Oh Happy Day!

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh! Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
The Edwin Hawkins Singers5:10
2Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
The Carter Family3:57
3Life’s Railway to Heaven
recording of:
Life’s Railway to Heaven
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Barry "Byrd" Burton (Byrd Burton)
Patsy Cline2:53
4This Train Is Bound for Glory
recording of:
This Train (This Train Is Bound for Glory)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6702)
Johnny Cash3:31
5Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky2:20
6This Old House
cover recording of:
This Ole House
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Jimmy Dean4:41
7Down by the Riverside
recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Golden Circle Choir2:56
8Swing Low Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
J. Riddle2:20
9One Day at a Time
cover recording of:
One Day at a Time
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Valentine Music Co
adaptations:
Un día a la vez
George Hamilton IV3:30
10A Wonderful Time Up There
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There (Gospel Boogie)
lyricist:
Lee Roy Abernathy
composer:
Lee Roy Abernathy (in 1947)
Pat Boone2:03
11Big Man
recording of:
Big Man
lyricist and composer:
Dale Fox (Wrote songs for Charlie Rich)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Charlie Rich2:43
12Hallelujah Special
recording of:
Hallelujah Special
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins2:51
13What a Friend We Have in Jesus
cover recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
Ernie Ashworth2:44
14A Cup of Loneliness
recording of:
Cup of Loneliness
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Burl Stephens
George Jones2:26
15Why Me Lord?
cover recording of:
Why Me
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Del Reeves3:18
16I Saw the Light
cover recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Bill Monroe2:10
17Wings of Angels
cover recording of:
Wings of Angels
lyricist and composer:
Ruby Rakes
Ricky Skaggs2:15
18Ol’ Time Religion
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Prophet's Quartet1:23
19He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
recording of:
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Hands Web Pierce1:59
20Lord Build Me a Cabin
cover recording of:
Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory
composer:
Curtis Stewart (violinist / composer)
The Harvesters3:48
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1Amazing Grace
cover recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (song book of “Viides herätysliike”) (number: 94)
Mahalia Jackson?:??
2Letter to Heaven
recording of:
Letter to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Inc.
Dolly Parton?:??
3In Heaven We'll Never Grow Old
Ricky Skaggs?:??
4Onward Christian Soldiers
cover recording of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)
Sons of the Pioneers?:??
5He's the Only One
The Kingsmen?:??
6Reborn
Jeannie C. Riley?:??
7This Old Heart Is Gonna Rise Again
recording of:
This Old Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again)
writer:
J. Martin Johnson and Bucky Jones (American songwriter, author and lyricist)
Tennessee Ernie Ford?:??
8It's No Secret
recording of:
It Is No Secret
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Hamblen Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Anita Bryant?:??
9Bel-Shazah
recording of:
Belshaza
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash?:??
10Rock of Ages
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Golden Circle Choir?:??
11Just a Closer Walk With Thee
recording of:
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Patsy Cline?:??
12All God's Lonely Children
recording of:
All God’s Lonely Children
lyricist and composer:
Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
Kenny Rogers?:??
13Paths of Victory
recording of:
Paths of Victory
lyricist and composer:
Brian Ahern
Anne Murray?:??
14Walk Through This World With Me
cover recording of:
Walk Through This World With Me (in 1967)
writer:
Kay Savage and Sandra Seamons
George Jones?:??
15Mine Eyes Have Seen the Coming of the Lord
Southern Singers?:??
16Precious Memories
J.D. Sumner & The Stamps?:??
17Halfway Home
David Houston?:??
18Family Bible
recording of:
Family Bible
lyricist:
Willie Nelson
composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
previously attributed to:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Claude Gray (American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP and Pappy Daily Music
Claude Gray?:??
19Jesus Now
Blackwood Brothers?:??
20Shadrack
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-14) and The CBS Choir (on 1938-06-14)
arranger:
Lyn Murray
recording of:
Shadrack (on 1938-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
R. MacGimsey
Louis Armstrong?:??

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