Then Sings My Soul (album) explained

Then Sings My Soul
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Ronnie Milsap
Border:	yes
Released:	March 10, 2009
Genre:	Country, gospel
Label:	StarSong
Producer:	Ronnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith
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Then Sings My Soul is a 2009 inspirational double CD album recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. To date, it is his first and only gospel recording ever. 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

1. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) - 3:34
2. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) - 4:42
3. "Soon and Very Soon" (Andraé Crouch) - 2:27
4. "Farther Along" (Jesse Randall Baxter) - 3:53
5. "Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 4:56
6. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:52
7. "Up to Zion" (Noreen Crayton, Greg Tomquist) - 2:48
8. "World of Wonder" (James Darrell Scott) - 3:42
9. "In the Garden" (Traditional) - 4:04
10. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) - 3:16
11. "Peace in the Valley" (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey) - 3:31
12. "Have Thine Own Way" (Traditional) - 3:14

Disc two

1. "Swing Down Chariot" - 2:51
2. "Precious Memories" - 3:53
3. "Rock of Ages" (Traditional) - 2:55
4. "People Get Ready" - 3:19
5. "Softly and Tenderly" (Traditional) - 3:19
6. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Traditional) - 3:40
7. "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" - 3:26
8. "Jesus Was All I Had" (Donnie Fritts) - 3:06
9. "It is No Secret" (Stuart Hamblen) - 3:42
10. "The Old Rugged Cross" (Traditional) - 3:21
11. "Holy, Holy, Holy" (Traditional) - 3:29
12. "The Lord's Prayer" (Albert Hay Malotte) - 2:49

Personnel

• Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements
• Shane Keister – Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizers
• Catherine Styron Marx – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements
• Jamie Brantley – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Steve Gibson – electric guitars
• Kerry Marx – acoustic guitar
• Larry Paxton – bass
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Rob Galbraith – rhythm arrangements
• Carol Tomquist – rhythm arrangements
• Noreen Crayton – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Bruce Dees – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Kevin Durham – backing vocals
• Jon Mark Ivey – backing vocals
• Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Kira Small – backing vocals
• Russell Terrell – backing vocals
• Bergen White – backing vocals, vocal arrangements

Production

• Mandy Arola – A&R
• Jamie Neeck – A&R
• Rob Galbraith – producer
• Ronnie Milsap – producer
• Mark Capps – engineer
• Mark Lambert – engineer, overdub recording, mixing
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California) – mastering location
• Andy Norris – design
• Jan Cook – art direction, photography direction
• Tim Frank – photography direction
• Scott Greenwalt – photography
• Alyson Reeves – photography
• Linda Hill – stylist
• Tania Staps – 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.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums	8
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	19
U.S. Billboard 200	127

Awards

In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/02/18/41st-annual-gma-dove-awards-nominees-announced/ 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced