Gospel Roots

~ Release by Aretha Franklin (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1There is a Fountain Filled With Blood
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood (in 1956)
lyricist:
William Cowper (English poet)
composer:
Lowell Mason
4:32
2Precious Lord, Part 1
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live partial cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord (in 1956)
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
3:28
3Precious Lord, Part 2
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live partial cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord (in 1956)
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
2:55
4You 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
2:45
5Never 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)
2:59
6The Day Is Past and Gone
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
The Day Is Past and Gone (in 1956)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”), Joe B. Junior and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
25:01
7He Will Wash You White as Snow
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
He Will Wash You White As Snow (in 1956)
writer:
Joe B. Junior
4:20
8While the Blood Runs Warm
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
While the Blood Runs Warm (in 1956)
writer:
Ralph Bass and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
3:07
9Yield Not to Temptation
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live recording of:
Yield Not to Temptation (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:55