Salt of the Earth (Ricky Skaggs & The Whites album)

Salt of the Earth

Studio album by Ricky Skaggs and The Whites

Released

September 25, 2007

Genre

Bluegrass music

Label

Skaggs Family Records

Ricky Skaggs chronology

Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
(2007)

Salt of the Earth
(2007)

Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Salt of the Earth is an album by Ricky Skaggs and The Whites, released through Skaggs Family Records on September 25, 2007.^[1] In 2008, the album won both a Grammy Award and a Dove Award for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass album and Bluegrass Album of the Year respectively.^[2]

Track listing

"Love Will Be Enough" (Janis Ian, Paul Overstreet) - 4:35
"Homesick for Heaven" (Kelly Willard) - 3:35
"Big Wheel" (Gibson) - 2:46
"Salt of the Earth" - 3:09
"Wreck on the Highway" - 3:31
"Farther Along" (J. R. Baxter) - 4:13
"Let It Shine" (White) - 3:41
"Near the Cross" - 3:58
"One Seed of Love" - 3:23
"This Old House" (Stuart Hamblen) - 2:43
"Wings of a Dove" (Bob Ferguson) - 3:55
"Blessed Assurance" - 3:29
"The Solid Rock" (Edward Mote) - 3:06

Personnel

Ricky Skaggs & The Whites

Ricky Skaggs- bouzouki, dobro, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion, soloist, vocals
Buck White- mandolin, vocals
Cheryl White- vocals
Sharon White-Skaggs- vocals

Additional Musicians

Jim "Moose" Brown- Hammond B-3 organ, piano
Mark Fain- upright bass
Paul Franklin- steel guitar
Cody Kilby- acoustic guitar, soloist
Brent King- percussion
Andy Leftwich- fiddle
Paul Leim- drums, percussion
Molly Skaggs- autoharp
Jeff Taylor- accordion, piano

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	45
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	47

Awards

In 2008, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album at the 50th Grammy Awards. It also won the Dove Award for Bluegrass Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.

References

1 2 "Salt of the Earth". Allmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
↑ Winners Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards on CBN

External links

Ricky Skaggs

Studio albums	That's It Sweet Temptation Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Family & Friends Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son Solid Ground Life Is a Journey Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Mosaic Country Hits Bluegrass Style

Collaborative albums	Second Generation Bluegrass One Way Track Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Soldier of the Cross History of the Future The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours

Live albums	Live in London Live at the Charleston Music Hall Cluck Ol' Hen

Compilation albums	Favorite Country Songs Super Hits

Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"

Related articles	Discography Epic Records Mark O'Connor

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