Good News: 100 Gospel Greats

Gospel is probably the most consistently influential style of Black American music. The 100 tracks in this box set range from solo performers of the stature of Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, to the legendary quartet leads like Archie Brownlee, Ira Tucker, Sam Cooke and Dorothy Love Coates, leading the way and informing the soul-explosion of the 1960s that brought us superstars like James Brown, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding.

The set contains a fully illustrated 48 page booklet, with a full discography and rare photographs.

Track Listing:
CD 1: Everytime I Feel The Spirit
1. Birmingham Jubilee Singers HE TOOK MY SINS AWAY (Trad.) 1926
2. Norfolk Jubilee Quartet WONDER WHERE IS THE GAMBLING MAN (Trad.) 1927
3. Norfolk Jubilee Quartet DIDN’T IT RAIN (Trad.) 1937
4. Bryant’s Jubilee Quartet EVERYTIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT (Trad.) 1928
5. Silver Leaf Quartet of Norfolk WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN (Trad.) 1930
6. Dunham Jubilee Singers I DREAMED OF THE JUDGMENT MORNING (C. Dunham) 1930
7. Famous Blue Jay Singers CLANKA-A-LANKA (Smith) 1932
8. Famous Blue Jay Singers I’M LEANING ON THE LORD (Trad.) 1932
9. Famous Blue Jay Singers BROTHER JONAH (Trad.) 1932
10. Famous Blue Jay Singers I’M BOUND FOR CANAAN LAND (Trad.) 1947
11. Mitchell’s Christian Singers THEM BONES (Trad.) 1934
12. Mitchell’s Christian Singers I’M PRAYING HUMBLE (Trad.) 1937
13. Mitchell’s Christian Singers TAKE MY HAND (Precious Lord) (T. Dorsey) 1940
14. Heavenly Gospel Singers LEAD ME TO THE ROCK (Trad.) 1935
15. Heavenly Gospel Singers WALK IN THE LIGHT (Trad.) 1936
16. Heavenly Gospel Singers WHEN THE GATE SWINGS OPEN (Dorsey) 1938
17. Heavenly Gospel Singers CHEER THE WEARY TRAVELER (Trad.) 1938
18. Heavenly Gospel Singers MY LORD IS WRITING ALL THE TIME (Trad.) 1940
19. Alphabetical Four HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE WORLD (Trad.) 1940
20. Selah Jubilee Singers I SAW THE LIGHT (Ruth) 1941
21. Selah Jubilee Singers HE KNOWS JUST HOW MUCH WE CAN BEAR (Ruth) 1942
22. Joshua White & His Carolinians KING JESUS KNOWS I’M COMING (Trad.) 1940
23. Kings of Harmony LORD GIVE ME WINGS (Trad.) 1944
24. Stars of Harmony ROUGH AND ROCKY ROAD (Trad.) 1948
25. Stars of Harmony WHERE SHALL I BE (Trad.) 1948
 
CD 2: Wade In The Water
1. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet GOLDEN GATE GOSPEL TRAIN (Trad.) 1937
2. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet GABRIEL BLOWS HIS HORN (Trad.) 1937
3. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet JOHN THE REVELATOR (Trad.) 1938
4. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet ROCK MY SOUL (Trad.) 1938
5. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet EVERY TIME THAT I FEEL THE SPIRIT (Trad.) 1939
6. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet NOAH (Trad.) 1939
7. Golden Gate Quartet DIDN’T IT RAIN (Trad. arr.) 1941
8. The Charioteers JESUS IS A ROCK IN THE WEARY LAND (Trad.) 1940
9. The Charioteers DON’T ROCK THE BOAT (Trad.) 1940
10. The Charioteers WADE IN THE WATER (Trad.) 1940
11. The Charioteers WALK TOGETHER CHILLUN (Trad.) 1940
12. The Charioteers I’M BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND (Trad.) 1940
13. The Charioteers JUBILEE (Trad.) 1940
14. The Trumpeteers MILKY WHITE WAY (Coleman) 1947
15. The Trumpeteers BABYLON’S FALLEN (Trad.) 1949
16. The Trumpeteers GIDEON AND THE SWORD (Johnson) 1950
17. The Dixieaires BUCKLE MY SHOE (Trad.) 1949
18. The Dixieaires TIME’S WINDING UP (Trad.) 1949
19. The Dixieaires FRIENDS, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT JESUS (Trad.) 1949
20. The Dixie Hummingbirds THE BOOK OF THE SEVEN SEAS (Trad.) 1944
21. The Dixie Hummingbirds EVERY KNEE SURELY MUST BOW (Trad.) 1946
22. The Dixie Hummingbirds AMAZING GRACE (Trad.) 1946
23. The Dixie Hummingbirds DON’T YOU WANT TO JOIN THAT NUMBER (Trad.) 1946
24. The Dixie Hummingbirds JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE (Trad.) 1947
25. The Dixie Hummingbirds EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL (Trad.) 1947
 
CD 3: Get Away Jordan
1. Sister Rosetta Tharpe ROCK ME (Dorsey) 1938
2. Sister Rosetta Tharpe THAT’S ALL (Tharpe) 1938
3. Sister Rosetta Tharpe PRECIOUS LORD, HOLD MY HAND (Dorsey) 1941
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN EVERY DAY (Trad. arr. Tharpe) 1944
5. Sister Rosetta Tharpe THIS TRAIN (Tharpe) 1947
6. Sister Rosetta Tharpe UP ABOVE MY HEAD, I HEAR MUSIC IN THE AIR (Trad. arr. Tharpe) 1947
7. Mahalia Jackson WHAT COULD I DO (Dorsey) 1947
8. Mahalia Jackson MOVE ON UP A LITTLE HIGHER, PT. 1 (Brewster) 1947
9. Mahalia Jackson MOVE ON UP A LITTLE HIGHER, PT. 2 (Brewster) 1947
10. Mahalia Jackson DIG A LITTLE DEEPER (Morris) 1947
11. Mahalia Jackson GET AWAY JORDAN (McDade) 1949
12. Mahalia Jackson JUST OVER THE HILL, PT.1 (Brewster) 1950
13. Mahalia Jackson JUST OVER THE HILL, PT.2 (Brewster) 1950
14. Mahalia Jackson THE LORD’S PRAYER (Malotte) 1950
15. Sister Ernestine Washington MY RECORD WILL BE THERE (Trad.) 1943
16. Sister Ernestine Washington THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY SOMEHOW (Trad.) 1946
17. Sister Ernestine Washington GOD’S AMAZING GRACE (Trad.) 1946
18. Sister Ernestine Washington I’M GONNA LIVE THE LIFE I SING ABOUT (Trad.) 1947
19. Sister Ernestine Washington WE WILL WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY (Trad.) 1948
20. Sister Ernestine Washington EACH DAY (Trad.) 1948
21. The Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates EVERYDAY WILL BE A SUNDAY (BY AND BY) (Dorsey) 1951
22. The Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates I’M SEALED (Martin) 1951
23. The Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates JUST TO BEHOLD HIS FACE (Campbell) 1951
24. The Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates WHEN I REACH MY HEAVENLY HOME (Love Coates/Stanks) 1951
25. The Original Gospel Harmonettes featuring Dorothy Love Coates GET AWAY JORDAN (Trad.) 1951
 
CD 4: Glory, Glory Hallelujah
1. The Soul Stirrers I WANT TO REST (Trad.) 1946
2. The Soul Stirrers THIS IS MY PRAYER (Harris) 1948
3. The Soul Stirrers JESUS PRAYS FOR YOU AND ME (Harris) 1948
4. The Soul Stirrers GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH (Trad.) 1948
5. The Soul Stirrers DOES JESUS CARE (Trad.) 1948
6. The Soul Stirrers PEACE IN THE VALLEY (Dorsey) 1951
7. The Pilgrim Travelers I’M STANDING ON THE HIGHWAY (Alexander, Barber) 1948
8. The Pilgrim Travelers THE OLD RUGGED CROSS (Trad.) 1948
9. The Pilgrim Travelers MOTHER BOWED (Henry) 1948
10. The Pilgrim Travelers JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL (Alexander) 1949
11. The Pilgrim Travelers GOD SHALL WIPE ALL TEARS AWAY (Trad.) 1949
12. The Pilgrim Travelers SATISFIED WITH JESUS (Trad.) 1950
13. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama I WANT MY CROWN (Trad.) 1948
14. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama I’VE AN INTEREST OVER THERE (Trad.) 1950
15. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama LIVING ON MOTHER’S PRAYER (Trad.) 1950
16. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama HONEY IN THE ROCK (Trad.) 1950
17. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama ANYHOW (Trad.) 1950
18. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama CANAAN LAND (Trad.) 1951
19. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi JESUS TRAVELED THIS ROAD BEFORE (Perkins) 1948
20. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi MUST BE A GOD SOMEWHERE (Trad.) 1948
21. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi SOMETHING WITHIN ME (Trad.) 1950
22. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi JESUS GAVE ME WATER (Trad.) 1950
23. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi IN THE WILDERNESS (Brownlee, Robey) 1950
24. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi IN THIS WORLD ALONE (Trad.) 1951
25. Brother Joe May SEARCH ME LORD (May) 1949