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I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song) "I Saw the Light" is a country gospel song written by Hank Williams. Williams was inspired to write the song while returning from a concert by a remark his mother made while they were arriving in Montgomery, Alabama. He recorded the song during his first session for MGM Records, and released in September 1948. The song is set to the tune of the traditional Scottish folk tune "Bonnie Charlie", also commonly known as "Will ye no come back again?". Williams' version did not enjoy major success during its initial release, but eventually it
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I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song) "I Saw the Light" is a country gospel song written by Hank Williams. Williams was inspired to write the song while returning from a concert by a remark his mother made while they were arriving in Montgomery, Alabama. He recorded the song during his first session for MGM Records, and released in September 1948. The song is set to the tune of the traditional Scottish folk tune "Bonnie Charlie", also commonly known as "Will ye no come back again?". Williams' version did not enjoy major success during its initial release, but eventually it
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and one of his most popular songs. The song became a standard for both the country music and gospel music genres, and has been covered by several artists of the two genres and beyond. "Allmusic" called it one of Williams' "finest songs concerning his strong religious conviction". It was ranked first in Country Music Television's "20 Greatest Songs of Faith" in 2005. The 2015 Williams biopic starring Tom Hiddleston was named after the song. Bob Dylan has also referred to it as a source for religious significance. I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song) "I Saw the Light" is a
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When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels "When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels" is a hymn written by Hank Williams. It was the B-side to his second single, "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul," released in 1947 on Sterling Records. Williams wrote and performed spiritual music throughout his career on his radio shows and in concert, usually closing personal appearances with his famous gospel number "I Saw the Light." He recorded this song on December 11, 1946 at WSM Studios in Nashville with Fred Rose producing and was backed on the session by the Willis Brothers, who also went by
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Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel is the twenty sixth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in May 1975 on Columbia Records and was produced by Ray Baker. It was Smith's fourth and final Gospel music album released. "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel" was an eleven-track album of Gospel songs originally written and recorded by deceased American country artist, Hank Williams. The album included Williams's best-known Gospel song, "I Saw the Light," as well as "Jesus Remembered Me" and "House of Gold." The album would be
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the name of the Oklahoma Wranglers: James "Guy" Willis (guitar), Vic Wallis (accordion), Charles "Skeeter" Willis (fiddle), and Charles "Indian" Wright (bass). When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels "When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels" is a hymn written by Hank Williams. It was the B-side to his second single, "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul," released in 1947 on Sterling Records. Williams wrote and performed spiritual music throughout his career on his radio shows and in concert, usually closing personal appearances with his famous gospel number "I Saw the Light." He recorded this song on December 11, 1946 at
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became one of his most popular songs and the closing number for his live shows. It was soon covered by other acts, and has become a country gospel standard. In September 1946, Hank Williams auditioned for Nashville's Grand Ole Opry but was rejected. After the failure of his audition, Williams and his wife Audrey tried to interest the recently formed music publishing firm Acuff-Rose Music. Williams and his wife approached Fred Rose, who signed him to a six-song contract, and leveraged a deal with Sterling Records. In December 1946, Williams had his first recording session. The songs "Never Again" and
