The Family Who Prays
{{Infobox album
| name = The Family Who Prays
| type = Compilation album
| artist = The Louvin Brothers
| cover = The Family Who Prays.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1958
| recorded = 1952–1958
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| label = Capitol
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| prev_title = Ira and Charlie
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Country Love Ballads
| next_year = 1958
}}
The Family Who Prays is a Gospel album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.{{cite book| last = Wolfe| first = Charles K.| title = In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers| publisher = Univ. Press of Mississippi| date = 1996| pages = [https://archive.org/details/incloseharmonyst00char/page/91 91]| url = https://archive.org/details/incloseharmonyst00char | url-access = registration| quote = satan is real louvin brothers.| isbn = 0-87805-892-3}}
All the songs had previously been singles released by Capitol from 1952-1955.
Reissues
- In 1992, all of the tracks from The Family Who Prays were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
- In 2008, The Family Who Prays was reissued by Country Stars Records along with fourteen additional tracks. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)" were omitted.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93022|pure_url=yes}} Reissue of The Family Who Prays] Retrieved January 22, 2010.
Track listing
All songs by Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin unless otherwise noted.
- "The Family Who Prays (Shall Never Part)"
- "Born Again"
- "If We Forget God"
- "Satan Lied to Me"
- "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)"
- "Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self"
- "Preach the Gospel"
- "Just Rehearsing"
- "Pray for Me"
- "Satan and the Saint"
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)
- "Make Him a Soldier"
Personnel
- Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
- Ira Louvin – vocals, mandolin
References
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