- bluegrass
- 31 min
- 12 tracks
- Decca Records
I Saw the Light is the second studio album and first gospel album by American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and his band, the Blue Grass Boys. Released on August 11, 1958, by Decca Records, it features 12 songs recorded across four sessions at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee during February and March 1958, produced by Owen Bradley. "Precious Memories" was released as the sole single from the album, backed with "Jesus Hold My Hand", on June 20, 1960.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- A1I Saw the Light2:27
- A2I’ll Meet You in the Morning2:10
- A3Life’s Railway to Heaven2:42
- A4Lord, Lead Me On2:30
- A5Wayfaring Stranger3:03
- A6A Beautiful Life2:26
- B1Precious Memories3:10
- B2House of Gold2:08
- B3I’ve Found a Hiding Place3:23
- B4Jesus Hold My Hand2:20
- B5I Am a Pilgrim2:33
- B6Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory2:02
12 tracks, 31 minutes.
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- Label
- Decca Records
- Released
- 1958-08
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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