''Did You Think to Pray'' is an album of gospel songs by

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artist Charley Pride. The song from which this album takes its name was originally released in 1971 on the

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label (catalog no. LSP-4513). Many sites credit Charley Pride with writing the song with assistance from Jack D. Johnson, but the lyrics were written by Mary A. Pepper Kidder (1820 - 1905) and the tune by William O. Perkins (1831 - 1903). (https://wordwisehymns.com/2013/08/30/did-you-think-to-pray/) The album was awarded four-and-a-half stars from the web site

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. It debuted on ''

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'' magazine's country album chart on April 24, 1971, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 33 weeks.

Track listing

Side A # " Did You Think to Pray" (adapted by Charley Pride, Jack D. Johnson) :40# "I'll Fly Away" (Albert Brumley) :27# "Time Out for Jesus" (Ann J. Morton) :28# "Angel Band" (adapted by Charley Pride, Jack D. Johnson), accompanied by The Jordanaires :33# "Jesus, Don't Give Up On Me" (Alex Zanetis,

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...

) :53 Side B # "

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" (

Ben Peters Ben James Peters (born Greenville, Mississippi, June 20, 1933; died Nashville, Tennessee, May 25, 2005) was an American country music songwriter who wrote many #1 songs. Charley Pride recorded 68 of his songs and 6 of them went to #1 on the Americ ...

) :21# "Whispering Hope" (adapted by Charley Pride, Jack D. Johnson) :10# "This Highway Leads to Glory (Lassaye Holmes), accompanied by The Jordanaires :56# "The Church in the Wildwood" (adapted by Charley Pride, Jack D. Johnson) :45# "Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory" (Curtis Stewart) :37

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