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popular and influential artists. The title comes from the gospel song of the same name written and performed by Williams. The film was released on March 25, 2016, by Sony Pictures Classics. The film revolves around country music singer Hank Williams' rise to fame and sudden death at the age of 29. Director Marc Abraham began developing the film in 2009 and adapted the screenplay himself. In June 2014, producers secured the rights to Williams' music for the film after making a deal with Sony ATV. Aaron L. Gilbert with Bron Studios will produce alongside Brett Ratner's production company RatPac
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version was released in September 1948, while it was later copyrighted on November 16. It was backed with "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)" and issued on MGM Records (MGM 10271). "Boys' Life" favored the record, stating: "It's a typical Hank Williams lament, which you western and hillbilly fans will eat up". Hank Williams first appeared on the "Kate Smith Evening Hour" on March 26, 1952, and joined in with the rest of the cast singing "I Saw The Light." "I Saw the Light" was not a commercial success upon its release but has since become his most recognized hymn
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gratitude, pointing out: "You've judged me better than those who wrote of me in the past. Yet historical context should be taken into account too. Class prejudices and false piety, religious stereotypes, nationalistic narrow-mindedness, what with having to defend the state with its glory... I grew up amidst all of this, and I was sometimes abhorred by it all... still I couldn't see the [true Christianity's guiding] light." Like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Leskov saw the Gospel as the moral codex for humanity, the guiding light of its development and an ideological basis for any progress. His "saintly" gallery of characters
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This Little Light of Mine "This Little Light of Mine" is a gospel song written for children in the 1920s by Harry Dixon Loes. It was later adapted by Zilphia Horton, amongst many other activists, in connection with the civil rights movement. Although the words of the song have a Biblical theme, it is unclear as to which specific Bible verse it is based upon. Today, many versions of the song are available. Harry Dixon Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer and teacher, who wrote or co-wrote several
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"I Saw the Light." In the "American Masters" documentary about Williams, former Drifting Cowboy R.D. Norred recalls, "Hank was kind of a highly religious person. Boy, he believed in them old gospel songs." He recorded the song on December 11, 1946 at WSM Studio in Nashville with Fred Rose producing and was backed on the session by the Willis Brothers, who also went by the name of the Oklahoma Wranglers: James "Guy" Willis (guitar), Vic Wallis (accordion), Charles "Skeeter" Willis (fiddle), and Charles "Indian" Wright (bass). Wealth Won't Save Your Soul "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul" is a song written
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who told him "I just saw the light", announcing him that they were close to Montgomery. He wrote the first draft on January 26, 1947. The lyrics and the melody by Williams closely resembled Albert E. Brumley's "He Set Me Free", published in 1939 and released in March 1941 by the Chuck Wagon Gang. Biblical citations were used, including the Gospels of Matthew and John, as well as excerpts from the First Epistle to the Thessalonians and Book of Revelation. As Williams' biographer Colin Escott astutely observes, while the melody and even some of the lyrics bear a passing resemblance
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to write a song for a mission celebration. He wrote "Send the Light," which became his first commercial song. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and in 1912 he began working with Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. Gabriel was married twice, first to Fannie Woodhouse, which ended in divorce, and later to Amelia Moore. One child was born to each marriage. He died in Hollywood, California. Gabriel wrote an autobiography titled "Sixty Years of Gospel Song" (Chicago, Illinois: Hope Publishing Company, undated). He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Gabriel edited 35 gospel song books, 8 Sunday
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for God and faith. "I Made It" received generally positive reviews from music critics who praised its composition and Fantasia's performance. The song was nominated for the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award in the BET Awards 2017, but lost Lecrae's 2016 song "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)". It peaked at number 15 on the "Billboard" Gospel Airplay chart. Fantasia promoted "I Made It" on "Good Morning America" and Tribbett's show "Joyful Noise", and the performances were met with positive feedback. Tye Tribbett and David Outing wrote and produced "I Made It" for Fantasia's fifth studio album, "The Definition Of..."
