Dust on the Bible

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Dust on the Bible
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Studio album by
Released1959
GenreCountry, Gospel
LabelDecca
Kitty Wells chronology
Lonely Street
(1958)
Dust on the Bible
(1959)
After Dark
(1959)

Dust on the Bible is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1959 on the Decca label (DL 8858). The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music called it "a classic of country-style gospel."[1]

Reception[]

Thom Owens of Allmusic called the album "a moving set of country gospel performed with affection and honesty."[2]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide gave the album three stars and called it "a stirring collection of gospel numbers."[3]

Track listing[]

Side A

  1. "Dust on the Bible" (Johnny Bailes, Walter Bailes)
  2. "I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You" (James D. Vaughn, Mary Ethel Weiss)
  3. "Lonesome Valley" (A. P. Carter)
  4. "My Loved Ones Are Waiting For Me" (James D. Vaughn)
  5. "I Heard My Savior Call" (Johnny Bailes)
  6. "The Great Speckled Bird"

Side B

  1. "He Will Set Your Fields On Fire" (C. M. Ballew, L. L. Braskett)
  2. "We Buried Her Beneath The Willows" (Cumberland Ridge Runners)
  3. "One-Way Ticket To The Sky" (Johnny Bailes, Walter Bailes)
  4. "I Need The Prayers" (James D. Vaughn)
  5. "Matthew Twenty-Four" (Lonnie Glosson)
  6. "Lord I'm Coming Home" (William J. Kirkpatrick)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ W. K. McNeil (2005). Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 422. ISBN 9780415941792.
  2. ^ "Dust on the Bible". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Anthony DeCurtis, James Henke, ed. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 758. ISBN 0679737294.
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