The Family Who Prays
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The Family Who Prays is a Gospel
album by American
country music
duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.
All the songs had previously been singles released by Capitol from 1952-1955.
and Charlie Louvin
unless otherwise noted.
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
album by American
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.
All the songs had previously been singles released by Capitol from 1952-1955.
Reissues
- In 1992, all of the tracks from The Family Who Prays were included in the Close HarmonyClose Harmony (Louvin Brothers album)Close Harmony is a box set of The Louvin Brothers recordings. It is an eight-CD box set and was released in 1992.-History:Close Harmony contains 219 songs from the duo's years with Capitol, Decca, MGM, and Apollo, presented in chronological order along with session notes.The recordings include such...
8-CD box set issued by Bear Family RecordsBear Family RecordsBear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.-History:...
. - In 2008, The Family Who Prays was reissued by Country Stars Records along with fourteen additional tracks. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)" were omitted.
Track listing
All songs by Ira LouvinIra Louvin
Ira Lonnie Loudermilk , known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.-Biography:...
and Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
Charles Elzer Loudermilk , known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955.-Biography:Born in Henagar, Alabama, Louvin was one of 7 children...
unless otherwise noted.
- "The Family Who Prays (Shall Never Part)"
- "Born Again"
- "If We Forget God"
- "Satan Lied to Me"
- "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)"
- "Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self"
- "Preach the Gospel"
- "Just Rehearsing"
- "Pray for Me"
- "Satan and the Saint"
- "Swing Low, Sweet ChariotSwing Low, Sweet Chariot"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a historic African-American spiritual. The first recording was in 1909, by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University....
" (Traditional) - "Make Him a Soldier"