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 Charlie DanielsSongs from the Longleaf Pines Release Date: 2005 03 22 Label: Koch Records Rating:  |
Songs from the Longleaf Pines is Charlie Daniels' tribute to bluegrass-gospel -- a tribute album that covers two rarely touched-upon aspects of Daniels' music. He's recorded bluegrass numbers before, and his music certainly has been informed by it, but he's never done a full-fledged bluegrass record before and, apart from a low-budget collection in the early 2000s, he's never done an all-out gospel record. So, this is a first, which would be noteworthy in of itself, but the truly remarkable thing about Songs from the Longleaf Pines is that it's a lively, passionate, invigorating record that's his best album in quite some time. What makes the album such fun is that it captures a peerless musician playing with a peerless supporting group, including such stalwarts as Earl Scruggs, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, and Chris Thile. They have a natural, easy chemistry that's apparent on such sweet, slow numbers as "Softly and Tenderly," but truly comes to life on the breakneck jams that dominate this album. This is a band of veterans playing with a natural, offhand virtuosity that's all the more exciting for being easy and familiar. Perhaps this isn't the flashiest album Daniels has cut, or the rowdiest, but its low-key, modest charms make this a minor gem in his catalog. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Walking in Jerusalem (Just Like John) | Monroe | 2:56 |
| 2 | Preachin', Prayin', Singin' | McCarty | 1:53 |
| 3 | I've Found a Hiding Place | Brumley | 2:32 |
| 4 | I'm Working on a Building | Carter | 3:24 |
| 5 | 91st Psalm [Recitation] | Thile | 1:27 |
| 6 | Keep On the Sunny Side | Carter | 1:48 |
| 7 | Softly and Tenderly | Traditional | 2:57 |
| 8 | Old Account | Public Domain [1], Graham | 2:19 |
| 9 | I'll Fly Away [Instrumental] | Brumley | 3:33 |
| 10 | How Great Thou Art | Hine | 1:53 |
| 11 | 23rd Psalm [Recitation] | 1:30 | |
| 12 | What Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul) | Carr, Berry | 3:14 |
| 13 | Old Crossroads | Monroe | 2:48 |
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