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The Family Who Prays
Compilation album by The Louvin Brothers
Released	1958
Recorded	1952–1958
Genre	Country, gospel
Label	Capitol
The Louvin Brothers chronology
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The Family Who Prays is a Gospel album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.

All the songs had previously been singles released by Capitol from 1952-1955.

Reissues

• In 1992, all of the tracks from The Family Who Prays were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
• In 2008, The Family Who Prays was reissued by Country Stars Records along with fourteen additional tracks. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)" were omitted.

Track listing

All songs by Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin unless otherwise noted.

1. "The Family Who Prays (Shall Never Part)"
2. "Born Again"
3. "If We Forget God"
4. "Satan Lied to Me"
5. "God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)"
6. "Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self"
7. "Preach the Gospel"
8. "Just Rehearsing"
9. "Pray for Me"
10. "Satan and the Saint"
11. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)
12. "Make Him a Soldier"

Personnel

• Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
• Ira Louvin – vocals, mandolin

References

1. Wolfe, Charles K. (1996). In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 91. ISBN 0-87805-892-3. satan is real louvin brothers.
2. Reissue of The Family Who Prays Retrieved January 22, 2010.

• The Louvin Brothers albums
• 1958 compilation albums
• Capitol Records compilation albums