Greatest Gospel Hits, Vol. 1

by Etta James

Overview

This is a hard combination to beat -- one of the world's best-loved female blues singers going wild on some of its favorite gospel tunes. All of them have been recorded before, but six of the tracks here are re-recordings. Fans who want lots of James' intimate, guttural intensity might be a bit disappointed because she's functioning more as a choir leader here, and she's enhanced on each track by a happy choir who gladly echoes her. Still, she shines on the solo passages as best as the arrangements will allow. Be prepared for some serious handclapping, from the opening choral arrangement of "Amen/This Little Light of Mine" through "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and the lesser-known but no-less-joyous "Oh Happy Day." ~ Jonathan Widran

Product Details

Release Date:	03/19/2002
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187873025
Rank:	123060

Tracks

1. Amen/This Little Light of Mine
2. Down by the Riverside
3. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
4. I Saw the Light
5. Jesus Is My Kind of People
6. Jesus Lover Over My Soul
7. Oh Happy Day
8. Old Time Religion
9. To My Father's House
10. We'll Fly You to the Promised Land

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Etta James   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jack Jackson   Arranger,Composer
Jim Weatherly   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Edwin Hawkins   Composer
Stanley Shulman   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Stan Shulman   Arranger
David Thompson   Arranger,Composer
Waring Abbott   Cover Photo
Les Humphries   Composer
Jimmy Bilsbury   Composer