Lovin' Life is an album from Contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

, Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 group Gaither Vocal Band

Gaither Vocal Band

The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy award-winning Christian music vocal group, headed by Bill Gaither. They originally recorded contemporary Christian music, but after the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming videos, the group has become known for southern gospel.-Group history:The Gaither Vocal...

. The album was released on April 15, 2008.

Track listing

1. "I'm Forgiven" (Hibbard, Hockensmith, Omartian) - 4:00
2. "Build an Ark" (Evans) - 3:32
3. "Jesus and John Wayne" (Gaither, Gaither, Gaither, Johnson, Williams) - 3:03
4. "Go Ask" (Gaither, Gaither) - 4:23
5. "Home of Your Dreams" (Gaither, Gaither, Gaither) - 5:04
6. "Search Me Lord" (Dorsey) - 2:28
7. "Lonely Mile" (Slaughter) - 2:46
8. "There's Always a Place at the Table" (Gaither, Gaither, Gatlin) - 5:13
9. "The Diff'rence Is in Me" (Gaither, Gaither) - 3:01
10. "I'm Loving Life" (Gaither, Silvey, Williams) - 2:40
11. "When I Cry" (Gaither, Hall) - 4:29
12. "Prisoner of Hope" (Gaither, Silvey, Williams) - 3:15
13. "Then He Bowed His Head and Died" (Gaither, Gaither) - 5:22

Awards

At the 40th GMA Dove Awards, Lovin' Life won a Dove Award for Southern Gospel Album of the Year. Also, the song "Jesus & John Wayne" was nominated for Country Recorded Song of the Year. The album also won a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the 51st Grammy Awards

51st Grammy Awards

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 2009. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest winners of the night, jointly winning five awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year...

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Chart performance

The album peaked at #123 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

and #6 on Billboard's Christian Albums.