The Model Church

by J.D. Crowe

Overview

This gospel album was recorded and originally released in the early 1970s on the Lemco label. When Rebel acquired the rights to Lemco's catalog several years later, it reissued this and two other J.D Crowe albums (Bluegrass Holiday and Ramblin' Boy, retitled Blackjack). What may be most noteworthy about The Model Church is the fact that it's the first gospel album to feature singer Doyle Lawson, who would later make some of the best bluegrass gospel recordings to date at the head of his own band Quicksilver. With J.D. Crowe on banjo and vocals, Larry Rice on mandolin and vocals, and Bobby Slone on bass, this quartet delivers a lovely set of gospel songs, some of which have since become standards. Highlights include the hauntingly beautiful title track "Goin' Up," a the Gosdin Brothers classic, and a fine version of Jim & Jesse's "Look for Me." The echoey production is a little bit strange for a bluegrass album; it won't satisfy everyone's tastes, but there's no denying the power of these performances. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/1994
Label:	REBEL RECORDS
UPC:	0032511158529

Tracks

1. I'll Talk It All over With Him
2. It's Me Again Lord
3. I Shall Be at Home With Jesus
4. Journey's End
5. The Model Church
6. Goin' Up
7. Let the Spirit Descend
8. Look for Me
9. Are You Lost in Sin
10. No Mother or Dad
11. Oh Heaven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

J.D. Crowe   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background),Banjo,Vocals
J.D. Crowe & the New South   Primary Artist
The Bluegrass Album Band   Primary Artist
Doyle Lawson   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Tenor (Vocal),Vocals (Background),Guitar
Bobby Slone   Bass
Larry Rice   Vocals,Mandolin,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

J.D. Crowe   Arranger
Doyle Lawson   Arranger
Lester Flatt   Composer
Jim & Jesse   Composer
Jesse McReynolds   Composer
Jim McReynolds   Composer
Gary B. Reid   Production Coordination
Curly Seckler   Composer
Dottie Rambo   Composer
Pete Roberts   Composer
Gosdin Brothers   Composer
Cecil Jones   Engineer,Producer
Fred Carlson   Design,Art Direction
Ron Smith   Cover Design
John Yates   Composer
Lynwood Atkins   Photography
James Boble Moore   Composer
T.C. Neal   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
John Neal   Composer
Traditional   Composer