Gospel, Vol. 1: Negro Spirituals / Gospel Songs 1926-1942

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let Your Light Shine on Me
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
Let Your Light Shine on Me (on 1929-12-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
2Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Mother's Children Have a Hard Time (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:24
3I'll Go Where You Want Me to Do
Arizona Dranes3:22
4He's Got His Eyes on You
Rev. D.C. Rice2:55
5The Need of Prayer
Rev. J.M. Gates3:06
6True Friendship
organ:
Fats Waller (on 1927-05-17)
vocals:
Ethel Grainger (on 1927-05-17) and Odette Jackson (on 1927-05-17)
Rev. J.C. Burnett2:59
7Goin' on to Heaven in the Sanctified Way
Sister Cally Fancy3:08
8Thou Carest Lord, for Me
Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers3:01
9Sign of the Judgement
Mitchell's Christian Singers2:50
10Take Your Burden to the Lord...
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-02)
dolceola and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1927-12-02)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
recording of:
Leave It There
lyricist and composer:
Charles Albert Tindley (in 1916)
Washington Phillips3:11
11Then We'll Need That True Religion
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-06-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn (on 1927-06-17)
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn2:57
12Memphis Flu
Elder Curry and His Congregation3:02
13He Got Better Things for You
Bessie Johnson2:57
14No Hiding Place
Norfolk Jubilee Quartet2:52
15The Black Diamond Express to Hell (I & II)
Rev. A.W. Nix5:53
16If You See My Saviour
recording of:
If You See My Savior
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
Thomas A. Dorsey2:52
17Precious Lord, Take My Hand
recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
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)
The Heavenly Gospel Singers3:01
18The Prodigal Son
The Heavenly Gospel Singers2:48
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh, My Lord
cover recording of:
Oh My Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Mahalia Jackson3:00
2God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
Mahalia Jackson3:04
3I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside
Selah Jubilee Singers3:20
4When the Saints Go Marching In
Blind Willie Davis1:57
5When I Stand Before the King
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-20)
guitar:
Blind Joe Taggart (on 1934-09-20)
lead vocals:
Bertha Taggart (on 1934-09-20) and Blind Joe Taggart (on 1934-09-20)
Blind Joe Taggart2:54
6Tell Me What Kind of Man Jesus Is
Chicago Sanctified Singers2:59
7Gabriel
Elder Charles Beck2:40
8Twelve Gates to the City
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26) and Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
vocals:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26) and Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
Reverend Gary Davis3:08
9Moan, You Moaners
Bessie Smith3:14
10Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-14)
bell, drums (drum set), vibraphone and xylophone:
Paul Barbarin (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1938-06-14)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1938-06-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1938-06-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1938-06-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-14) and The CBS Choir (on 1938-06-14)
arranger:
Lyn Murray
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (on 1938-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
Louis Armstrong with The Decca Mixed Chorus3:10
11The Valley of Time
The Golden Gate Quartet2:44
12The Sun Didn't Shine
The Golden Gate Quartet2:11
13Do Lord Send Me
The Georgia Peach2:49
14Shake Mother's Hand for Me
Golden Eagle Gospel Singers2:37
15This Train
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:41
16Rock Me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra2:48
17I'm Free at Last
The Southern Sons Quartet3:12
18Wade in the Water
Charioteers2:44