The Imperial Gospel Singers - The Savoy & Gospel Releases 1958-62 (2024)

The Imperial Gospel Singers were a female gospel quartet hailing from Philadelphia, who enjoyed their peak of popularity during the late 1950s and early ‘60s, most notably featuring the great singer Rosie Wallace, a pastor and evangelist who was also a fine songwriter. With other group members including songwriters Anna Smallwood and Pru David, from 1958 onwards they recorded a number of sessions for the Savoy label and its subsidiary Gospel label – early titles from 1956 on the Tuxedo label are extremely rare and more or less impossible to find. This 32-track 2-CD collection comprises all their releases on Savoy and Gospel from 1958 to 1962, including all the titles from their albums on Savoy “Gospel Songs” and “Fountains Of Blood” and their album on Gospel “The Sower”, plus the A & B sides of singles from these years not otherwise released on album. They were a group who sang with the verve of the likes of The Caravans, Davis Sisters and Ward Singers, and this collection is an inspiring and uplifting showcase for their distinctive style of gospel music.

Tracklist:
1-1. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Swing Low (02:14)
1-2. The Imperial Gospel Singers - In My Father's House (02:31)
1-3. The Imperial Gospel Singers - My Change Will Come (02:27)
1-4. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Reach Out And Touch Him (03:07)
1-5. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Show Me The Way (03:23)
1-6. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Lazarus (02:45)
1-7. The Imperial Gospel Singers - In Jesus' Name (02:28)
1-8. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Dark Was The Night (04:01)
1-9. The Imperial Gospel Singers - If You Wait (03:36)
1-10. The Imperial Gospel Singers - There's Not A Friend (03:42)
1-11. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Guide My Weary Feet (03:20)
1-12. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Keep On (02:05)
1-13. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Oh This Heart Of Mine (02:15)
1-14. The Imperial Gospel Singers - The Roll Call (02:43)
1-15. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Nothing Too Hard For God (03:06)
1-16. The Imperial Gospel Singers - He'll Change Your Heart From Right To Wrong (02:40)
2-1. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Stranger (02:10)
2-2. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Fountain Of Blood (02:35)
2-3. The Imperial Gospel Singers - How Can I Forget (02:10)
2-4. The Imperial Gospel Singers - My Redeemer (03:12)
2-5. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Down On Me (02:35)
2-6. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace (03:52)
2-7. The Imperial Gospel Singers - The Nobleman's Son (02:32)
2-8. The Imperial Gospel Singers - He Is My All And All (03:06)
2-9. The Imperial Gospel Singers - He Is There (03:40)
2-10. The Imperial Gospel Singers - You Can Talk To The Lord (03:45)
2-11. The Imperial Gospel Singers - I'll Shout When I Get Home (02:46)
2-12. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Leave It All To Him (03:57)
2-13. The Imperial Gospel Singers - He's Everything To Me (01:32)
2-14. The Imperial Gospel Singers - Shall I Be Saved (03:41)
2-15. The Imperial Gospel Singers - The Sower (02:56)
2-16. The Imperial Gospel Singers - This Friend Of Mine (02:42)