorsey was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys." Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom.As formulated by Dorsey,...
   
   ) - 3:22
5. "My Journey to the Sky" (Dorothy Austin) - 2:36
6. "Through" (Gloria Gaither, Bill Gaither, Mike Sykes) - 3:40
7. "Glorious Impossible" (Joe Beck, Carl Cartee, Wendy Wills) - 4:57
8. "Worthy the Lamb" (Bill Gaither, Gloria Gaither) - 5:05
9. "Eagle Song" (Russ Taff, Tori Taff) - 3:06
10. "Love Can Turn the World" (Benjamin Gaither, Jeff Silvey, Kim Williams) - 4:10
11. "You're Looking at a Child Forgiven" (Bill Gaither, Suzanne Jennings) - 3:23
12. "Why Me?
    Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song)
    "Why Me" is an American country and gospel song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson.-Song history:Kristofferson had become the toast of Nashville in the early 1970s, with the massive success of compositions including "For the Good Times," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down,"...
    
    " (Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
    
    ) - 4:01
13. "I Will Go On" (Gloria Gaither, Bill Gaither) - 4:31
14. "Place Called Hope" (Gloria Gaither, Bill Gaither, Jeff Silvey) - 4:25
15. "Give It Away" (Benjamin Gaither, Gloria Gaither) - 5:09

Awards

Give It Away was nominated for a Grammy Award at the 49th Grammy Awards for Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album. At the 38th GMA Dove Awards, both the album Give It Away and its title song won Dove Awards for Southern Gospel Album of the Year and Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year. It was also nominated for Long Form Music Video of the Year.

Chart performance

The album peaked at #129 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and #6 on Billboard's Christian Albums where it remained for 40 weeks.

External links

• Give It Away on Amazon
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