Gospel: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Up Above My Head, I Hear Music in the Air
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-24)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-24)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1947-11-24) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
recording of:
Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (Sister Rosetta Tharpe version) (on 1947-11-24)
lyricist and composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
publisher:
Princess Music Publishing Corp
is based on:
Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:31
2Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
The Dixie Hummingbirds2:35
3Move On Up a Little Higher, Part 1
Mahalia Jackson2:43
4Jesus Gave Me Water
Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers2:31
5Alone and Motherless
Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:01
6You Grow Closer
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
You Grow Closer (in 1956)
writer:
Joe B. Junior
Aretha Franklin2:42
7Trouble in My Way
The Swan Silvertones2:36
8John the Revelator
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:19
9I’m a Rolling
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi2:30
10Get Away Jordan
Dorothy Love Coates and The Original Gospel Harmonettes2:47
11The Old Rugged Cross
Pilgrim Travelers2:34
12Rough and Rocky Road
The Mighty Stars of Harmony2:22
13The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow
Sister Ernestine Washington3:02
14This Is My Prayer
The Soul Stirrers2:55
15Wade in the Water
Charioteers2:47
16Gospel Train
Marie Knight & The Dependable Boys2:21
17My God Is a Mighty Man
Anthony Butler2:10
18I Saw the Light
Selah Jubilee Singers2:46
19Gideon and the Sword
The Trumpeteers2:45
20Will He Welcome Me There?
The Sensational Nightingales2:53
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just a Closer Walk With Thee
The Dixie Hummingbirds2:46
2Heaven on My Mind
Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:33
3Never Grow Old
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live recording of:
Never Grow Old (in 1956)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Aretha Franklin2:56
4Packing Every Burden
The Fairfield Four3:03
5What Is the Soul of Man?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:36
6When God Dips His Pen
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi2:18
7We Will Walk Through the Valley
Sister Ernestine Washington2:58
8I’m Bound for the Promised Land
Charioteers2:26
9How Far Am I From Canaan?
Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers2:53
10Lord Give Me Wings
Kings of Harmony2:46
11Babylon’s Fallen
The Trumpeteers2:02
12Everyday Will Be a Sunday
Dorothy Love Coates and The Original Gospel Harmonettes2:31
13Mother Bowed
Pilgrim Travelers2:56
14Didn’t It Rain
The Golden Gate Quartet2:27
15Have You Heard About the World
Alphabetical Four2:42
16Strange Things Happen Every Day
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:51
17Rock of Ages
Vivian Cooper3:19
18How I Got Over
Clara Ward & The Ward Singers2:57
19Amazing Grace
Mahalia Jackson2:21
20I Want to Rest
The Soul Stirrers3:07
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m So Glad (Trouble Don’t Last Always)
Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers3:17
2God’s Gonna Separate the Wheat From the Tares
Mahalia Jackson3:12
3Something Within Me
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi2:34
4Rock My Soul
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:03
5My Rock
The Swan Silvertones3:03
6When I Reach My Heavenly Home
Dorothy Love Coates and The Original Gospel Harmonettes2:27
7My Record Will Be There
Sister Ernestine Washington2:54
8Milky White Way
The Trumpeteers2:39
9Satisfied With Jesus
Pilgrim Travelers2:37
10Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus
The Dixieaires3:03
11Peace in the Valley
The Soul Stirrers2:44
12He Knows Just How Much We Can Bear
Selah Jubilee Singers3:04
13I Want My Crown
The Blind Boys of Alabama2:06
14Search Me Lord
Brother Joe May3:03
15Touch Me Lord Jesus
Marie Knight & Vivian Cooper3:02
16Jesus Is a Rock in the Weary Land
Charioteers2:41
17The Blood Done Signed My Name
Radio Four2:57
18The Book of the Seven Seas
The Dixie Hummingbirds2:13
19Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Mahalia Jackson2:46
20Rock Me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:37

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Release

ASIN:UK: B005I020PK [info]

Release group

part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 14)