Artist: Chuck Wagon Gang

Project Title: I Have A Prayer

Label: Song Garden

Producer: Bobby All

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You could never write the history of Southern Gospel Music without including the great Chuck Wagon Gang.  The group has been around for over 70 years and they have spent a good portion of those 70 years at the forefront of the industry!  Now the group members today have not been there for 70 years but they have done an exceptionally good job of keeping that same sound that the Chuck Wagon Gang has had for years!

"Happy Am I" is the first song and I remember this song from about 30 years ago!  My parents listened to the Chuck Wagon Gang and I remember a number of these songs.  "Oh Lord Hasten That Day" is the next song and it's great!  "I'll Live Forever" reminds the listener that Christians will live on in Heaven forever!  "I'm Rejoicing" features the great harmonizing talent of the Chuck Wagon Gang and also conveys the message of rejoicing in our relationship with Christ.

"Beautiful Home" is a song I know well.  I remember the Kingsmen singing it for years but I also love the Chuck Wagon Gang's version!  "Wade On Out" is another classic written by Mosie Lister.  It encourages the listener to wade on out in the water and be baptized!  I must admit that I don't know the next song on the project.  The song is titled "Songs Of Old" and it reminds us of those many old songs and the convicting power of them!  "I Have A Prayer" is a very powerful song about the power of prayer.

"Higher On The Mountain" is the next song on the project and it is vintage Chuck Wagon Gang!  I love this song.  "Meet Him At The Gate" is the next song and it's very enjoyable to hear this song about Heaven.  That theme continues as the Chuck Wagon Gang sings "In Canaan's Fair Land."  The final song on the project carries that same Heaven theme as they beautifully sing, "Swing Wide The Gates."

I must admit that before this recording, my exposure to the Chuck Wagon Gang was as a child.  I remember that I loved the music then and my parents were (and still are) huge fans.  I enjoyed hearing this project and seeing that the Chuck Wagon Gang hasn't lost a step!  The distinctive sound is very much in tow and this project is awesome.  My favorite songs from the project are "Happy Am I," "Wade On Out" and "Higher On The Mountain."  The Chuck Wagon Gang has 12 great songs and supreme production on this project.  The project is first class all the way, as the Chuck Wagon Gang has been for more than 70 years!  For more information on the Chuck Wagon Gang, visit their website at www.thechuckwagongang.net.