Three Wooden Crosses (2006)

Product Summary Label: Word Entertainment UPC: 00080688658229 Release Date: 8/29/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202893780 Item#: M34HH6 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis ~ Various Artists 2. When The Sand Runs Out - Rascal Flatts ~ Various Artists 3. Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw ~ Various Artists 4. There Will Come A Day - Faith Hill ~ Various Artists 5. I Need You - LeAnn Rimes ~ Various Artists 6. Go Rest High On That Mountain - Vince Gill ~ Various Artists 7. Because You Love Me - Jo Dee Messina ~ Various Artists 8. Long Black Train - Josh Turner ~ Various Artists 9. I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack ~ Various Artists 10. That's What I Love About Sunday - Craig Morgan ~ Various Artists 11. I Can Only Imagine - Wynonna ~ Various Artists 12. That's Don't Understand, A - Sawyer Brown ~ Various Artists 13. Living Prayer, A - Alison Krauss & Union Station ~ Various Artists 14. Holes In The Floor Of Heaven - Steve Wariner ~ Various Artists 15. Carry You - Amy Grant ~ Various Artists 16. Little Girl, The - John Michael Montgomery ~ Various Artists 17. Love Can Build A Bridge - The Judds ~ Various Artists Additional Artists: Alison Krauss And Union Station, Gill, Vince, Grant, Amy, Hill, Faith, Judds (The), McGraw, Tim, Messina, Jo Dee, Montgomery, John Michael, Morgan, Craig, Rascal Flatts, Rimes, LeAnn, Sawyer Brown, Travis, Randy, Wariner, Steve, Womack, Lee Ann, Wynonna   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info The worlds of country and gospel have been intertwined closely since the heart-stirring ballads of the Carter Family, the Louvin Brothers, and Hank Williams ruled the airwaves in the early days of broadcast radio. Today's country stars (and fans) are no less vulnerable to the beauty of an inspirational song, and this collection gathers some of the best in recent years. The title comes from the gorgeous Randy Travis hymn that opens the album, and the songs here--mostly mid-tempo ballads--live up to the strong opening salvo. Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain" is spine-tingling, "A Living Prayer" foregrounds Alison Krauss's stunning voice over a sparse guitar arrangement, and the Judds' classic "Love Can Build A Bridge" closes the album on a high note. Three Wooden Crosses is a collection of modern country music by some of the biggest names in the business past and present, and deals with issues of faith, hope, community, spiritual consciousness, and mortality. How times have changed. Once upon a time these would have all been country gospel tunes; now they are called "inspirational songs" and are far more secular. Actually, it's a welcome change the proves that Nash Vegas has been forced by its artists and the success of the music beyond non-traditionalist country borders -- thank you Garth Brooks -- to embrace this less overtly Christian brand of singers like Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, Wynonna Judd, Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack, Vince Gill, and others. McGraw's hit "Live Like You Were Dying" is here, as is Hill's "There Will Come a Day," Amy Grant's "Carry You," Steve Wariner's syrupy "Holes in the Floor of Heaven," Rascal Flatts' "When the Sand Runs Out," and many more. While it's true this won't make many hardcore Christian music fans run out and buy it, country fans who can stand a little inspirational music will be delighted. ~ Thom Jurek Producer: Craig Morgan; Faith Hill; Frank Rogers; Tony Brown; John Michael Montgomery; Kyle Lehning; LeAnn Rimes; Alison Krauss; Mark Bright; Mark Wright; Marty Williams; Norro Wilson; Rascal Flatts; Steve Wariner; Tim McGraw; Vince Gill; Wilbur C. Rimes; Darran Sm   Technical Info Release Date : 08/29/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 886582 Label : Word Distribution Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00080688658229    Related Videos Lost Highway: Willie Nelson