Then Sings My Soul is a 2009 inspirational double CD album recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It features several traditional hymns along with Christian-altered hit singles, including Milsap's "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me". It was being marketed by an extensive TV mail order campaign.
Track listing
Disc one
- "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) - 3:34
- "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) - 4:42
- "Soon and Very Soon" (Andraé Crouch) - 2:27
- "Farther Along" (Jesse Randall Baxter) - 3:53
- "Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 4:56
- "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:52
- "Up to Zion" (Noreen Crayton, Greg Tomquist) - 2:48
- "World of Wonder" (James Darrell Scott) - 3:42
- "In the Garden" (Traditional) - 4:04
- "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) - 3:16
- "Peace in the Valley" (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey) - 3:31
- "Have Thine Own Way" (Traditional) - 3:14
Disc two
- "Swing Down Chariot" - 2:51
- "Precious Memories" - 3:53
- "Rock of Ages" (Traditional) - 2:55
- "People Get Ready" - 3:19
- "Softly and Tenderly" (Traditional) - 3:19
- "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Traditional) - 3:40
- "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" - 3:26
- "Jesus Was All I Had" (Donnie Fritts) - 3:06
- "It is No Secret" (Stuart Hamblen) - 3:42
- "The Old Rugged Cross" (Traditional) - 3:21
- "Holy, Holy, Holy" (Traditional) - 3:29
- "The Lord's Prayer" (Albert Hay Malotte) - 2:49
Personnel
- Ronnie Milsap â lead vocals, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements
- Shane Keister â Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizers
- Catherine Styron Marx â acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements
- Jamie Brantley â acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Mark Casstevens â acoustic guitar
- Steve Gibson â electric guitars
- Kerry Marx â acoustic guitar
- Larry Paxton â bass
- Lonnie Wilson â drums
- Rob Galbraith â rhythm arrangements
- Carol Tomquist â rhythm arrangements
- Noreen Crayton â backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Bruce Dees â backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Kevin Durham â backing vocals
- Jon Mark Ivey â backing vocals
- Louis Dean Nunley â backing vocals
- Lisa Silver â backing vocals
- Kira Small â backing vocals
- Russell Terrell â backing vocals
- Bergen White â backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Production
- Mandy Arola â A&R
- Jamie Neeck â A&R
- Rob Galbraith â producer
- Ronnie Milsap â producer
- Mark Capps â engineer
- Mark Lambert â engineer, overdub recording, mixing
- Robert Hadley â mastering
- Doug Sax â mastering
- The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California) â mastering location
- Andy Norris â design
- Jan Cook â art direction, photography direction
- Tim Frank â photography direction
- Scott Greenwalt â photography
- Alyson Reeves â photography
- Linda Hill â stylist
- Tania Staps â grooming
Chart performance
The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, #8 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, and #127 on the Billboard 200.
Awards
In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.
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