Music CD - Salt of the Earth

	Music CD: Salt of the Earth List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $9.60 Your Save: $ 5.38 ( 36% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Skaggs Family
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Tracks: 1. Love Will Be Enough 2. Homesick For Heaven 3. Big Wheel 4. Salt Of the Earth 5. Wreck On the Highway 6. Farther Along 7. Let It Shine 8. Near the Cross 9. One Seed Of Love 10. This Old House 11. Wings Of a Dove 12. Blessed Assurance 13. The Solid Rock
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0669890500221 Label: Skaggs Family Manufacturer: Skaggs Family Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Skaggs Family Release Date: 2007-09-25 Studio: Skaggs Family
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Savory songs Comment: Some CDs contain great music; other CDs contain music so great that it transcends music and becomes something even more wonderful and meaningful. The recent Dove Award-winning "Salt of the Earth" by Ricky Skaggs & The Whites belongs in the latter category. Though the artists here represent the very best of bluegrass, Gospel, country, and folk music, this CD defies easy categorization - it is all of that and more. Until now, Ricky Skaggs & The Whites have never made an album of music together. Given that Skaggs is married to Sharon White, it is surprising they waited this long, but it makes this highly-anticipated collaboration all the more fresh and rewarding. Along with Sharon's sister, Cheryl, and dad, Buck, the sound of these four voices together is spine-chillingly gorgeous, and there is a profound sense of joy permeating this project. Perfectly self-produced, this CD is elegantly understated, keeping the crystalline vocals up-front and uncluttered. That said, the musicianship is first-rate and lively, as any fan of Skaggs or the Whites would expect. The song selection is a pleasing blend of new songs and timeless classics. Excellent new songs such as "Love Will Be Enough," "Let It Shine," "One Seed of Love," and the title track sit well alongside long-time treasures such as "Blessed Assurance," "Farther Along," and "The Solid Rock." The mournful cautionary tale "I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray" is a vintage sad story-song that really puts the "blue" in bluegrass. "Big Wheel" definitely sets toes to tapping. Overall, it's just impossible to find anything to complain about here. This music, like so much of what Ricky Skaggs and The Whites have created over the years, is refreshing and bracing like a spring-fed mountain stream. Call it a classic! Customer Rating: Summary: Inspired; Literally! Comment: Ricky Skaggs and the Whites have recorded Gospel Music both separately and together over the years. Their performances at the Grand Ole Opry and in concerts, such as the Skaggs Family Christmas have always included Gospels Tunes. In all these endeavors they have maintain excellence in their singing and instrumental backing. Yet, what makes this cd, and their others as well, special is the music comes from their beliefs, and their sense of sharing the gospel. It is not just a tribute to "my Mothers beliefs" as I have found in some artist. The power of the music comes from within. Highly recommended. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Given how long Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White have been married and how well established both Skaggs and the Whites are as recording artists, it's surprising that this is the first album-length collaboration between Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder and the vocal trio of his wife's family. The wait was worth it. Though Skaggs and White are plainly the spotlight draws here, the selection spreads lead vocals among her sister Cheryl and father Buck as well, while some of the highlights (such as the a cappella ending to the traditional "Blessed Assurance") blend the four in harmony. What's no surprise is that the musical bedrock is spiritual throughout, from classic fare such as "Farther Along" and "Wings of a Dove" to contemporary originals such as "Love Will Be Enough" and "Let It Shine" (where Sharon sounds particularly luminous). The musical backing is minimal throughout, but with voices like these and material this strong, you don't need much. --Don McLeese