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Various Artists
How Can I Keep From Singing 2
Genres: Blues, Special Interest, Pop, Christian & Gospel, Gospel

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. What Shall Our Answer Be - George Long And His Singers
2. I've Got A Home In Beulah Land - Brothers Wright And Williams
3. Rock Of Ages - Blind Willie Davis
4. Weeping Mary - Roswell Sacred Harp Quartette
5. I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart - Sam Collins
6. He Rose Unknown - Morris Family
7. Will My Mother Know Me There - L.V. Jones And His Virginia Singing Class
8. Memphis Flu - Elder Curry And Congregation
9. Jesus Is My Friend - Washington Phillips
10. Job - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
11. Hallelujah To The Lamb - Ridgel's Fountain Citians
12. There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood - Copperhill Male Quartet
13. Silver Slippers - Shands Superior Jubilee Singers
14. Light In The Valley - Mrs. L. Reed And Mrs. T.A. Duncans
15. Shine On Me - Cliff Carlisle Quartet
16. Oh Death - Pace Jubilee Singers
17. Thou Carest Lord - Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers
18. My Loving Brother - Ed McConnell And Family
19. Take Thy Burden To The Lord - Seventh Day Adventists Choir
20. Lonely Tomb - Wade Mainer And Sons Of The Mountaineers
21. Goin' To Rest Where Jesus Is - Blind Joe Taggart
22. Lonesome Valley - David Miller
23. Prayer Meeting - Rev. J.F. Forest And Congregation

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: How Can I Keep From Singing 2
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Yazoo
Release Date: 6/4/1996
Genres: Blues, Special Interest, Pop, Christian & Gospel, Gospel
Style: Traditional Blues
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 016351202123, 803680475959

Synopsis

Amazon.com

This disc is a far-reaching collection of turn-of-the-century American religious song that suffers no shortage of spine-tingling performances throughout. Unlike similar compilations, it makes no racial or geographical distinctions, presenting rare recordings of raw hillbilly hymns (Morris Family) alongside gritty sanctified blues (Blind Willie Davis), Anglo-American sacred songs by congregations (George Long and His Singers), ecstatic preaching-singing recordings (Reverend J.F. Forest, Washington Phillips), and classic spirituals (Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet)--not to mention music that's essentially a combination of all the above (Brothers Wright and Williams). Acolytes of shape-note singing will enjoy some of the earliest Sacred Harp music ever recorded, by the stripped-down Roswell Sacred Harp Quartette. --Mike McGonigal

CD Reviews

As good as it's companion volume

M. J. Smith | Seattle, WA USA | 07/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I say of this album what I say of volume one: This album is a superb introduction to the variety of gospel music at its roots. In remastering early recordings the engineers have done an excellent job of cleaning enough surface noise out for one to enjoy the music - but not removing too much noise to distort the original intent. As these are later recordings than the first volume, the final result has less surface noise.You get a bit of blues and hillbilly, accompanied and a cappella, solo and congregation, professional and "just plain folks". Every track is a gem of its type - only your personal preferences will distinguish the "best" tracks.My personal favorites are There Is A Fountain Filled with Blood by Copperhill Male Quartet and My Loving Brother (better known as The Fire Song) by Ed McConnell And Family."