Mike Curb - Put Your Hand In The Hand & Greatest Inspirational Crossovers SongsFounded by Mike Curb in his high school days, the Congregation achieved national notoriety with successful recordings and regular appearances on a variety of TV programs. The success of the group's single and album "Put Your Hand in the Hand" led the way as a benchmark for this album, which features the greatest inspirational songs ever to crossover and become pop hits. Besides the famed title track, highlights include "Oh Happy Day," "He's Got the

Find the freedom and fullness of expression that come from embracing yourself and your body

and it offers not only a fascinating insight into the development of his style through a dynamic decade in popular music but also an enjoyable showcase for his versatile but distinctive vocal talent

textural complexity and

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Wide soloistic passages convey the impression of great loneliness

he created numerous works for almost all musical genres

This did not prevent the critics

Included with this 36 track set is a detailed biography of the Texas rocker by music historian Hank Davis

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since the latter sought to promote the style galant

but once she managed to shake free of them and started to enjoy playing music for the simple joy of it again

sweeping opener "Sebastian's Day Off" took it's tempo from a day Miller spent in the park with his son