Name: Gospel Train
Brand: Verve
SKU: 212985
Price: 15.29 USD
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Gospel Train

Rating

Album: Gospel Train
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Jericho	More Info...	2:03
2)	When They Ring The Golden Bell	More Info...	2:30
3)	Two Little Fishes Five Loaves Of Bread	More Info...	2:34
4)	Beams Of Heaven	More Info...	3:23
5)	Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down	More Info...	2:42
6)	All Alone	More Info...	2:38
7)	Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air	More Info...	2:26
8)	I Shall Know Him	More Info...	2:28
9)	Fly Away	More Info...	2:26
10)	How About You	More Info...	3:30
11)	Precious Memories	More Info...	2:40
12)	99 1/2 Won't Do	More Info...	1:58

Album: Gospel Train
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Jericho	More Info...	2:03
2)	When They Ring The Golden Bell	More Info...	2:30
3)	Two Little Fishes Five Loaves Of Bread	More Info...	2:34
4)	Beams Of Heaven	More Info...	3:23
5)	Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down	More Info...	2:42
6)	All Alone	More Info...	2:38
7)	Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air	More Info...	2:26
8)	I Shall Know Him	More Info...	2:28
9)	Fly Away	More Info...	2:26
10)	How About You	More Info...	3:30
11)	Precious Memories	More Info...	2:40
12)	99 1/2 Won't Do	More Info...	1:58

Performer Notes

GOSPEL TRAIN is specially packaged in a miniature vinyl LP sleeve and features artwork from the original release.
Personnel: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocals, guitar); Ernest Richardson (guitar); Ernie Hayes (piano); Harry "Doc" Bagby (organ); George Duvivier, Lloyd Trotman (bass); Panama Francis (drums); The Harmonizing Four (background vocals).
Recorded at Mercury Sound Studios, New York, New York in July 1956. Originally released on Mercury (20201).
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocals, guitar); The Harmonizing Four (vocals); Ernest Richardson (guitar); Ernie Hayes (piano); Panama Francis (drums).
Recording information: Mercury Sound Studio, New York, NY (07/02/1956/07/05/1956).
Arranger: Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
GOSPEL TRAIN consists of sessions cut relatively late in Sister Rosetta Tharpe's career. Though Tharpe's tenure at Mercury coincided with a controversy among her fan base (many considered Tharpe's forays into blues and pop material a betrayal of her gospel roots), recordings like 1956's GOSPEL TRAIN confirm where the singer/guitarist's true allegiances lay. Whether recounting biblical stories ("Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves of Bread") or testifying to the power of the spirit ("Up Above My Head There's Music in the Air"), Tharpe's combination of traditional gospel and blues (with, by this point, dashes of jazz and R&B influences) is impossible to resist.
Though Tharpe is usually remembered as a solo performer (her early recordings feature only her voice and guitar), she is equally compelling when backed by a full band. The sound on GOSPEL TRAIN is full and rollicking: guitar, piano, organ, bass, and drums help punctuate surging, downtempo blues ("Beams of Heaven") and uptempo rave-ups ("Fly Away") alike. Gorgeous, tight-knit backing vocals from the Harmonizing Four perfectly complement Tharpe's dazzling, infectiously enthusiastic singing. Overall, this set is among her best late-period offerings.