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was "the first song that I wrote down and tried to sing". The music critic Dave Marsh noted that Brown wrote it while still in high school. The rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Otis, who was in Bardu Ali's band with Brown in Los Angeles in the early 1940s, recalled that Brown was reluctant to record the song. Brown's inspiration for the tune was a gospel song his grandmother had taught him and he felt uneasy about mixing gospel and blues; Otis and others helped convince him to go ahead with it. An earlier blues song, "Walking and Drifting Blues", recorded by
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it went to #36 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973. However, in the US at least, "Something/Anything?" actually contained a bigger hit than "I Saw the Light", as the album's third single "Hello It's Me" climbed to #5. I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren song) "I Saw the Light" is the opening track from Todd Rundgren's 1972 "Something/Anything?" double album. In the liner notes to "Something/Anything?", Rundgren states that he intended the song to be the hit of the album, and copied the Motown tradition of putting hit songs at the beginning of albums. The song peaked at #15
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because it sounds just as chaotic as the feeling was when I wrote it. The song is about being frustrated with yourself because here you are heart-broken and you knew when you first saw that person you saw all these red flags and you just went for it anyway, so shame on me." Initially the media had speculated the song to be about her ex-boyfriend, singer John Mayer, in light of her previous song "Dear John" from her third studio album, "Speak Now" (2010). In an interview with MTV, Swift further explained that the song told the story of a
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incredible artists that love Jesus. Let's infiltrate! Let's get in there and change it." Campbell told to CPentertainment.com. The song was nominated for Top Gospel Song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and won the award for Best Contemporary Gospel Recording of the Year at the 47th annual Dove Awards. I Luh God "I Luh God" is a song by American gospel singer Erica Campbell of Mary Mary. The song also features American gospel rapper LaShawn Daniels, who produced the song, also known as Big Shizz, who is uncredited. It is her second single from her album Help 2.0. The
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by Morrison, he was subsequently encouraged by Warner Bros. to release radio-friendly singles: "The record company was asking me for singles, so I made some like "Domino", which was actually longer but got cut down." In fulfilling Warner's desire for a hit song, Hage wrote that the "bright, tight, and groovy "Domino" fits the bill. The lyrics hit on a frequent Morrison theme, renewal, ('I think it's time for a change'), and the vocal dynamics, punctuated by 'Lord have mercy' nod to gospel and James Brown (who pulled heavily from gospel himself)." Robert Christgau, writing in the "Village Voice" in
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I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren song) "I Saw the Light" is the opening track from Todd Rundgren's 1972 "Something/Anything?" double album. In the liner notes to "Something/Anything?", Rundgren states that he intended the song to be the hit of the album, and copied the Motown tradition of putting hit songs at the beginning of albums. The song peaked at #15 in Canada, #16 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, and at #12 on the Easy Listening chart. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 88 song for 1972. On the U.S. "Cash Box" Top 100, it reached number 11. Overseas,
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"I Wrote a Simple Song" was Preston's first self-produced album. Preston's friend George Harrison played lead guitar on most of the songs, and supplied dobro accompaniment on the title track. The album continued Preston's inclusion of gospel-themed songs which had started with the 1967 album "Club Meeting". The instrumental "Outa-Space" won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1973. All songs by Billy Preston and Joe Greene, except where noted. Side one Side two I Wrote a Simple Song I Wrote a Simple Song is the sixth studio album by American soul musician Billy Preston. Released in November
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acceptance is one that hits home without preachiness." SparksUnderland wrote "The soul gospel filled number, 'I Know Where I've Been', seemed to raise the hairs on the back of my neck along with every other audience member there." A series of reviews compiled by NMST described the song as "soulful", a "powerful gospel-like blues ballad", "spiritual", "dramatic", and "knockout anthem". I Know Where I've Been "I Know Where I've Been" is a gospel-style, soul song from the musical "Hairspray". It is performed by "Motormouth" Maybelle. During the filming of the scene in the movie, technical issues forced the crew to
