''Family Bible'' is the 25th studio album by

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Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 ...

. He plays guitar and is accompanied by Bobbie Nelson on piano. The album was dedicated to Mama Nelson.

Track listing

# "By the Rivers of Babylon" (0:50) # "Stand by Me" (3:03) # "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)" ( Stuart Hamblen) (5:00) # " There Shall Be Showers of Blessings" (3:40) # "Softly and Tenderly" (4:34) # "Tell It to Jesus" (3:22) # "

Family Bible Family Bible may refer to: * Family Bible (book), a Bible handed down through a family * Family Bible (Willie Nelson album), ''Family Bible'' (Willie Nelson album), 1980 * Family Bible (song), "Family Bible" (song), a song written by Willie Nelson ...

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Claude Gray Claude Gray (born January 26, 1932) is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker best known for his 1960 hit "Family Bible," which has been covered by many different artists. Gray's other hit, "I'll Just Have Another Cup Of ...

, Paul Buskirk, Walter Breeland) (2:52) # "In God's Eyes" (Willie Nelson) (3:27) # "Revive Us Again" (2:23) # "An Evening Prayer" (C. Maude Battersby, Charles Hutchison Gabriel) (1:40) # "Kneel at the Feet of Jesus" (Willie Nelson) (3:00)

Personnel

* Willie Nelson -

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

Bobbie Nelson Bobbie Lee Nelson (January 1, 1931 – March 10, 2022) was an American pianist and singer, the elder sister of Willie Nelson, and a member of his band, Willie Nelson and Family. When she was five, her grandmother taught her to play keyboards w ...

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

;Technical *Phil York - engineer, photography

Chart performance

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