Songs of Inspiration II
{{short description|2007 album by the American band, Alabama}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Songs of Inspiration II
| type = studio
| artist = Alabama
| cover = Alabama-songs-inspiration-2.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2007|03|27}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Inspirational country
| length = 43:05
| label = RCA Nashville
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| prev_title = Songs of Inspiration
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = 16 Biggest Hits
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-of-inspiration-vol-2-r1024804 Allmusic review]
}}
Songs of Inspiration II is the twenty-first studio album and the second gospel album by American country music group Alabama, released on March 27, 2007.{{Cite web|date=2010-11-22|title=New single from Alabama on Waylon Jennings tribute album|url=https://www.al.com/mcolurso/2010/11/alabama_returns_to_the_studio.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=al|language=en}} It was their final studio album for the RCA Records label. The album peaked at No. 33 in Billboard 200 album charts., No. on the Christian Album chart and No. 3 on the Country Albums chart.
Track listing
- "I Am a Pilgrim" (Traditional; arr. Randy Owen) - 4:21
- "Church in the Wildwood" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 3:01
- "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (Ada R. Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel) - 4:45
- "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" (John Whitfield Vaughan, James Rowe; arr. Randy Owen) - 3:20
- "Suppertime" (Ira Stanphill) - 2:50
- "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 2:49
- "Precious Memories" (J.B.F. Wright, Lonnie B. Combs; arr. Owen) - 3:50
- "Lonesome Valley" (Traditional; arr. Owen) - 2:49
- "The Refrain of John Dillon James" (Ronnie Rogers) - 3:41
- "Love Lifted Me" (Rowe, Howard E. Smith; arr. Owen) - 3:17
- "When It Comes My Time" (Teddy Gentry) - 3:24
- "One Life" (Buck Moore, Eric Todd) - 2:55
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith; arr. Owen) - 2:03
Personnel
;Alabama
- Jeff Cook – electric guitar, vocals
- Teddy Gentry – bass guitar, vocals
- Randy Owen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
;Additional Musicians
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- David Angell – violin
- Monisa Angell – viola
- Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
- Jason Carter – fiddle
- Kristen Cassell – cello
- Mark Casstevens – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- John Catchings – cello
- Bruce Christensen – viola
- Michael Curtis – background vocals
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Connie Ellisor – violin
- Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor, violin
- Jim Grosjean – viola
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Randy Kohrs – dobro, acoustic guitar
- Anthony LaMarchina – cello
- Del McCoury – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Rob McCoury – banjo
- Ronnie McCoury – banjo, background vocals
- Joey Miskulin – accordion
- Craig Nelson – bass guitar
- Gary Van Osdale – viola
- Mary Kathryn Van Osdale – violin
- Larry Paxton – arch guitar, acoustic bass guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, string arrangements
- Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
- Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen – cello
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- Alan Umstead – violin
- Catherine Umstead – violin
- Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
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Chart performance
Songs of Inspiration II peaked at #33 on Billboard 200, #3 on Billboard Country Albums, and #1 on Billboard Christian Albums.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alabama|chart=all}} Songs of Inspiration II] on Billboard
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! Chart (2007) ! Peak |
| U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums
| align="center"| 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200
| align="center"| 33 |
Awards
In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/021508doves.aspx Nominations Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards] on CBN.com (February 14, 2008)
References
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