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Kids Sing Bluegrass Gospel | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Madacy Kids
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 449112
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.1 x 1.3
UPC: 628261055920
EAN: 0628261055920
ASIN: B00027JZ5W
Release Date: June 15, 2004
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Condition: Brand New
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow | | • | I'll Fly Away | | • | At the Crossroads | | • | Power in the Blood | | • | What a Friend We Have in Jesus | | • | Softly and Tenderly | | • | Don't Go | | • | Just a Closer Walk | | • | Amazing Grace | | • | River of Life | | • | When We All Get to Heaven | | • | When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder |
Disc 2
| • | I Can Only Imagine | | • | Wonderful Words of Life | | • | To God Be the Glory | | • | Believe | | • | Jesus Loves Me | | • | When I Survey | | • | Count Your Blessings | | • | The Solid Rock | | • | Lily of the Valley | | • | Cover Me | | • | Blessed Assurance | | • | Blessed | | • | Can't Take It With You |
Disc 3
| • | Nothing But the Blood | | • | Standing on the Promises | | • | The Red Covered Bridge | | • | Peace Like a River | | • | At the Cross | | • | 'Tis So Sweet | | • | Rock of Ages | | • | Leaning on the Everlasting Arms | | • | The Preacher | | • | Savior Like a Sheperd | | • | It Is Well | | • | The Narrow Way |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Could have been better June 2, 2008
I got this for my kids, who were asking for music with kids singing. They didn't like it too much though, as so much of the material is slow. (Kids, at least mine, really like the faster stuff.) The other problem with this set is that the arrangements seem to be direct copies of adult versions, and in the same keys. "Man of Constant Sorrow," for example, sounded exactly like the movie soundtrack version, with the lead track erased and replaced by this poor little guy straining to sing the lead in a key that was totally unsuitable. It almost made me wonder if they HAD somehow gotten the rights and used the masters from the movie, else why go to all the trouble to re-record it, and not bother to change it to a key that worked for the lead singer's voice?
Overall, we were disappointed with this set, despite the fine musicianship displayed in the instrumentation.
If you or your kids are interested in hearing children play and sing bluegrass, I would recommend "Little Cowpoke," the first Nickel Creek CD, instead. The kids' newgrass-style picking is polished, their singing is very good, and the material is a pleasing collection of kid-friendly cowboy songs.
 Relatively nice collection, but it has it's cons, too August 30, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For those who enjoy hearing sweet little kids' voices singing old time bluegrass gospel favorites, this may well be an album you'd appreciate having in your collection, but it has cons as well as prose.
The title, in my opinion, is rather misleading. Although there are kids singing these gospel songs, there are almost always adults singing backing harmonies, and occasionally melody parts, along with the kids. This adds an interesting contrast to the kids' voices, but I often found it a little distracting, as on some occasions throughout the set, the adult voices somewhat overpowered the smaller voices of the kids. This was especially true on the tracks where one child sang solo, and two or three adults added backing vocals.
On the plus side, the instrumentation, musicianship and adult vocals here are all quite nice. I especially liked the half dozen or so instrumental tracks sprinkled throughout the three discs. For the most part, the kids singing was very sweet, but on a few tracks, like "Crossroads", the singing was discordant at best. But remember, these are kids singing, so don't expect anything too stunning when listening to this set. However, on tracks where older kids sing, like "Tis So Sweet", the singing is quite lovely. On "Believe", the girls harmonize like little songbirds, and it's a joy to listen!
I think some of the choices for material here is, frankly, quite ridiculous. A little kid singing "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow", "Red Covered Bridge", or "Rock Of Ages", for instance, seems pretty silly. I also think that the key choices for some of these tracks didn't suit the kids' voices at all, but that's getting pretty technical.
Overall, hearing kids sing these gospel songs is quite sweet and uplifting, but this set definitely isn't for everyone. After reading this review, if you still think you may like this set, do give it a listen. You may like it quite a lot, and you do get a lot of songs (37 to be exact), for your money. Cautiously recommended.
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