Common Thread (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

Common Thread
Studio album by
The Oak Ridge Boys
ReleasedMay 24, 2005
GenreCountry, Gospel
LabelSpring Hill Music Group
Word Records
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
The Journey
(2004) 		Common Thread
(2005) 		Front Row Seats
(2006)

Common Thread is a studio album released by the country/gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys. The album was released on May 24, 2005.

Track listing

  1. "Jesus Is Coming Soon" (R.E. Winsett) - 2:42 *
  2. "He Did It All for Me" (Duane Allen, Powell Sager) - 2:42 #
  3. "You Can't Fix It" (Chaz Bosarge, Neil Johnson, Phil Johnson) - 3:54 #
  4. "I Know" (Morrey Burns, Lois Mann, Ervin T. Rouse, Laverne Tripp) - 3:08 #
  5. "The Journey" (Joe Bonsall) - 5:29 ^
  6. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) - 3:02 *
  7. "This Little Light of Mine" (Traditional) - 4:40 *
  8. "You Don't Have to Go Home (But You Can't Stay Here)" (Larry Cordle, Jerry Salley, Larry Shell) - 3:09 ^
  9. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) - 3:08 *
  10. "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) - 3:13 *
  11. "Keep Our World Safe" (Norah Lee Allen) - 3:25 #
  12. "God Will Take Care of You" - 3:31 *

Production

Common Thread is a collection of songs from various sources:

  • Six of the songs (*) were originally released in 2004 as part of a special edition of From The Heart, made available exclusively through Feed The Children.
  • Two of the songs (^) were originally released in 2004 on the album The Journey.
  • The remaining four tracks (#) were recorded specifically for this album

Awards

On 2006, Common Thread was nominated for a Dove Award for Southern Gospel Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.[1]

References

  1. ^ 37th Annual GMA Awards Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim