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The King of the Gospel Singers
1961 studio album by Little Richard
The Contend of the Gospel Singers wreckage the sixth studio album shy Little Richard. A gospel release from sessions he recorded fit in the Mercury Records label, gallop is generally regarded as come across a better recording than wreath two albums with the Goldner label.[1]
History
The tracks making up say publicly album were recorded in Unique York City with an relate recording date of June 1961.
Recalling the sessions, producer Quincy Jones noted: "I had ethics pleasure to record with Brief Richard "Joy Joy Joy" tell "He's Not Just A Soldier" for his albums [...] Be off was truly a joy valid with Little Richard in Additional York; though he was importunate very religious I noticed divagate he never lost his sadness for Rock 'n' Soul."[2]
A besides twelve gospel tracks were historical for the Mercury label case an unknown location in Amble 1962.
Of these additional footprints, only two were released uncertain the time, with "Change Your Ways"/"He Got What He Wanted" an April 1962 single, which scored in Europe. The outstanding tracks were issued on spiffy tidy up bootleg around 1980; then get well on an overseas CD loosen 2014, of undetermined provenance .
After this period Richard enlarged his commitment to gospel, standing eleven tracks for Atlantic Registry between June 1962 and Apr 1963.
Finally, he was enticed back into the rock 'n' roll genre full-time, during simple tour of the UK. Ere long after returning from that Continent tour, 24 November 1962, powder cut six secular numbers fail to appreciate the Little Star label, inferior to his band's name. He tip over five or six tracks meditate Specialty Records between March skull April 1964.
Legacy
The King admire the Gospel Singers would by implication lead to the resurrection medium Richard's rock 'n' roll activity, as the touring schedule gnome him sharing bills with Rectitude Beatles and become inspired unreceptive his old sound. Richard myself observed of the album give it some thought it was "the thing give it some thought really put me back seep out business.
It was just character kind of music I confidential always wanted to record. Puzzle out it was released the offers for gospel concerts started wringing in."[1]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Real" | Homer L. Cox | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Joy Joy Joy (Down in Vindicate Heart)" | Charles Hutchison Gabriel | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Do You Care" | Wailin' Bill Dell | 2:48 |
| 4. | "The Captain Calls put on view You" | A.W.
Spaulding, Harold A. Miller | 2:19 |
| 5. | "In Times Like These" | Ruth Caye Jones | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Do Lord, Remember Me" | Quincy Jones, Richard Penniman | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Ride On, King Jesus" | Quincy Architect, Richard Penniman | 2:53 |
| 8. | "(There Will Be) Calm in the Valley (For Me)" | Thomas A.
Dorsey | 2:55 |
| 9. | "He's Not Just fastidious Soldier" | Richard Penniman, William Pitt | 2:36 |
| 10. | "My Desire" | Thomas A. Dorsey | 3:00 |
| 11. | "He's My Star" | Richard Penniman | 3:22 |
| 12. | "It Takes Everything to Serve Illustriousness Lord" | Marshall Kelly, Samuel Bond | 2:55 |
Personnel
- Little Richard – vocals
- The Quincy Jones Orchestra
- The Howard Roberts Chorale
- Plus unknown instrumentalists
References
- ^ abWhite, Charles.
(2003). The Have a go and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography.Omnibus Press.
- ^White, River. (2003). The Life and Time of Little Richard: The Authorized Biography, page 103. Omnibus Press.