Hymns is a 1956 studio album by Tennessee Ernie Ford, released in 1957.[3][4] It was the second-best-selling record in the United States in 1957. The album is one of the best selling of all time, and spent 277 weeks on the Billboard 200.[5] The album was re-recorded in stereo in 1962 and assigned the catalog number ST 756, while the original 1957 mono recording remained in the Capitol catalog as T 756.
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Label | Capitol[1] | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The album appeared the same year that Ford launched his 5-year NBC television series, The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. He closed each episode with a hymn.[1]
Track listing
editSide 1
edit- "Who At My Door Is Standing"
- "Rock of Ages"
- "Softly and Tenderly"
- "Sweet Hour of Prayer"
- "My Task"
- "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"
Side 2
edit- "The Ninety and Nine"
- "The Old Rugged Cross"
- "When They Ring the Golden Bells"
- "In the Garden"
- "Ivory Palaces"
- "Others"
References
edit- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 538.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 257–258.
- ^ "Tennessee Ernie Ford | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "On 'Portrait Of An American Singer,' Tennessee Ernie Ford's Early Songs Shine". NPR.org.
- ^ "Amazing Grace: 14 Treasured Hymns - Tennessee Ernie Ford | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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