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Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns
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Artist(s)Mahalia Jackson
StudioSony
Release DateAugust 18, 1998
UPC Code746465594202
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About Mahalia Jackson - Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns

If the bazillion packagings and repackagings of Mahalia Jackson's music confound you and you don't know where to start, this expertly compiled, carefully annotated double-disc box set is for you. Jackson wasn't just gospel music's first international superstar--she was among its earliest adherents and inventors. Working with the great composer and former blues singer Thomas A. Dorsey in the late 1930s, Jackson gave a distinctly blues-trained, jazzy sass and grace to Dorsey's material and the other hymns and spirituals she sang. More than any other performer, she helped to define gospel music itself as a transcendent, rootsy, melismatic, and heady spiritual sound. Culled from her sides for Columbia in the 1950s and 1960s, some of the arrangements in the set are not ideal and may sound quite a bit dated, but that voice shines and soars and dives straight to the center of your heart. Whether backed by a simple organ or piano or with full studio accompaniment, Jackson's booming, instantly recognizable contralto is indescribable, exciting, and forever a wonder to behold. And if you think that's an exaggeration, you don't own this record. --Mike McGonigal Amazon.com essential recording

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Didn't It Rain - Mahalia Jackson, Martin, Roberta
  2. My God Is Real - Mahalia Jackson, Morris, Kenny
  3. Walk over God's Heaven - Mahalia Jackson, Dorsey, Thomas A.
  4. If I Can Help Somebody - Mahalia Jackson,
  5. Come on Children, Let's Sing - Mahalia Jackson, Smith, Harriet E.
  6. What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Mahalia Jackson, Scriven, Joseph
  7. I Found the Answer - Mahalia Jackson, Lange, John
  8. It Is Well With My Soul - Mahalia Jackson, Bliss, Philip Paul
  9. Great Gettin' up Morning - Mahalia Jackson,
  10. You Must Be Born Again - Mahalia Jackson, Hamblen, Stuart
  11. Elijah Rock - Mahalia Jackson, Hairston, Jester
  12. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well - Mahalia Jackson, Alexander, James W.
  13. A Satisfied Mind - Mahalia Jackson,
  14. Keep Your Hand on the Plow - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  15. Roll Jordan Roll - Mahalia Jackson,
  16. Calvary - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  17. In My Home over There - Mahalia Jackson, Smith, B.W.
  18. I Will Move on up a Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson, Frye, Theodore
Disc 2
  1. In the Upper Room - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  2. The Christian's Testimony - Mahalia Jackson, Weston, David
  3. If We Never Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now) - Mahalia Jackson, Dorsey, Thomas A.
  4. A City Called Heaven - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  5. Trouble of the World - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  6. Without God I Could Do Nothing - Mahalia Jackson, Brown, B.
  7. Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Mahalia Jackson, Dorsey, Thomas A.
  8. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  9. His Eye Is on the Sparrow - Mahalia Jackson, Martin, Civilla D.
  10. God Put a Rainbow in the Sky - Mahalia Jackson, Jenkins, Andrew [2]
  11. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  12. A Rusty Old Halo - Mahalia Jackson,
  13. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Mahalia Jackson, Traditional
  14. Dear Lord, Forgive - Mahalia Jackson,
  15. I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song - Mahalia Jackson, Dorsey, Thomas A.
  16. Search Me Lord - Mahalia Jackson,
  17. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again - Mahalia Jackson,
  18. Walk on by Faith - Mahalia Jackson, Cleveland, James

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (20 reviews)

rating: 1 QuoteMAHALIA JACKSON, GOSPELS, SPIRITUALS AND HYMNSQuote
Purchased with 2 other of Jackson's CD's we found this one to be the most disappointing. Too loud and raucus for our taste. Our one and only recording of Mahalia is "The Power and the Glory" with the Percy Faith orchestra, a wonderful rich and moving experience, and we were hoping for the same with our current 3 purchases. Definitely not the same quality we were expecting. We didnt mind the other 2 but really dont like this one at all, sorry.
October 2, 2008

rating: 4 QuoteMahalia ReignsQuote
Purchase of this set was for musical experience rather than the religious message. Therefore Disc 2 is the highlight and Disc 1 more for those after religious inspiration. July 26, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteWhat a VoiceQuote
This is a great collection of songs and the arrangements are so great. Didn't it Rain is one of my favorites since I was a kid and no one can sing it like Mahalia! Love the piano on this album too! May 8, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteMahalia JacksonQuote
I do not regret the purchase of Gospels, Spirituals, and Hymns. Sometimes we need to hear frm those whose shoulders we stand on. We need to hear the word of the Lord from one who preaches through song, someone like Sister Mahalia Jackson. I highly recomend this set for your music library. March 29, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteThe One and OnlyQuote
Well, if you are into Gospel (or just into great singing, for that matter), you need look no further; simply put, I don't see how you could do without this collection. Provides a great selection from Jackson's repertoire, and rare gems. January 17, 2008

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