I think, though, that you’re not saying so much that my criteria are inconsistent as that by my criteria I should have included the GVB album.

So let’s just say that I’ll (probably) keep my same criteria and–who knows?–perhaps include one of their albums by the end of the decade.

_Everything Good_, which appears on my Top Ten had “I’m Gonna Sing,” the title cut, and a few other new cuts that held their own alongside stuff like “Alpha And Omega” and “Heartbreak Ridge And New Hope Road.” (I’d have to buy a copy in order to check for sure, since I only have an advance release copy of _Everything Good_ that doesn’t list the song publishing information.)

I can make a strong case for their latest, though. _Give It Away_ has “I Catch ‘Em, God Cleans ‘Em,” “Love Can Turn The World,” “Through,” “Child Forgiven,” “Place Called Hope,” “Give It Away,” and a tremendous new song called “Glorious Impossible.” Of course, Carl Cartee had recorded “Glorious Impossible” previously and Gordon Mote had recording “I Catch ‘Em,” but the GVB took these two songs to a MUCH bigger audience than those two guys.

I would agree with you on the a cappella GVB CD and their “best of,” simply because neither is unique enough.

But there’s also _I Do Believe_ from 2000 to consider. There you had “He’s Watching Me,” “Where The River Flows,” “More Than Ever” (which has definitely become a classic re-recorded by several artists), “On The Authority,” “Steel On Steel,” “One Good Song,” and “Something To Say.”

When you also factor in the superb and unique vocal quality of Guy Penrod, the unique production quality of Michael Sykes, and the equally unique vocal arrangements of Penrod and others, it’s difficult to see how you could include some artists as much as three times on your total list of 18, yet not have any GVB projects.

Of course, it’s your personal preferences, and that can’t really be disputed. I can’t tell you what to like, and I’m not trying to do that. I’m just trying to explain why I find your reasoning to be inconsistent.

Can you understand my position? I don’t really think of it as inconsistent. I rate all albums by the same standard.

So, if they had introduced songs that were made popular decades ago, they would be contenders, but because they recorded newer songs they weren’t? Daniel, you are too young to be so old! LOL

I agree that Changed Forever is a great recording. If I hadn’t liked the Perrys’ two subsequent albums so much, I would have given that album honorable mention at least. I was tempted to put three Perrys albums in my top 20, but I decided that that would be too much personal bias!

Bob, your question is hard to answer. Unlike David Bruce Murray, I tend to focus on one factor: The quality of the new songs introduced on the project. Vocals, production quality, and everything else does come into consideration, but I give the songs the strongest weight. With that in mind, if the Gaither Vocal Band had introduced songs like “Because He Lives” or “The King is Coming” on their projects this decade, I would have included those projects, no question.