Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver – Gospel Parade

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver is back with another fine album of gospel music. Many songs lean toward a Southern Gospel flavor and feature the crowd-pleasing piano playing of Barry Scott. They have chosen material from seasoned writers such as Carl Jackson, Paul Overstreet, Buford Abner and Doyle Lawson himself, as well as budding young writers like Becky Buller and DLQ’s own Barry Scott and Jamie Dailey

Track Listing:
1. Be Living - 2:32   2. The Best Is Yet To Come - 4:11   3. Gloryland Boogie - 2:13   4. I Heard Zion Moan - 2:47   5. Movin' Up - 2:30   6. I Have A Desire - 2:53   7. Some Of These Days - 1:59   8. He Is Risen - 3:34   9. The Heavenly Parade - 2:03   10. My Heavenly Home - 3:25   11. He Knows How Much You Can Bear - 2:31   12. Have You Met My Friend - 2:39

Personnel:
Doyle Lawson (lead vocals, mandolin, baritone vocals) , Jamie Dailey (rhythm guitar, lead vocals, baritone & tenor vocals) , Barry Scott (acoustic bass, piano, baritone & tenor vocals, lead vocals) , Dale Perry (banjo, acoustic bass, bass vocals) , Hunter Berry (fiddle, rhythm guitar) , Doug Bartlett (tenor vocals, fiddle) , Skip Coffman (pedal steel guitar)

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Rick Anderson
A new gospel album from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver isn't much of a surprise -- Lawson's groups have been recording gospel and secular albums in about a two-to-one ratio since the 1980s. But this is the first that departs so completely from the traditional bluegrass format. Although the album opens and closes with standard-issue bluegrass arrangements (guitar, banjo, mandolin, high mountain harmonies, etc.) just about everything in between comes from a very different tradition. "Gloryland Boogie" finds the group testifying in rich four-part harmony, accompanied by rollicking piano; "I Heard Zion Moan" harks back explicitly to the great black gospel quartets of the 1950s; "He Knows How Much You Can Bear" brings back the piano-and-quartet arrangement. Those who love bluegrass-gospel music mainly for its bluegrass component will be disappointed by this album, but those whose taste for the gospel tradition ranges a bit more widely will find much to love here.