title: Roaring the Gospel
text: # Roaring the Gospel
  
  Roaring the Gospel is a 2007 compilation album by James Yorkston and the Athletes. The album is made up of hard-to-find tracks from EPs, some that had been released overseas and a few new songs.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  The album received positive reviews in the press. The NME observed that "Yorkston has talent as deep as a mine shaft", while the BBC website said, "Yorkston and his Athletes bathe their songs with warmth, allowing them to nestle snugly in a lush bed of tenderly plucked acoustic guitars, sighing woodwind and gently wheezing accordion."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "A Man With My Skills"
  * "Someplace Simple"
  * "Blue Madonnas"
  * "Seven Streams"
  * "The Hills & the Heath"
  * "Song to the Siren"
  * "Moving Up Country, Roaring the Gospel"
  * "Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk"
  * "Sleep is the Jewel"
  * "Are You Coming Home Tonight?"
  * "The Lang Toun"
  * "La Magnifica"
  