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country song"). Garth Brooks for the 2013 "Blue-Eyed Soul" album in the "Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences" compilation. Temuera Morrison recorded and included Drift Away in his 2014 debut album "Tem". Country music star, Lynn Anderson (who was the partner of Mentor Williams who wrote the song), recorded a gospel version that was rewritten by Williams for her 2015 gospel album, Drift Away, which would become her final album. A country version was recorded by Narvel Felts in 1973. Felts' version — which changed the lyrics "I wanna get lost in your rock and roll"
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I Saw the Light (Wynonna Judd song) "I Saw the Light" is a song written by Andrew Gold and Lisa Angelle, and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna. It was released in May 1992 as the second single from Wynonna's self-titled debut album, and was also the album's second Number One hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It was also ranked by "Billboard" as the Number One country hit for 1992. The narrator of the song discovers her lover is cheating on her when she peeks through the windows of his
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house and sees him romancing another woman, and afterward announces that she is leaving him. I Saw the Light (Wynonna Judd song) "I Saw the Light" is a song written by Andrew Gold and Lisa Angelle, and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna. It was released in May 1992 as the second single from Wynonna's self-titled debut album, and was also the album's second Number One hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It was also ranked by "Billboard" as the Number One country hit for 1992. The narrator of the song
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as lead singer of the gospel group the Soul Stirrers, founded by Harris, who had signed with Specialty Records on behalf of the group. Their first recording under Cooke's leadership was the song "Jesus Gave Me Water" in 1951. They also recorded the gospel songs "Peace in the Valley", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "Jesus Paid the Debt" and "One More River", among many others, some of which he wrote. Cooke was often credited for bringing gospel music to the attention of a younger crowd of listeners, mainly girls who would rush to the stage when the Soul Stirrers
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"Honky Tonkin'" became successful, and earned Williams the attention of MGM Records. His first MGM session took place on April 21, 1947. The first song he recorded was "Move It on Over". The second was "I Saw the Light". Williams was inspired to write the song in January 1947 while returning from a show in Fort Deposit, Alabama. His mother, Lilly, drove him and the band back to Montgomery that night. As she was approaching the city, she spotted the lights of Dannelly Field Airport. Williams, who slept inebriated in the backseat of the car, was roused by his mother,
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to the earlier Brumley tune, "'I Saw the Light' wasn't just 'He Set Me Free' with new lyrics, though. It was the prayer of the backslider, who lives in hope of redemption." Williams recorded the song during his first session with MGM Records on April 21, 1947. The band was composed by part of Red Foley's backing, including Zeke and Zeb Turner (guitar), Brownie Raynolds (bass), Tommy Jackson (fiddle) and Smokey Lohman (steel guitar). Williams had also recorded a version of the song on a later session with his wife, which he sent to Rose on August 19. On the
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kidney disease. The band's style was closely linked to their gospel roots. "We took gospel harmonies," said Harold Reid, "and put them over in country music." The group remained closely tied to their gospel roots, with a majority of their records containing at least one gospel song. They produced several albums containing only gospel music and recorded a tribute song to the Blackwood Brothers, who influenced their music. The Statler Brothers also wrote a tribute song to Johnny Cash, who discovered them. The song was called "We Got Paid by Cash", and it reminisces about their time with Cash. Very
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I Luh God "I Luh God" is a song by American gospel singer Erica Campbell of Mary Mary. The song also features American gospel rapper LaShawn Daniels, who produced the song, also known as Big Shizz, who is uncredited. It is her second single from her album Help 2.0. The song is considered to be an example of an uprising music genre called "Trap Gospel", as it has a drum machine, bass, and a rap tone in Campbell's voice. The song has caused controversy, with many people claiming the song`s sound too secular. YouTuber KevOnStage has uploaded a response video
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song. She has stated before that she had no interest in being labeled a Christian artist even though some of her inspirations were Rachael Lampa and Crystal Lewis. She has stated that gospel had been an influence on her since childhood in an interview with Idolator: "I grew up on gospel music, I grew up singing it and a lot of what makes up gospel music is a huge influence in my own music. Growing up, I thought maybe one day I’ll do a gospel project." Kelly co-wrote half of the album's songs with gospel musician Kirk Franklin. On August
