Songs of Inspiration
Songs of Inspiration is the twentieth studio album and the first gospel album by American country music group Alabama, released on October 24, 2006. The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts, with 41,000 copies sold the first week. The album has sold 170,000 copies as of September 2015.Track listing
- "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" - 4:10
- "In the Garden" - 3:28
- "Amazing Grace" - 3:35
- "How Great Thou Art" - 4:26
- "I Need Thee" - 2:09
- "Old Shep" - 3:06
- "Jesus Loves Me" - 3:19
- "Silent Night" - 3:31
- "I Am the Man Thomas" - 2:02
- "Rock of Ages" - 2:36
- "In the Sweet By and By" - 3:28
- "The Old Rugged Cross" - 3:09
- "What Will I Leave Behind" - 2:40
- "One Big Heaven" - 4:16
- "Rain" - 3:35
Personnel
;Alabama
;Additional Musicians
- Bailey Barnes - background vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
- Karstin Brewis - background vocals
- Kensley Brewis - background vocals
- Dewey Brown III - fiddle
- David Burt - background vocals
- Sawyer Burt - background vocals
- Kirsten Cassi - cello
- Mark Casstevens - banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Bruce Christensen - viola
- Michael Curtis - background vocals
- David Davidson - violin
- Melinda Doolittle - background vocals
- Connie Ellisor - violin
- Christopher Farrell - viola
- Kim Fleming - background vocals
- Ella Fowler - background vocals
- Abby Fraebel - background vocals
- Carl Gorodetzky - contractor
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Griffin Horton - background vocals
- Kaden Horton - background vocals
- Carolyn Huebel - violin
- Rebecca Isaacs Bowman - background vocals
- Ben Isaacs - background vocals
- Nathan Isaacs - background vocals
- Randy Kohrs - dobro, acoustic guitar
- Anthony LaMarchina - cello
- Alexis Lutz - background vocals
- Emma Lutz - background vocals
- Jesse Lutz - background vocals
- Joey Miskulin - accordion
- Gary Van Osdale - viola
- Mary Kathryn Van Osdale - violin
- Larry Paxton - acoustic bass guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, string arrangements
- Gary Prim - Hammond Organ, piano, synthesizer
- James Alan Shelton - acoustic guitar
- Pamela Sixfin - violin
- Steve Sparkman - banjo
- Nathan Stanley - mandolin
- Ralph Stanley - vocals on "I Am the Man Thomas"
- Alan Umstead - violin
- Belinda Wallace - background vocals
- Kristin Wilkinson - string arrangements
- Nathan Young - background vocals
Chart performance
Awards
In 2007, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.