''Singing His Praise'' is a studio album by American country artists Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. It was released in March 1972 on

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and was produced by

Owen Bradley William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sou ...

. It was the pair's first album collection of gospel songs and it would also be the duo's final album together.

Background and content

''Singing His Praise'' was recorded in February 1972 at Bradley's Barn, a studio owned by the album's producer,

. Anderson and Howard had been collaborating with Bradley since their first studio release together in 1967. Bradley also contributed to both of the artists individual career. The album consisted of 11 tracks and was the duo's first album collection of

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. Anderson and Howard selected gospel music they enjoyed performing together while on tour as well as material they had not yet performed. Many of these songs were hymns such as "

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", " Precious Memories" and "

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". ''Singing His Praise'' was released in March 1972 via

in a vinyl record format. It included 6 songs on the first side and 5 songs on the second side.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Singing His Praise''. Musical and technical personnel * Bill Anderson – lead vocals *

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– guitar *

–

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* Ray Edenton – guitar * Buddy Harman – drums * Jan Howard – lead vocals * Roy Huskey – bass * The Jordanaires – background vocals * Grady Martin – guitar * Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano * Hal Rugg –

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* Karen Shearer – liner notes * Pete Wade – guitar

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1972 albums Bill Anderson (singer) albums Jan Howard albums Decca Records albums Albums produced by Owen Bradley Vocal duet albums