All God's Children: Songs from the British Jesus Rock Revolution 1967-1974

Overview

A curious phenomenon of the late hippie era, Jesus rock is usually considered an American fad, one that encompassed rock operas like Jesus Christ Superstar, AM smashes like Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky," and funky FM roots rock like the Doobie Brothers' "Jesus Is Just Alright with Me." Grapefruit's triple-disc set All God's Children: Songs from the British Jesus Rock Revolution 1967-1974 tells a parallel narrative, one centered in the United Kingdom, where an uprising of Christian rock bands intersected with folk and prog groups who also sang about Jesus, albeit in occasionally elliptical ways. All God's Children spends as much time with secular interpretations of gospel as it does with the faithful, a decision that makes the Jesus rock trend feel fairly widespread while also adding considerable musical depth to the compilation. Much of this set occupies the slipstream separating folk-rock and art rock -- it opens with a song called "Prelude," after all, a fanfare where Salamander incorporate elements of "He Is My God" into their pomp -- but the sharpest moments often are from the bands who demonstrate a love of song elsewhere: Richard Thompson, the Hollies, Clifford T. Ward, Gerry Rafferty, Fairport Convention, and the Kinks provide the melodic backbone for this set. If it sometimes seems if the compilers are stretching the definition of Jesus rock -- Roy Wood's manic "Songs of Praise" seems like a parody of faith, not a recitation of it -- that also makes All God's Children an effective document of its time: it suggests that this was a real pop culture phenomenon, one that wasn't limited to just true believers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/22/2023
Label:	Grapefruit
UPC:	5013929193604
Rank:	27975

Tracks

Disc 1

1. (Prelude) Incorporating He Is My God  - Alister Benson  -  Salamander  - Dave Titley
2. On Solid Rock –  - Tony Goodman  -  Out of Darkness  - Wray Powell
3. Jesus Is Just Alright  -  Bourbon Street Mission  - Art Reynolds
4. Son of God  - Sue McClellan  - John Paculabo  -  Parchment  - Keith Rycroft
5. Winter Song  - Alan Hull  -  Lindisfarne
6. Country Road  - James Taylor  -  Unicorn
7. Help Me Jesus  - John Hutcheson  -  Paul Brett's Sage
8. Minstrel's Song  - John Lodge  -  Moody Blues
9. Gospel Song  - Gordon Giltrap
10. Jesus Come Back  - Kimberley Barrington Frost  -  Ramases
11. Jesus My Life  - Swami Ambikananda  -  Quintessence
12. Lord and Master  - Robert Collins  -  Heron  - Tony Pook
13. Mary and Joseph  - Les Thompson  - Richard Thompson
14. Prayer  -  Manfred Mann's Earth Band  - Manfred Mann
15. Reality  - Graham Kendrick  -  Whispers of Truth
16. Thank You Lord  - Tony Goodman  -  Pilgrims
17. Jesus Was a Cross Maker  -  Hollies  - Judee Sill
18. Lord of the Ages  -  Magna Carta  - Chris Simpson

Disc 2

19. The Man Who Called Himself Jesus [Alternative Version]  - Dave Cousins  -  Strawbs
20. The Traveller  - Clifford T. Ward
21. Jesus Was a Carpenter  -  Johnstons  - Ewan MacColl
22. Job's Tears  -  Incredible String Band  - Robin Williamson
23. Safety in God Alone  -  Amazing Blondel  - John Gladwin
24. To Be a Pilgrim  - Gerald Moore  -  Traditional
25. Jesus Is Coming Again  -  All Things New  - James Holloway
26. Heaven in My View  - A.P. Carter  - Kevin Coyne
27. Who Cares?  - Gerry Rafferty
28. Jesus  - Wil Malone
29. Sweet Fire  - Graham Kendrick
30. Dear Jesus  - Brian Hume  -  Prelude  - Ian Vardy
31. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John  -  Fairport Convention  - Dave Pegg  - Dave Swarbrick
32. Time of the Last Persecution  - Bill Fay
33. My God  - Ian Anderson  -  Jethro Tull
34. Stories of Jesus  - Frederick A. Challinor  - Clive Palmer
35. First Time I Went to Church  - Gordon Bailey  - Nigel Goodwin

