George Jones - In a Gospel Way (1974) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. In a Gospel Way
02. Why Me, Lord?
03. A Man I Always Wanted to Meet
04. The Baptism of Jesse Taylor
05. Release Me (From My Sin)
06. Amazing Grace
07. Mama's Hands
08. God Keeps the Wild Flowers Blooming
09. Mama Was a Preacher Man
10. I Wonder How John Felt (When He Baptized Jesus)
11. I Can't Find It Here


Although George Jones was well into a career marked by a reputation for drinking like a fish and being quite the rabble-rouser, the release of IN A GOSPEL WAY showed another side of the hard-living country singer. Having grown up with a mother who played piano in church, GOSPEL WAY was not such a far-fetched idea for Jones. He recorded eleven Gospel songs ranging from lushly orchestrated traditional fare ("Amazing Grace") to the rollicking "Mama Was A Preacher Man," co-written by the dulcet-toned Texan himself.

The redemptive touch of God is reflected in the tale of a ne'er-do-well who sees the light in "The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor," and the search for absolution in Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me, Lord?" seems a thinly disguised plea for salvation from the rough-and-tumble Jones. Although producer Billy Sherrill's use of billowy string arrangements, crying steel guitar and the Jordanaires and Nashville Edition as background vocalists makes GOSPEL WAY a neat, countrypolitan package, Possum's pain radiates clearly in songs such as "Mama's Hands" and "Release Me (From My Sin)."

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