Crossings (Tony Rice album)
Encyclopedia
Crossings is a Gospel
album by American
guitar
ist Tony Rice
, released in 1994.
Production notes:
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
album by American
United States
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guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Tony Rice
Tony Rice
Tony Rice is an American acoustic guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is considered one of the most influential acoustic guitar players in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz.Rice spans the range of acoustic music, from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New...
, released in 1994.
Track listing
- "In the Sweet By and ByIn the Sweet By and By"The Sweet By-and-By" is a Christian hymn with lyrics by S. Fillmore Bennett and music by Joseph P. Webster. It is recognizable by its chorus:Mr. Webster, like many musicians, was of an exceedingly nervous and sensitive nature, and subject to periods of depression, in which he looked upon the dark...
" (Traditional, Joseph P. Webster) - "I Have Decided to Follow JesusI Have Decided to Follow Jesus"I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" is a Christian hymn originating from India.The lyrics are based on the last words of an man in Assam, north-east India, who along with his family was converted to Christianity in the middle of the 19th century through the efforts of a Welsh missionary...
" - "Swing Low, Sweet ChariotSwing Low, Sweet Chariot"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a historic African-American spiritual. The first recording was in 1909, by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University....
" (Traditional) - "Holy, Holy, Holy"
- "Living by Faith"
- "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
" (John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
) - "Victory in Jesus"
- "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (Traditional)
- "I Feel Like Traveling On"
- "Just as I AmJust As I Am (hymn)Just as I Am is a well-known hymn, written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835, first appearing in the Christian Remembrancer, of which Elliott became the editor in 1836. The final verse is taken from Elliott's Hours of Sorrow Cheered and Comforted ....
" (Charlotte ElliottCharlotte ElliottCharlotte Elliott was an English poet and hymn writer.Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Elliott, a silk merchant and his wife, Eling Venn who married at Yelling on 20 December 1785.Eling Venn was the daughter of Rev...
) - "Are You Washed in the Blood?" (Traditional)
- "Doxology"
Personnel
- Tony RiceTony RiceTony Rice is an American acoustic guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is considered one of the most influential acoustic guitar players in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz.Rice spans the range of acoustic music, from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New...
– guitar, vocals - David Johnson – banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, viola, banjolin
- Tim Surrett – bass
- Tony Creasman – drums, percussion
Production notes:
- David Johnson – producer, arranger
- Tim Surrett – producer
- Mickey Gamble – executive producer
- Tony Rice – mixing
- Eddie Swan – engineer, mixing
- Kevin Ward – assistant engineer
- Laura Carroll – cover design
- Jeff Collins – cover design
- John Miller – photography