"With a combination of straight-ahead bluegrass numbers ("Kentucky in the Morning, "Johnny Bring the Jug"), Christian songs ("Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine", "Little Country Church in the Pines", "Thank You Lord") and country tunes, this album should appeal to a wide spectrum of fans. The voices of husband and wife Gary and Roberta Gordon blend wonderfully and they are ably backed by bassist Curtis Jay Hiner, fiddler David Johnson and banjo player Bill Cross. Other primo cuts include, "I Woke Up With Tears In My Eyes" and "Sawdust", the latter which features a guest vocal appearance by the Gordon's son Noah, a former Capitol and Warner Brothers-Reprise artist.

Bluegrass Unlimited Dec ‘97

"Each time I sat down to write about the CD I found myself just listening to it again and finding something new I liked about it. This is not slick bluegrass. It is very good bluegrass with a country sensibility and something very contemporary at the same time, something old-time as well. This is a recording that takes a grounded approach full of honest values of work, responsibility and respect of life.

The strong original material holds its own next to pieces by Damon Black and Tom T. Hall. What may be the most endearing characteristic of the Gordon's music is that they are not impressed with the glitter and smoke. They can bridge a gap between the sophisticated and the simple and at times as "I Woke Up With Tears In My Eyes", they get to the essence of mountain music like few else but Hazel Dickens could.

The presence of David Johnson on fiddle is a big plus for the success of this recording. His taste and uncanny ability to put the right note on the right place is the spice that makes the mix. Likewise with Katsuyuki Miyazaki and Mark Stoffel on mandolin. Their well-placed flourishes set off the vocals and arrangements with taste.

Vocals are shared with guest, Noah Gordon, who also wrote "Sawdust", a learned commentary on the economics of the Western World, as seen in the context of Kentucky. Noah's harmonies and his lead on "Sawdust" reveal him to be a gritty singer in the best of old-time country tradition. Roberta Gordon's voice has many shades of expression which she uses to good effect.

The Gordon's know their strengths and weakness and use this to great advantage. This recording is simplicity and honesty. If you love straight dealing, no frills bluegrass and old-time, this recording will bring hours of listening pleasure."

Dirty Linen Dec ‘97/Jan ‘98

"Like an eye graced by a solitary tear, this album is touching, sad and beautiful. The husband and wife team, helped along by some very skillful sidemen, play guitar and autoharp on 12 bluegrass songs. Accompanied by upright bass, banjo and mandolin, this album offers nice and nostalgic bluegrass."

Music Row, Robert Oermann (July 8, 1997)

"More like a sweet old-time duo that a strict bluegrass act, the Gordon's sing with such open-hearted honesty and pick with such crystalline purity that you'd have to be made of steel to resist ‘em. I have a feeling this album is going to become a household fave immediately.

My Discovery Award goes to one such act, The Gordons. I like ‘em for the same reason I like the Carter Family, simplicity and purity."