Closing out the decade of the 90’s, the Inspirations released “Sunday’s Coming”, which welcomes 2 familiar faces…Jack Laws and Ronnie Hutchins! Read all about it!
James Hales
James is a lifelong fan of Southern Gospel Music. Being exposed to the music through his dad's record collection as a 7 or 8 year old boy in the late 70's, James grew to love the music of the Happy Goodmans, Kingsmen, Inspirations, Rambos, Florida Boys and others. James has been a staff writer for Absolutely Gospel since 2000 writing music reviews and various articles, and he has contributed to Musicscribe and SGHistory.com for several years as well. James also writes for his own music page on Facebook as well, via James' Music Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063484056683).
The Inspirations – “Two Shoes” (1998)
This 1998 release featured one of the Inspirations’ best loved songs, “Two Shoes”, a uniquely written story song of faith. Read all about that song, as well as the rest of the recording!
The Inspirations – “Old Time Religion” (1997)
Featuring a very similar sound and feel as their last recording, 1997’s “Old Time Religion” would be the final recording for this iteration of the Inspirations. Read all about it…
The Inspirations – “Thank You Lord” (1996)
In 1996, the Inspirations released “Thank You Lord”, which contained the title song that became one of their biggest charting songs in several years. Check it out…
The Inspirations – “Between Here and Sunset” (1995)
After releasing 2 new recordings in 1993, the Inspirations didn’t release any new music in 1994, but in 1995, they released “Between Here and Sunset”, utilizing a similar picture from their 1992 recording, “Jesus is Coming For Me”. Read all about it…
The Inspirations – “Cry for the Children” (1993)
In 1993, the Inspirations released 2 new recordings, with “Cry For the Children” released before year’s end. Read all about it…
The Inspirations – “He Brought Me Out” (1993)
“He Brought Me Out” is my favorite recording by the Inspirations during this time period. It’s a fantastic piece of work that harkened back the “glory days” of the group.
The Inspirations – “Jesus is Coming For Me” (1992)
In 1992, the Inspirations released this recording. It’s an obscure recording during a very transitional time in the group, and one that is very hard to find. Nonetheless, it’s a unique piece of their dynamic history.
The Inspirations – “My Anchor Still Holds” / “The Country Needs the Cross” (1991)
The Inspirations did not release any new music in 1990, but in 1991, they released this highly popular recording, that was eventually picked up by Canaan Records and re-released with a new cover and title. Read all about it…