Gospel: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Tracklist

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#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
producer:
Art Rupe
background vocals:
Thomas L. Bruster (singer) (on 1951-03-01), S.R. Crain (singer) (on 1951-03-01), J.J. Farley (singer) (on 1951-03-01), Paul Foster (on 1951-03-01) and R.B. Robinson (singer) (on 1951-03-01)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) (on 1951-03-01)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-03-01)
cover recording of:
Jesus Gave Me Water (on 1951-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lucie E. Campbell (Music director of the US National Baptist Convention)
recording of:
Jesus Gave Me Water
lyricist and composer:
Lucie E. Campbell (Music director of the US National Baptist Convention)
Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers3.52:31
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
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Release

ASIN:UK: B005I020PK [info]

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