Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Prologue - Charlie Daniels
2. Brother, My Brother - Michael Scott Lanning
3. Lincoln: The Better Angels of Our Nature - James Garner, James Garner
4. By the Sword/Sons of Dixie - Broadway All-Stars
5. Tell My Father - Kevin Sharp
6. My Name Is Frederick Douglass - Danny Glover
7. Freedom's Child - Hootie & the Blowfish
8. Missing You (My Bill) - Deana Carter
9. If Prayin' Were Horses - Michael Bell, Cheryl Freeman
10. Virginia - Gene Miller
11. Day the Sun Stood Still - Travis Tritt
12. Oh Be Joyful - Broadway All-Stars
13. Frederick Douglass: The Destiny of America - Danny Glover
14. Father How Long? - Michael Bell
15. Reprise: Brother, My Brother - Michael Scott Lanning
16. Nurse's Diary - Linda Eder
17. I Never Knew His Name - Linda Eder
18. Still I Rise - Maya Angelou
19. River Jordan - BeBe Winans

Disc 2:

1. Lincoln: The Bottom Is Out of the Tub - James Garner, James Garner
2. How Many Devils? - Broadway All-Stars
3. Old Gray Coat - Trace Adkins
4. With These Hands - Amy Grant, Bryan White
5. White House at Night - Ellen Burstyn
6. Candle in the Window - Linda Eder
7. Greenback - Dr. John
8. Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? - Maya Angelou
9. Someday - Patti LaBelle
10. Regimental Drummer - Michael English
11. I'll Never Pass This Way Again - Tracy Lawrence
12. Lincoln: Letter to Mrs. Bixby - James Garner, James Garner
13. Five Boys - Betty Buckley
14. Judgement Day - Shiloh
15. Sarah - Carl Anderson
16. Honor of Your Name - Trisha Yearwood
17. Northbound Train - John Popper
18. Last Waltz for Dixie - John Berry
19. In Great Deeds - Charlie Daniels
20. Glory - Linda Eder & Choir, Michael Scott Lanning, Gene Miller

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15187 in Music
• Released on: 1999-01-05
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

An Awesome and Moving Listening Experience
"The Civil War" is undoubtedly an awesome and moving listening experience. I was blown away by some of the material, and the whole collection is extremely entertaining. Mr. Wildhorn and associates are to be commended for this effort. The highlights of this two disc set: All the songs by the Broadway All-Stars (a great vocal exercise!); "If Prayin Were Horses," by Cheryl Freeman and Michel Bell; "Virginia," by Gene Miller; Travis Tritt's surprisingly good rendition of "The Day the Sun Stood Still,"; Linda Eder's reading of "A Nurse's Diary" and the subsequent vocalization of "I Never Knew His Name" are heartwrenching! "Old Gray Coat" by Trace Adkins is a moving treatise on a Rebel's love for his cause; Amy Grant and Bryan White offer "With These Hands," one of the best vocal jobs either artist has recorded; Michael English soars on "Regimental Drummer," another tear-bringing song; Betty Buckley's "Five Boys" captures the anguish and pride of a mother who loses five sons in the battle; Trisha Yearwood is magnificent with her delivery of "The Honor of Your Name," proving once again what a powerful performer she is! John Berry's "Last Waltz for Dixie," and the closing "The Glory" round out the highlights! Add to this expert readings from James Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Dr. Maya Angelou, Charlie Daniels and Danny Glover---you get a unique and powerful listening experience. HIGHLY HIGHTLY RATED.

Absolutely entrancing!
I fell in love with Frank Wildhorn's "The Civil War" the very second I listened to the first track, as I made my way home to Virginia, from a visit to NYC. This CD not only taught me a thing or two about the Civil War, but also created a new appreciation for the 620,000 casualties of the war, and an understanding of the time period itself. Being able to take yourself back in time, feel the pain they went through, and appreciate every detail through music. Here, I think Frank Wildhorn nailed it.

Powerful, beautiful, and awesome.
As a avid Civil War buff, I was excited to hear there was a musical about our country's greatest tragedy. I was blown away by Frank Wildhorn's Tony nominated "musical tapestry." This show has absolutely stunning music, sung by the music industry's greatest talents. For anyone who has ever listened to any of Frank Wildhorn's(The Scarlet Pimpernel,Jekyll and Hyde) music, this is different. It combines country, Broadway, and pop into hummable chilling and soaring melodies to touch and hold the part of you that has wonder for our Civil War.

Some people are worried that this show is not respectful. It is more than respectful, it is a tribute to the men and women who went through that horrible era in this nation's history. Based on the words and diaries and famous sayings of the men and women who went through that era! This show is a gem, and I don't know a single person who hasn't been swept up by this epic musical.