Album
Satan Is Real
1959 · Folk, World, & Country
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Satan Is Real is a Soul & Funk album by The Louvin Brothers, originally released in 1959. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
The demonic figure on the front cover may not look too authentic, but the spirituality driving Ira and Charlie Louvin on these gospel-tinged country tunes is very real. Whether the Louvins are testifying to their faith with tent-revival exuberance on “There’s a Higher Power” or warning of the wages of sin on the tragic “The Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea,” they bring a life-or-death urgency to everything they sing here. No matter if they were delving into the spiritual or the secular, nobody boasted a more goose bump-inducing vocal blend.
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Tracklist
- 1Satan Is Real3:01
- 2There's a Higher Power2:23
- 3The Christian Life2:18
- 4The River of Jordan2:18
- 5The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:52
- 6Are You Afraid to Die2:36
- 7He Can Be Found2:15
- 8Dying from Home, and Lost2:48
- 9The Drunkard's Doom3:15
- 10Satan's Jeweled Crown2:57
- 11The Angels Rejoiced Last Night2:21
- 12I'm Ready to Go Home3:08
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Gospel
- raw
- earnest
- spiritual
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Capitol Records Scranton pressing with '⌂' stamped in runouts.
Cat# on sleeve: T1277.
Cat# on labels: T-1277.
"Cover Note: The fiery setting pictured on the cover of this album was conceived and built by the Louvin Brothers themselves, using chiefly rocks, scrap rubber, and lots of imagination. The scene became a little too realistic, though, when Ira and Charlie were very nearly burned while actually directing the photography for this dramatic cover photo."
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Buddy HarmanDRUMS
- Charlie LouvinVOCALS, GUITAR
- Ira LouvinVOCALS VOCALS, MANDOLIN MANDOLIN
- Lightnin' ChanceBASS
- Marvin HughesPIANO ORGAN
- George McCormickGUITAR, BARITONE VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS
- Hank GarlandGUITAR
- Paul YandellGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Ray EdentonGUITAR
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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