"I Heard the Angels Singing," released in 1989 on Sugar Hill Records (SH-3774), is a pure gospel album by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, featuring one of the ensemble's most celebrated vocal lineups: Russell Moore (guitar, lead vocals), Jim Mills (banjo, vocals), and Ray Deaton (bass, vocals) alongside Lawson on mandolin. Moore left Quicksilver two years later to found IIIrd Tyme Out; "The Little Mountain Church House," which appears here, won IBMA Song of the Year in 1991 at the time of his departure. The album is widely regarded as a high-water mark of Lawson's gospel recordings and a defining document of the lineup that shaped a generation of bluegrass harmony singing. Note: personnel cache lists "Jimmy Stewart" for banjo — the banjo player on this album is Jim Mills.
Tracklist
- 1 The Holy City 3:49
- 2 Stormy Waters alt version 2:47
- 3 The Little Mountain Church House 2:49
- 4 In The Shelter Of His Arms 3:02
- 5 I Heard The Angels Singing 1:48
- 6 He's My Guide 3:29
- 7 The Little White Church alt version 3:04
- 8 The City Where Comes No Strife 2:24
- 9 Rock Of Ages, Hide Thou Me 3:19
- 10 I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone 3:17
- 11 That New Jerusalem 2:01
- 12 That Home Far Away alt version 2:08
