Track Listing
1. Freedom - Wynonna
2. Make It Through - Randy Travis/Linda Davis
3. I Give You to His Heart - Alison Krauss
4. Heartbeat of Hope - Steven Curtis Chapman
5. Milk and Honey - Pam Tillis
6. Once in Awhile - Vince Gill
7. Walk in Glory - Mindy McCready
8. Somewhere Down the Road - Faith Hill
9. Please Be the One - Reba McEntire
10. Slavery, Deliverance and Faith - Clint Black
11. Godspeed - Beth Nielsen Chapman
12. Voice, The - Alabama
13. You Are My Light - Gary Chapman
14. Moving of the Mountain, The - Mac McAnally
15. I Will Be There For You - Jessica Andrews
16. I Can't Be a Slave - Toby Keith
17. Could It Be Me - Charlie Daniels
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Producers include: James Stroud, Bryon Gallimore, Marty Stuart, Tony Brown, Steve Dorff.
Engineers include: Julian King, Jamie Tate, Gary Paczoza.
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT-NASHVILLE was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
Movie soundtracks don't get any "higher concept" than this. Long before the DreamWorks animated film was finished, it was shown to numerous country artists, who were then asked to write and/or record songs "inspired by" it. The result is this 17-track CD, one of three soundtracks released to tie in with the film. The most compelling thing about the album is hearing the many ways in which the artists chose to interpret one topic: Moses and the Exodus from Egypt. Some tracks address it only the vaguest way (Wynonna's "Freedom," Vince Gill's "Once In A While.") The best tracks, though, deal directly with the story, often from the viewpoint of Moses himself (Toby Keith's "I Can't Be A Slave," Charlie Daniels' "Could It Be Me," Reba McEntire's "Please Be the One.")
Alison Krauss' "I Give You To His Heart" and Beth Nielsen Chapman's "Godspeed" are both sung from the viewpoint of Moses' mother, heartbroken at having to set her baby adrift to save his life. Other standouts include Clint Black's stirring "Slavery, Deliverance and Faith," and Pam Tillis' gorgeous "Milk & Honey." But above all, kudos must go to the Nashville songwriting community, which has translated one of the greatest stories ever told into a language any modern country fan can understand.
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