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An expensive, big orchestra with some of the top session players in music provided the backdrop for Griffith's 1996 return to the recording studio for the first time in more than two decades. He recorded comedy and vocals sporadically for Capitol and other labels in the 1950s and 1960s. The set boasts 25 of the best-known gospels and hymns of all time. Griffith and label owner Billy Ray Hearn narrowed the tracks down from a pool of 150 songs they had considered. These arrangements are dulcet, pretty and on the symphonic side. Griffith's distinctive voice fluctuates between a low tenor and a soft baritone. It sounds best on ballads such as "Whispering Hope," "Wayfaring Stranger" and "How Great Thou Art." Initially sold via a television telemarketing campaign, the album has sold a half million copies and become the best-selling recording of Griffith's career.
© Bil Carpenter /TiVo
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Steve Tyrell, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Co-Producer, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Co-Producer, Work Arranger - Traditional, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Co-Producer, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Producer - Andy Griffith, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Co-Producer - Stuart K. Hine, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1995 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Co-Producer, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Arranged By, Composer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Composer, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Co-Producer, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1995 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1995 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Co-Producer, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Composer, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1995 Sparrow Records
Steve Tyrell, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andy Griffith, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Huntsinger, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, Composer - TYRELL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Producer
(C) 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
Album review
An expensive, big orchestra with some of the top session players in music provided the backdrop for Griffith's 1996 return to the recording studio for the first time in more than two decades. He recorded comedy and vocals sporadically for Capitol and other labels in the 1950s and 1960s. The set boasts 25 of the best-known gospels and hymns of all time. Griffith and label owner Billy Ray Hearn narrowed the tracks down from a pool of 150 songs they had considered. These arrangements are dulcet, pretty and on the symphonic side. Griffith's distinctive voice fluctuates between a low tenor and a soft baritone. It sounds best on ballads such as "Whispering Hope," "Wayfaring Stranger" and "How Great Thou Art." Initially sold via a television telemarketing campaign, the album has sold a half million copies and become the best-selling recording of Griffith's career.
© Bil Carpenter /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:50
- Main artists: Andy Griffith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sparrow
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 1996 Sparrow Records ℗ 1996 Sparrow Records
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