Best of Aretha Franklin Gospel: 20th Century Masters

~ Release by Aretha Franklin (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Countries where available (Spotify)

  • Northern America: 🇨🇦 Canada (ca)
Annotation last modified on 2019-10-10 08:43 UTC.

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Oh Happy Day
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live cover recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins' 1967 gospel arrangement) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
56:09
2Precious Lord (Part One)
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)
3:22
3Precious Lord (Part Two)
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)
2:54
4Yield 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)
2:59
5He 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
6Never 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)
2:56
7You 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
2:44
8Higher Ground
producer:
Aretha Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987)
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
live recording of:
Higher Ground (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-30)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:57
9While 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)
3:06
10The 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)
24:59
11There 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
4:27
12Amazing Grace
assistant recording engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer), Gene Paul and George Piros
recording engineer:
Ray Thompson (engineer)
producer:
Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer and editor:
Arif Mardin
bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
congas:
Pancho Morales (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
organ:
Ken Lupper (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
piano:
Rev. James Cleveland (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
background vocals:
Southern California Community Choir (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
chorus master:
Rev. James Cleveland (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
recorded at:
New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
live cover recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch-all) (from 1972-01-13 until 1972-01-14)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist and writer:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
10:52