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Gospel Train
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Sister Rosetta Tharpe recorded Gospel Train in July 1956 and released it in December of that year. She was already one of the most successful pioneers of gospel and one of the first to blend gospel with rhythm and blues. Here she is accompanied by musicians from the New York jazz scene, and on several songs the gospel quartet the Harmonizing Four sing along.
The music is firmly rooted in traditional Black gospel, with the occasional touch of blues. The record shows a change of style and points ahead to her influence on blues and blues rock in the 1960s. A reviewer in 2023 heard powerful singing and a fine guitar solo in Can't No Grave Hold Me Down. The album is regarded as a high point in her work. AllMusic called it a super collection, and Tom Moon included it in 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.
Listening
Track list
- 1Jericho2:03Apple Music ↗
- 2When They Ring the Golden Bell2:29Apple Music ↗
- 3Two Little Fishes, Five Loaves of Bread2:34Apple Music ↗
- 4Beams of Heaven3:22Apple Music ↗
- 5Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down2:41Apple Music ↗
- 6All Alone2:38Apple Music ↗
- 7Up Above My Head There's Music in the Air2:25Apple Music ↗
- 8I Shall Know Him2:28Apple Music ↗
- 9Fly Away2:25Apple Music ↗
- 10How About You3:30Apple Music ↗
- 11Precious Memories2:40Apple Music ↗
- 1299 1/2 Won't Do1:57Apple Music ↗
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