Songs of Inspiration II

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Songs of Inspiration II
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Studio album by
Alabama
ReleasedMarch 27, 2007 (2007-03-27)
StudioThe Tracking Room, The Soundshop and Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Inspirational country
Length43:05
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Randy Owen
Alabama chronology
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Songs of Inspiration II is the twenty-first studio album and the second gospel album by American country music group Alabama, released on March 27, 2007. [2] It was their final studio album for the RCA Records label. The album peaked at No. 33 in Billboard 200 album charts., No. on the Christian Album chart and No. 3 on the Country Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Am a Pilgrim" (Traditional; arr. Randy Owen) - 4:21
  2. "Church in the Wildwood" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 3:01
  3. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (Ada R. Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel) - 4:45
  4. "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (John Whitfield Vaughan, James Rowe; arr. Randy Owen) - 3:20
  5. "Suppertime" (Ira Stanphill) - 2:50
  6. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 2:49
  7. "Precious Memories" (J.B.F. Wright, Lonnie B. Combs; arr. Owen) - 3:50
  8. "Lonesome Valley" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 2:49
  9. "The Refrain of John Dillon James" (Ronnie Rogers) - 3:41
  10. "Love Lifted Me" (Rowe, Howard E. Smith; arr. Owen) - 3:17
  11. "When It Comes My Time" (Teddy Gentry) - 3:24
  12. "One Life" (Buck Moore, Eric Todd) - 2:55
  13. "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith; arr. Owen) - 2:03

Personnel

Alabama

Additional Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Songs of Inspiration II peaked at #33 on Billboard 200, #3 on Billboard Country Albums, and #1 on Billboard Christian Albums. [3]

Chart (2007)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums3
U.S. Billboard 20033

Awards

In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "New single from Alabama on Waylon Jennings tribute album". al. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ↑ Songs of Inspiration II on Billboard
  4. ↑ Nominations Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards on CBN.com (February 14, 2008)
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