Disc 3

36. Woodstock [2019 Remix]  -  Matthews Southern Comfort  - Joni Mitchell
37. Clear White Light  - Alan Hull  -  Wishful Thinking
38. Songs of Praise  - Roy Wood
39. I Must See Jesus for Myself  -  Help Yourself  - Vivian Morris
40. Christ One  - Lea Heather  - Neil Heather  -  Quiet World
41. Hallelujah  - Del Bromham  -  Stray
42. Love's a Way  - Bill Nelson
43. Is It Today, Lord?  - Richard Hudson  -  Strawbs
44. Gethsemane, Again  - Al Stewart
45. Heaven Heath  -  Mellow Candle  - Paul Williams
46. New Song  - Judy Mackenzie
47. Lord Up Above  - Patrick Campbell-Lyons  -  Nirvana
48. Hallelujah Sang the People  - Bruce Spelman
49. Three Crosses  - Jan Hurrell  -  Roger & Jan
50. Child of Jesus  - Phillip Goodhand-Tait
51. His Guiding Hand [Album Version]  - John Fiddler  - Peter Hope-Evans  -  Medicine Head
52. The Serpent  - Tony Banks  - Peter Gabriel  -  Genesis  - Anthony Phillips  - Mike Rutherford
53. Jesus Cristo  - Roberto Carlos  -  Fickle Pickle
54. Family of Man  - Jack Conrad  - John Pantry  - Paul Williams
55. Come on Down Jesus  - John Kongos  - Mike Moran
56. Will the Circle Be Unbroken  - Terry Cox  - Bert Jansch  - Jacqui McShee  -  Pentangle  - John Renbourn  - Les Thompson  -  Traditional
57. God's Children  - Ray Davies  -  Kinks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Amazing Blondel   Primary Artist
Roger & Jan   Primary Artist
Bill Fay   Primary Artist
Kevin Coyne   Primary Artist
The Hollies   Primary Artist
Clifford T. Ward   Primary Artist
Fairport Convention   Primary Artist
Genesis   Primary Artist
The Johnstons   Primary Artist
The Incredible String Band   Primary Artist
The Kinks   Primary Artist
Clive Palmer   Primary Artist
John Pantry   Primary Artist
John Kongos   Primary Artist
Magna Carta   Primary Artist
Lindisfarne   Primary Artist
Mellow Candle   Primary Artist
Roy Wood   Primary Artist
Nirvana   Primary Artist
Richard Thompson   Primary Artist
Prelude   Primary Artist
Quiet World   Primary Artist
Quintessence   Primary Artist
Matthews Southern Comfort   Primary Artist
Ramases   Primary Artist
The Moody Blues   Primary Artist
Medicine Head   Primary Artist
Gordon Giltrap   Primary Artist
Heron   Primary Artist
Stray   Primary Artist
Manfred Mann's Earth Band   Primary Artist
Ian Matthews   Primary Artist
Bill Nelson   Primary Artist
Fickle Pickle   Primary Artist
Graham Kendrick   Primary Artist
Al Stewart   Primary Artist
The Strawbs   Primary Artist
Pentangle   Primary Artist
Jethro Tull   Primary Artist
Phillip Goodhand-Tait   Primary Artist
Gerry Rafferty   Primary Artist
Help Yourself   Primary Artist
Pilgrims   Primary Artist
Nigel Goodwin   Primary Artist
Out of Darkness   Primary Artist
Salamander   Primary Artist
Parchment   Primary Artist
Wishful Thinking   Primary Artist
Unicorn   Primary Artist
Judy Mackenzie   Primary Artist
Paul Brett's Sage   Primary Artist
Wil Malone   Primary Artist
Gerald Moore   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
All Things New   Primary Artist
Whispers of Truth   Primary Artist
Bruce Spelman   Primary Artist
Bourbon Street Mission   Primary Artist
David Wells   Compiled

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Gerald Moore   Arranger,Composer
Terry Cox   Arranger
Frederick A. Challinor   Composer
Bill Fay   Composer
Ian Anderson   Composer
John Renbourn   Arranger
Richard Hudson   Composer
Clive Palmer   Composer
Peter Hope-Evans   Composer
Ewan MacColl   Composer
Clifford T. Ward   Composer
James Taylor   Composer
John Fiddler   Composer
John Kongos   Composer
John Lodge   Composer
Judee Sill   Composer
Joni Mitchell   Composer
Robin Williamson   Composer
Roberto Carlos   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer
Roy Wood   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Anthony Phillips   Composer
Mike Moran   Composer
Mike Rutherford   Composer
Gordon Giltrap   Composer
Wizz Jones   Composer
Alan Hull   Composer
Arthur Reynolds   Composer
Tony Banks   Composer
Dave Swarbrick   Composer
Dave Pegg   Composer
Paul Williams   Composer
Bert Jansch   Arranger
Bill Nelson   Composer
Jacqui McShee   Arranger
Jack Conrad   Composer
Graham Kendrick   Composer
Al Stewart   Composer
Gerry Rafferty   Composer
Tony Goodman   Composer
Gordon Bailey   Composer
Kimberley Barrington Frost   Composer
Robert Collins   Composer
David Wells   Annotation,Liner Notes,Project Manager
Peter Gabriel   Composer
Phillip Goodhand-Tait   Composer
Ant Banks   Composer
Dave Cousins   Composer
Del Bromham   Composer
Les Thompson   Arranger,Composer
Ian Vardy   Composer
John Gladwin   Composer
Tony Pook   Composer
Simon Murphy   Mastering
Brian Hume   Composer
James Holloway   Composer
John Hutcheson   Composer
Chris Simpson   Composer
Art Reynolds   Composer
Vivian Morris   Composer
Judy Mackenzie   Composer
Patrick Campbell-Lyons   Composer
Manfred Mann   Composer
Andy Morten   Design,Artwork
Dave Titley   Composer
John Paculabo   Composer
Keith Rycroft   Composer
Michael Rutherford   Composer
Wil Malone   Composer
Sue McClellan   Composer
Swami Ambikananda   Composer
Alister Benson   Composer
Bruce Spelman   Composer
Lea Heather   Composer
Wray Powell   Composer
Jan Hurrell   Composer
Neil Heather   Composer