The Family Who Prays Explained

The Family Who Prays
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	The Louvin Brothers
Cover:	The Family Who Prays.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	1952–1958
Genre:	Country, gospel
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	Ira and Charlie
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Country Love Ballads
Next Year:	1958

The Family Who Prays is a Gospel album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.^[1]

All the songs had previously been singles released by Capitol from 1952-1955.

Reissues

• In 1992, all of the tracks from The Family Who Prays were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
• In 2008, The Family Who Prays was reissued by Country Stars Records along with fourteen additional tracks. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)" were omitted.^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin unless otherwise noted.

1. "The Family Who Prays (Shall Never Part)"
2. "Born Again"
3. "If We Forget God"
4. "Satan Lied to Me"
5. "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)"
6. "Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self"
7. "Preach the Gospel"
8. "Just Rehearsing"
9. "Pray for Me"
10. "Satan and the Saint"
11. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)
12. "Make Him a Soldier"

Personnel

• Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
• Ira Louvin – vocals, mandolin

Notes and References

1. Book: Wolfe, Charles K.. In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 1996. 91. registration. satan is real louvin brothers.. 0-87805-892-3.
2. Reissue of The Family Who Prays