''Songs From the Longleaf Pines'' is an album by American musician Charlie Daniels. Released on March, 22, 2005, the album was Daniels' first album to fully focus on bluegrass

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, after previously incorporating elements of the two styles on previously released songs.

Critical reception

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of Allmusic concludes that "''Songs from the Longleaf Pines'' is Charlie Daniels' tribute to bluegrass-gospel -- a tribute album that covers two rarely touched-upon aspects of Daniels' music. He's recorded bluegrass numbers before, and his music certainly has been informed by it, but he's never done a full-fledged bluegrass album before and, apart from a low-budget collection in the early 2000s, he's never done an all-out gospel record. So, this is a first, which would be noteworthy in of itself, but the truly remarkable thing about Songs from the Longleaf Pines is that it's a lively, passionate, invigorating record that's his best album in quite some time. Perhaps this isn't the flashiest album Daniels has cut, or the rowdiest, but its low-key, modest charms make this a minor gem in his catalog."

Track listing

# "Walking in Jerusalem (Just Like John)" # "Preachin', Prayin', Singin'" # "I've Found a Hiding Place" # "

I'm Working on a Building "I'm Working on a Building" is a song in both the African American spiritual and southern gospel traditions. The song has become a standard of the genres. It has been recorded many times, by artists such as The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Elvis P ...

" # "The 91st Psalm" (recitation) # " Keep On the Sunny Side" # "

Softly and Tenderly "Softly and Tenderly" is a Christian hymn. It was composed and written by Will L. Thompson in 1880. Allegedly, when evangelist Dwight L. Moody was in the hospital barred from seeing visitors although Thompson had arrived, Moody insisted tha ...

" # "The Old Account " # "

I'll Fly Away "I'll Fly Away" is a hymn written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company in a collection titled ''Wonderful Message''.Richard Matteson, Jr.''The Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book'' Mel Bay Publications, 200 ...

" (instrumental) # " How Great Thou Art" # "The 23rd Psalm" (recitation) # "What Would You Give (In Exchange For Your Soul)" # "The Old Crossroads"

Personnel

* Charlie Daniels - fiddle, guitar, vocals * Mike Bub - bass * Jason Carter - fiddle *Tim May - guitar * Rob McCoury - banjo * Ronnie McCoury - mandolin *Scott Rouse - guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals * Chris Thile - composer, mandolin *Cyndi Wheeler - vocals *

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- banjo, guest appearance * Ricky Skaggs - vocals, guest appearance * The Whites - vocals, background vocals, guest appearance * Mac Wiseman - vocals, background vocals, guest appearance

References

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