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

Salt of the Earth is an album by Ricky Skaggs and The Whites, released through Skaggs Family Records on September 25, 2007. 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.

Track listing

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

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 Skagg s- autoharp
 * Jeff Taylor - accordion, piano

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.