Nearer My God to Thee (Louvin Brothers album)
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Nearer My God to Thee is a Gospel
Gospel music
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 album by American
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 country music
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 duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1957.

It was the duo's first Gospel album for Capitol after the release of several Gospel singles from 1952-1955. All those single releases would later be collected on one album, The Family Who Prays
The Family Who Prays
The Family Who Prays is a Gospel album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.All the songs had previously been singles released by Capitol from 1952-1955.-Reissues:...

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Reissues

  • In 1992, all of the tracks from Nearer My God to Thee were included in the Close Harmony
    Close Harmony (Louvin Brothers album)
    Close Harmony is a box set of The Louvin Brothers recordings. It is an eight-CD box set and was released in 1992.-History:Close Harmony contains 219 songs from the duo's years with Capitol, Decca, MGM, and Apollo, presented in chronological order along with session notes.The recordings include such...

    8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records
    Bear Family Records
    Bear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.-History:...

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  • In 2002, Nearer My God to Thee was reissued by King Records.
  • In 2007, Nearer My God to Thee was reissued by Capitol Nashville Records.

Track listing

  1. "Are You Washed in the Blood?" (Mark Johnson, Traditional) – 2:25
  2. "Nearer, My God, to Thee
    Nearer, My God, to Thee
    "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, based loosely on Genesis 28:11–19, the story of Jacob's dream. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the...

    " (Lowell Mason
    Lowell Mason
    Lowell Mason was a leading figure in American church music, the composer of over 1600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. His most well-known tunes include Mary Had A Little Lamb and the arrangement of Joy to the World...

    , Traditional) – 2:49
  3. "Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus" (Hazel Houser, Smith) – 2:48
  4. "I Can't Say No" (Ira Louvin
    Ira Louvin
    Ira Lonnie Loudermilk , known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.-Biography:...

    , Charlie Louvin
    Charlie Louvin
    Charles Elzer Loudermilk , known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955.-Biography:Born in Henagar, Alabama, Louvin was one of 7 children...

    ) – 2:37
  5. "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" (C. E. Dunham, T. Ramsey) – 2:26
  6. "There's No Excuse" (Louvin, Louvin) – 3:02
  7. "This Little Light of Mine
    This Little Light of Mine
    "This Little Light of Mine" is a gospel children's song written by Harry Dixon Loes in about 1920. Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer, and teacher, who wrote, and co-wrote, several other gospel songs. The song has since...

    " (Traditional) – 2:32
  8. "Praying" (Hazel Houser) – 2:43
  9. "Thankful" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:57
  10. "Lord, I'm Coming Home" (Traditional) – 3:15
  11. "Last Chance to Pray" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:42
  12. "I Steal Away and Pray" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:28
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