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was singing parts, and he kind of humbly—but with some balls—walked up to the mic and started singing the low parts for me because he saw it was kind of hard. We got through a couple choruses of him doing that and suddenly the light bulb came on in my head, this guy's voice is amazing for these low parts. History wrote itself after that, that became the single. Guitarist Mike McCready on the song: I remember thinking that this was a really beautiful song when I heard it. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) showed me the riff. I had a '62
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the flesh, we do not war after the flesh." The line in the chorus about blindness appears to be influenced by a passage from the Gospel of John in which the blind man healed by Jesus proclaims that "Whereas I was blind, now I can see." The opening line of the chorus may be taken from the Book of Isaiah 9:1, which states "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelled in the land of the shadow of death, light has dawned." It also recalls the chorus from Dylan's earlier song "I Shall Be
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In 1985, the New Jersey Mass Choir released the Prelude Records album entitled "I Want to Know What Love Is". The album's fifth track, "I Want to Know What Love Is", was released as a single in the gospel music market which garnered several awards within the industry. "I Want to Know What Love Is" was covered by Australian singer Tina Arena and her recording was released as a single in 1998 from her album "In Deep". Arena's version of the song was produced by Foreigner band member Mick Jones, who wrote the song. This version of the song includes
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Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award in the BET Awards 2017, losing to Lecrae's 2016 song "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)". "The Boombox"s Amber McKynzie praised Fantasia for sharing her life experiences through the song, and "Christian Today"'s Czarina Ong described "I Made It" as a "victory song" and a "song of success". As part of their album review, a EEWMagazineOnline contributor wrote that the song represents how Fantasia has become: "[a] defiant and determined singer [who] is now playing by her own rules and refusing to be defined by the times, others' expectations, or genres". Citing it as an album
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download on Hillsong's website, and served as a single for Easter. David Ware served as vocalist for "O Praise the Name", while prominent worship leader Marty Sampson co-wrote the song. Sampson played the song for Hillsong global creative director Cass Langton, who was "overwhelmed" by the song, saying, "The lyrics… they captivated me. The thoughts in the song opened my eyes again to the Gospel story, and I felt the emotions of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ all over again — I could hardly wait to hear our church worship to this song." On 14 June 2015, Langton
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Williams biopic "I Saw the Light". In 2015, Crowell provided background vocals on "It Doesn't Hurt Right Now", a song he co-wrote with Jewel for her album "Picking Up the Pieces" as well as on "Holy War", a track which appears on "I Am the Rain", a 2016 album by Chely Wright. On December 20, 2016, Crowell released a music video for the song "It Ain't Over Yet", which features guest vocals from Rosanne Cash and John Paul White as well as harmonia from Mickey Raphael. The song appears on his forthcoming album "Close Ties", which was released in 2017.
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album in 1982, "Stay With Me" (1983), "Bodacious!" (1984), "No More Tears" (1986). "C'est La Vie", track 3 on his 1984 album, was later covered in 1986 by singer/songwriter Robbie Nevil, who also co-wrote the song in 1984. After his third Capitol release, Williams signed with Light Records and returned to his roots in Gospel music. Summing up ten of his career highlights in the gospel field, "The Best of Beau Williams" was issued in 1995. His 1989 project, "Wonderful" debuted at the number nine spot on Billboard's chart, landed at two, and stayed in the top ten family for
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pop to gospel and country. Jean also hosted several television specials in France and had a regular role on the long-running prime time soap "Riviera". She represented Luxembourg in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, achieving 13th place for her song J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux. Manson twice hosted the BBC's light entertainment show "Seaside Special", her first appearance in 1978 and the second after her Eurovision appearance in 1979. She became popular in France in 1976. She has met the lyricist and composer Jean Renard who wrote and composed for her the song "Avant de nous
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"I Was Made For You": "I did a song called 'I Was Made For You' and that song has a distinct kind of Gaelic feel to it." For the song "Light In Your Heart", Page states: "There's a song called 'A Light In Your Heart' which I wrote with Bernie Taupin, and this song has been around ." Taupin then adds, "'Light In My Heart' is a very simple song, I mean it's a very direct emotional piece of work." Page comments, "I feel very strong that 'Light In Your Heart' is one of Bernie's best lyrics." All tracks written
