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. 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.
Track listing "I Am a Pilgrim" (Traditional; arr. Randy Owen) - 4:21 "Church in the Wildwood" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 3:01 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (Ada R. Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel) - 4:45 "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (John Whitfield Vaughan, James Rowe; arr. Randy Owen) - 3:20 "Suppertime" (Ira Stanphill) - 2:50 "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 2:49 "Precious Memories" (J.B.F. Wright, Lonnie B. Combs; arr. Owen) - 3:50 "Lonesome Valley" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 2:49 "The Refrain of John Dillon James" (Ronnie Rogers) - 3:41 "Love Lifted Me" (Rowe, Howard E. Smith; arr. Owen) - 3:17 "When It Comes My Time" (Teddy Gentry) - 3:24 "One Life" (Buck Moore, Eric Todd) - 2:55 "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith; arr. Owen) - 2:03
Personnel
Alabama Jeff Cook – electric guitar, vocals Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, vocals Randy Owen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Additional Musicians
David Angell – violin Monisa Angell – viola Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion Jason Carter – fiddle Kristen Cassell – cello Mark Casstevens – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, harmonica John Catchings – cello Bruce Christensen – viola Michael Curtis – background vocals Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Connie Ellisor – violin Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor, violin Jim Grosjean – viola Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin Jim Horn – saxophone Randy Kohrs – dobro, acoustic guitar Anthony LaMarchina – cello Del McCoury – acoustic guitar, background vocals Rob McCoury – banjo Ronnie McCoury – banjo, background vocals Joey Miskulin – accordion Craig Nelson – bass guitar Gary Van Osdale – viola Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin Larry Paxton – arch guitar, acoustic bass guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, string arrangements Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen – cello Pamela Sixfin – violin Alan Umstead – violin Catherine Umstead – violin Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
Chart performance
Songs of Inspiration II peaked at #33 on Billboard 200, #3 on Billboard Country Albums, and #1 on Billboard Christian Albums.[ Songs of Inspiration II] on Billboard
Chart (2007) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3 U.S. Billboard 200 33
Awards
In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.Nominations Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards on CBN.com (February 14, 2008)
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