The gospel vocal group
Old Friends Quartet consists of
Ernie Haase (tenor),
Jake Hess (lead),
Wesley Pritchard (baritone), and
George Younce (bass). All four members had issued solo albums or appeared on other gospel recordings before uniting together as
Old Friends Quartet: Haase recorded 1999's
What a Difference a Day Makes and 2000's Never Alone, Hess was a member of the Statesmen Quartet,
Pritchard was featured on numerous recordings by
Bill and
Gloria Gaither, and
Younce released 1997's I Believe and 2000's Out Front and
Day By Day. 2001 saw the release of
Old Friends Quartet's debut release for the Spring House label, titled
Encore. ~ Greg Prato