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1960, in Pasadena, California. Her music recording career began in 1985, when she released, "I Can Hardly Wait", with Light Records. This album was nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Contemporary Black Gospel Album category, at the 18th GMA Dove Awards in 1987. The subsequent studio album, "Count It All Joy", was released in 1987, from Star Song Communications. Her Grammy Award nomination came at the 30th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1988, for the Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female of the song, "Count It All Joy". It was also nominated for the Contemporary Black Gospel Album, at the
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an "upbeat swing" of West African gospel. Regarding the composition of the song, Williams stated, "It is a song that came from Africa more than a hundred years ago. I don't think anyone knows who wrote it or who started singing that chorus. When the song leaked last week, so many people from Africa and Nigeria were trying to let me know where it came from." Williams sings the lead vocals while Beyoncé and Rowland sing their respective solo verses and serve as background vocalists throughout the song. Eric Corpus from "The Christian Post" interpreted the song's lyrics as a
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on "Australia's Got Talent", Vidgen signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. "Yes I Am" was released for digital download on 3 August 2011, as Vidgen's debut single. The song peaked at number 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Vidgen co-wrote the gospel soul-inspired song with former "Australian Idol" vocal coach Erana Clark and producer A2, who also penned the song, "Fly", for Vidgen's debut studio album also titled "Yes I Am". The album was rush-released on 19 August 2011. It contained cover versions Vidgen performed on "Australia's Got Talent", which were all produced by musical director Chong Lim,
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I Am Born to Preach the Gospel "I Am Born to Preach the Gospel" is a gospel song recorded in 1928 by Washington Phillips (18801954; vocals and zither) in gospel blues style. His recording is included in the soundtrack of the 2009 movie "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?". In some other recordings, the song is titled "I Was Born to Sing the Gospel". The words "I Am" or "I Was" are sometimes omitted from those titles. The song is likely to have been written by Phillips: it is concerned with a similar subject to his 1927 song
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highlight, Chuck Arnold of "Entertainment Weekly" commended the track as a "spiritual turn-up". He wrote that it sounds like a closing number for the musical "The Color Purple", and cited it as a reason Fantasia should further pursue gospel music. On the other hand, AllMusic's Andy Kellman criticized "I Made It" as an example of the album's uneven sound. "I Made It" debuted at number 29 on the "Billboard" Gospel Airplay chart on September 10, 2016. It reached a peak position of number 15 on the "Billboard" Gospel Airplay chart, and remained on the charts for 24 consecutive weeks. Fantasia
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successful "answer song" performed by Kitty Wells called "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" in the same year. A notable instrumental version is found on the Grammy Award-Nominated album "20th Century Gospel" by Nokie Edwards and The Light Crust Doughboys on Greenhaw Records. The connection between these songs is noted in the David Allan Coe song "If That Ain't Country" that ends with the lyrics "I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes/ Concerning a great speckled bird/ I didn't know God made honky-tonk angels/ and went back to the wild side of life." The song is also referenced,
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Lisa Angelle Lisa Angelle (New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American country music singer-songwriter. During the 1980s and 1990s, Angelle wrote songs for several country artists including Wynonna Judd, who reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991 with "I Saw the Light", co-written by pop singer Andrew Gold. As a recording artist, Angelle released two singles with EMI America Records in 1985, but did not release an album until 2000 via DreamWorks Nashville. She also recorded the theme song for the CBS TV series "Beauty and the Beast", which aired 1987 to 1990. All
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songs written by Lisa Angelle and Andrew Gold except where noted. Lisa Angelle Lisa Angelle (New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American country music singer-songwriter. During the 1980s and 1990s, Angelle wrote songs for several country artists including Wynonna Judd, who reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991 with "I Saw the Light", co-written by pop singer Andrew Gold. As a recording artist, Angelle released two singles with EMI America Records in 1985, but did not release an album until 2000 via DreamWorks Nashville. She also recorded the theme song for the CBS TV
