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"The Gift" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist Jim Brickman, featuring singers Collin Raye and Susan Ashton. It was released in 1997 on Windham Hill Records as the first single and as well as the thirteenth track from his fourth studio album of the same name.
"The Gift" is a song written by Nancy Montgomery, and recorded by American country music trio The McCarters. It was released in May 1988 as the second single and title track from their album The Gift. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained, To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed, To turn, turn will be our delight, Till by turning, turning we come ...
The "Gift" is the life he took, and the forgiveness she gives him. The video is punctuated with shots of the band playing the song in a darkened room, illuminated only by bare hanging lightbulbs. The song has been described by lead singer, Shaun Morgan, as being inspired by his daughter.
"The Gift" is the second track that appears on White Light/White Heat, the 1968 second album by the Velvet Underground.The song is over eight minutes long and, in the stereo version, mixed in such a way that a short story can be heard in the left speaker, while a rock instrumental is heard on the right.
His version of this classic song became a hit in its own right, reaching number 2 on the US charts. See the original post on Youtube "When My Heart Finds Christmas" by Harry Connick Jr.
There are two conflicting narratives of Shaker origin as to the composer of the song. One account attributes the song to a "Negro spirit" heard at Canterbury, New Hampshire, which would make the song a "gift song" received by a Shaker from the spirit world. Alternatively, and far more widely accepted, the song's composer is said to be Brackett. [4]
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