''Lovin' Life'' is an album from

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group

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. The album was released on April 15, 2008.

Track listing

# "I'm Forgiven" (Hibbard, Hockensmith, Omartian) - 4:00 # "Build an Ark" (Evans) - 3:32 # "Jesus and John Wayne" (Gaither, Gaither, Gaither, Johnson, Williams) - 3:03 # "Go Ask" (Gaither, Gaither) - 4:23 # "Home of Your Dreams" (Gaither, Gaither, Gaither) - 5:04 # "Search Me Lord" (Dorsey) - 2:28 # "Lonely Mile" ( Slaughter) - 2:46 # "There's Always a Place at the Table" (Gaither, Gaither, Gatlin) - 5:13 # "The Diff'rence Is in Me" (Gaither, Gaither) - 3:01 # "I'm Loving Life" (Gaither, Silvey, Williams) - 2:40 # "When I Cry" (Gaither, Hall) - 4:29 # "Prisoner of Hope" (Gaither, Silvey, Williams) - 3:15 # "Then He Bowed His Head and Died" (Gaither, Gaither) - 5:22

Awards

At the

40th GMA Dove Awards The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation was held on April 23, 2009 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2008. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Rebecca St. James, Matthew ...

, ''Lovin' Life'' won a

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for Southern Gospel Album of the Year. Also, the song "Jesus & John Wayne" was nominated for Country Recorded Song of the Year. The album also won a

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for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the

51st Grammy Awards The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 8, 2009, honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the b ...

Chart performance

The album peaked at #123 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #6 on Billboard's Christian Albums. Lovin' Lifeon ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovin' Life 2008 albums Gaither Vocal Band albums