Dave's Top Eight

1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
2. Sounds Like Sunday by Janet Paschal (reviewed 5/07) (5 Stars)
3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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November 14, 2006

Homeland's Rebirth

Daniel Mount has heard via Paul Heil's Gospel Greats program that Bill Traylor's Homeland Records will be returning next year. This label was once the home to such legendary groups as the Hoppers, Cathedrals, and the Florida Boys. The label successfully launched the careers of groups like the Dove Brothers, Legacy Five and the Journeymen Quartet. It will be interesting to see what sort of team Traylor assembles. The old Homeland involved individuals like Ben Speer, Otis Forrest, and Zane King.

What the old Homeland always seemed to lack was proper distribution. If Traylor can work a deal with one of the "big three" (Provident/Integrity, Word/Warner/Curb, or Chordant/EMI) to get Homeland products into the national sales chain, then perhaps Homeland will be more successful this time around.

Since Spring Hill has moved away from Southern Gospel, the return of a long respected label name is welcome. Politics seems to work best with two parties, but in music, people seem to prefer three choices. The Daywind label family and the Crossroads family of labels are doing a great job overall in creating quality releases (although Daywind appears to be in a state of turnover and cost cutting over the last couple of years). Hopefully Homeland will step up and give us a strong third choice in Southern Gospel by filling the void created when Spring Hill moved on to the greener pastures of P&W music.

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