The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances

~ Release by Mahalia Jackson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This is a big Jewel Case with two discs in a cardboard box

Annotation last modified on 2013-01-04 13:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1We Shall Overcome
cover recording of:
We Shall Overcome
lyricist:
Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton (folk musician), Zilphia Horton and Pete Seeger
composer:
Charles Albert Tindley
9:08
2Rusty Bell
cover recording of:
Rusty Bell
lyricist and composer:
Fred Ahlert
4:15
3If I Could Help Somebody
cover recording of:
If I Could Help Somebody
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
6:11
4Holding My Saviour’s Hand
cover recording of:
Holding My Saviour's Hand
lyricist and composer:
Robert Anderson (US gospel vocalist)
3:13
5This Is My Faith
cover recording of:
This Is My Faith
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
2:57
6Elijah Rock
live cover recording of:
Elijah Rock
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:39
7We Have Come a Mighty Long Way
live cover recording of:
We Have Come a Mighty Long Way
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
5:01
8I Would Rather Have Jesus
cover recording of:
I'd Rather Have Jesus
lyricist:
Rhea F. Miller
composer:
George Beverly Shea
5:35
9Down by the Riverside
live cover recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:36
10It’s in My Heart
live cover recording of:
It's in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:18
11Come on Children, Let Us Sing
live cover recording of:
Come on Children, Let Us Sing
writer:
Bobby Smith (conductor/orchestrator)
6:00
12What Could I Do
live cover recording of:
What Could I Do
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:14
13Even Me
live recording of:
Even Me
writer:
Mahalia Jackson and Bobby Smith (conductor/orchestrator)
3:16
14Go Tell It on the Mountain
live cover recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
3:15
15Silent Night
live cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:09
16Last Mile of the Way
live cover recording of:
The Last Mile of the Way
lyricist:
Johnson Oatman, Jr. (Gospel Lyricist)
composer:
William Edie Marks
2:36
17Oh My Lord
cover recording of:
Oh My Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:56
18God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
cover recording of:
God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:05