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I can honestly say that this is the best country-gospel record I have ever heard. Yes, Kitty Wells sings like an angel, and the music is flawless, albeit rather sparse to today's ear. But it is basically steel-guitar gospel, and not my thing. More importantly, I'm somewhat turned off by Wells' smug "I got mine" flavor of Christianity. There's no dust on her Bible, you should be ashamed, she has a one-way ticket to the sky, her Lord built her a mansion up there. Not very many words about helping the sick and poor, but quite a few about how saved she is, and it sucks to be you. "If from sin you don't retire, he will set your fields on fire," she sings merrily, no doubt warmed by the thought of all those sinners perishing "When He sets this world on fire." Didn't anyone ever tell her "ain't no man righteous, no not one?" Favorite tracks: "Dust On the Bible," "Lonesome Valley," "He Will Set Your Fields On Fire."
