by James Hales | Sep 10, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
1976 was a huge year for the Inspirations, and they were enjoying the overwhelming success of “12th Anniversary Live” and “A Night of Inspiration”, but before the year ended, the guys recorded and released a brand-new studio album called, “On Heaven’s Bright Shore”,...
by James Hales | Sep 3, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
To the best of my memory, “A Night of Inspiration” was the very first album by the Inspirations that I heard outside of those first 13 albums by the Inspirations that I grew up listening to. In fact, this is probably the first album that was ever bought for me after...
by James Hales | Aug 27, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
The Inspirations had come a long way from those early days of practicing in Martin’s basement, and they had gone on to become one of the top groups in the country! With such a tremendous momentum going, it was decided that the Inspirations needed to enhance their live...
by James Hales | Aug 20, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
Within 2-3 months after “I’m Taking a Flight” had taken off (see what I did there?), the Inspirations were enroute back to the RCA Studios in August 1975, recording this latest album titled, “Golden Street Parade”. Released in the fall, this album wouldn’t yield any...
by James Hales | Aug 13, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After releasing just one album in 1974, the Inspirations released 2 new studio albums in 1975, with “I’m Taking a Flight” being the first one. Recorded in March and released in late Spring/early Summer of 1975, this album remains one of their most popular recordings...
by James Hales | Aug 6, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
The Inspirations took a breather from recording new music for a few months after releasing the album, “When I Wake Up”, but in July 1974, they returned to the RCA Studios in Nashville to record the album, “More to Go to Heaven For”, which was subsequently released in...
