VA - The Great Gospel Men (1993)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: The Great Gospel Men
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Shanachie [6005]
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul, Gospel
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 1:16:38
Total Size: 191 mb / 377 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Great Gospel Men
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Shanachie [6005]
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul, Gospel
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 1:16:38
Total Size: 191 mb / 377 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
As gospel scholar Anthony Heilbut points out in his notes, the most celebrated male gospel singers (R.H. Harris, Sam Cooke, Claude Jeter, Julius Cheeks, Ira Tucker) sang in harmony-group "quartets." On this disc, Heilbut focuses on the neglected tradition of male soloists. Joe May, James Cleveland, and Alex Bradford are fairly well known, but the raspy, bluesy vocals of Eugene Smith and Robert Anderson and the powerful Paul Robeson-like baritones of J. Earle Hines and J. Robert Bradley are welcome revelations. There are 27 performances in all from nine different singers. --Geoffrey Himes
TRACKLIST:
1. Brother Joe May – Move On Up A Little Higher
2. Brother Joe May – Testimony
3. Brother Joe May – Working On A Building
4. Brother Joe May – Our Father
5. Prof. J. Earle Hines – God Be With You
6. Prof. J. Earle Hines – This Old Soul Of Mine
7. Norsalus McKissick – Precious Memories
8. Norsalus McKissick – The Old Ship Of Zion
9. Norsalus McKissick – I've Got A Home For You
10. Eugene Smith – Satisfied
11. Eugene Smith – Saved
12. Rev. James Cleveland – Marching To Zion
13. Rev. James Cleveland – My Soul Looks Back
14. Robert Anderson – Prayer Changes Things
15. Robert Anderson – In My Home Over There
16. Robert Anderson – Sweeter As The Days Go By
17. Robert Anderson – If Jesus Had To Pray
18. J. Robert Bradley – Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow
19. J. Robert Bradley – Roll All Burdens Away
20. J. Robert Bradley – The Lord Is My Shepherd
21. R.L. Knowles – I Want To Rest
22. R.L. Knowles – Live The Life I Sing About
23. Alex Bradford – Every Day And Every Hour
24. Alex Bradford – Judgement
25. Alex Bradford – Lord Lord Lord
26. Alex Bradford – Near The Cross
27. Alex Bradford – What Folks Say About Me