Then Sings My Soul is a 2009 inspirational double CD album recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. To date, it is his first and only gospel recording ever. It features several traditional hymns along with Christian-altered hit singles, including Milsap's "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me". It was being marketed by an extensive TV mail order campaign.
Track listing
Disc one
"I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) - 3:34
"How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) - 4:42
"Soon and Very Soon" (Andraé Crouch) - 2:27
"Farther Along" (Jesse Randall Baxter) - 3:53
"Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 4:56
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:52
"Up to Zion" (Noreen Crayton, Greg Tomquist) - 2:48
"World of Wonder" (James Darrell Scott) - 3:42
"In the Garden" (Traditional) - 4:04
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) - 3:16
"Peace in the Valley" (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey) - 3:31
"Have Thine Own Way" (Traditional) - 3:14
Disc two
"Swing Down Chariot" - 2:51
"Precious Memories" - 3:53
"Rock of Ages" (Traditional) - 2:55
"People Get Ready" - 3:19
"Softly and Tenderly" (Traditional) - 3:19
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Traditional) - 3:40
"What a Difference You've Made in My Life" - 3:26
"Jesus Was All I Had" (Donnie Fritts) - 3:06
"It is No Secret" (Stuart Hamblen) - 3:42
"The Old Rugged Cross" (Traditional) - 3:21
"Holy, Holy, Holy" (Traditional) - 3:29
"The Lord's Prayer" (Albert Hay Malotte) - 2:49
Personnel
Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements
Shane Keister – Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizers
Catherine Styron Marx – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, rhythm arrangements
Jamie Brantley – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Steve Gibson – electric guitars
Kerry Marx – acoustic guitar
Larry Paxton – bass
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Rob Galbraith – rhythm arrangements
Carol Tomquist – rhythm arrangements
Noreen Crayton – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Bruce Dees – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Kevin Durham – backing vocals
Jon Mark Ivey – backing vocals
Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
Lisa Silver – backing vocals
Kira Small – backing vocals
Russell Terrell – backing vocals
Bergen White – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Production
Mandy Arola – A&R
Jamie Neeck – A&R
Rob Galbraith – producer
Ronnie Milsap – producer
Mark Capps – engineer
Mark Lambert – engineer, overdub recording, mixing
Robert Hadley – mastering
Doug Sax – mastering
The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California) – mastering location
Andy Norris – design
Jan Cook – art direction, photography direction
Tim Frank – photography direction
Scott Greenwalt – photography
Alyson Reeves – photography
Linda Hill – stylist
Tania Staps – grooming
Chart performance
The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, #8 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, and #127 on the Billboard 200.
Awards
In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.