REVIEW: Various “Believe: Songs of Faith”

In the great tapestry of musical genres, country has long remained close to CCM and Southern Gospel, naturally so with Christian faith part of the heritage of many Southern-bred artists. But the term “inspirational country” is still relatively new. Some consider it a legitimate sub-genre, and a young industry that’s even developed its own awards show. Others see it more as a trend that’s only begun to take shape in recent years, but certainly one that’s on the rise as evidenced by recent best-selling inspirational projects from Alan Jackson and Alabama.

Either way, the surge has caused record labels to sit up and notice. Provident/Sony/Arista felt prompted to promote their artists with Believe: Songs of Faith from Today’s Top Country & Christian Artists (which released August 2006), calling attention to some of the biggest names and songs considered to be inspirational country. (Word/Warner released a similar project of their own the same month, entitled Three Wooden Crosses: 17 Inspirational Songs from Today’s Top Country Artists.) […read more]

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