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"Denomination Blues", and has lyrical resemblances to it, including the striking phrase "educated fool". The singer compares his own experience: with that of educated preachers; and with that of Nicodemus, who according to the Gospel of John at was a ruler of the Jews who visited Jesus by night to learn from Him. I Am Born to Preach the Gospel "I Am Born to Preach the Gospel" is a gospel song recorded in 1928 by Washington Phillips (18801954; vocals and zither) in gospel blues style. His recording is included in the soundtrack of the 2009 movie "My Son, My Son,
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Spike Jonze. Get Back (Ludacris song) "Get Back" is a song by rapper Ludacris, from his album "The Red Light District". It was released as the first single from the album and reached #13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in January 2005. The music video features Dolla Boy from DTP's Playaz Circle, who makes a brief part of the song in which he and Ludacris both say, "I came I saw I hit 'em right dead in the jaw." The video also features a cameo from Fatlip, a former member of the group The Pharcyde who previously worked with the
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Get Back (Ludacris song) "Get Back" is a song by rapper Ludacris, from his album "The Red Light District". It was released as the first single from the album and reached #13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in January 2005. The music video features Dolla Boy from DTP's Playaz Circle, who makes a brief part of the song in which he and Ludacris both say, "I came I saw I hit 'em right dead in the jaw." The video also features a cameo from Fatlip, a former member of the group The Pharcyde who previously worked with the video's director
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Wilkin may be most famous for "One Day at a Time", often considered the biggest gospel song of the 1970s. Wilkin wrote the song in 1973 with some assistance by her former protégé, Kris Kristofferson. The song won a Dove Award from the Gospel Music Association in 1975 (see also: Dove Award for Song of the Year). The song was a top 20 country single for Marilyn Sellars in 1974 and hit No. 37 on Billboard's Hot 100 pop chart. It also launched a career as a gospel recording artist for Wilkin, who released several albums on Word Records. A
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her lover "If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently". While reviewing "25", Jon Dolan of "Rolling Stone" noted gospel influence in the song. More specifically, Chris Gerard of "PopMatters" cited a gospel choir in the background of the song. The song is written in the key of E major with a tempo of 95 beats per minute. The song follows two chord progressions of Progression #1: A(IV)–Fm7(ii7)–Cm(vi)–B(V)–Gm(iii), Progression #2: E(I)-Fm(ii)-Cm(vi)-A(IV) in the verses, and Adele's vocals span from B to C. MTV's Christina Garibaldi wrote that "The song is all about a critical point in a relationship
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Presley gospel and/or inspirational compilations. Brown was asked to write a song to replace "I'll Be Home for Christmas" as the grand finale on NBC's "Elvis" (June 20–23, 1968). He wrote "If I Can Dream", and when Presley heard it he proclaimed "I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in." The song was published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc. When Colonel Tom Parker heard the song demonstrated by Earl Brown, he said: "This ain't Elvis' kind of song." Elvis was also there, unbeknownst to
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lay back down, he stated "We’re getting close to Montgomery. I saw the light." Referring to a beacon light near town that was always a landmark for the band as they returned home from shows. Hank mumbled that it was a good title for a song and by the next day when the band gathered for their show on WSFA, he was picking out the tune to "I saw the Light". Many versions about the origin of this song have been advanced over the years but Lum felt that this is the truest. It was around this time that Hank
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straight away." Watkins remembers the first time they saw the group: "I saw Mark Fox. And then I saw these little girls skipping and running around. And they looked about thirteen. This can't be them. No way!". Nevertheless, the Spice Girls managed to impress them. They played a few of their tracks, but neither Watkins nor Wilson particularly like them, except for a song the group wrote with Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, called "Feed Your Love", which the duo thought was "dark and cool". A songwriting session was booked within the next days. The songwriting session—held at Absolute's studio
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I Dream of Jeanie (film) I Dream of Jeanie is a 1952 American historical musical film based on the songs and life of Stephen Foster who wrote the song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" from which the title is taken. The film was directed by Allan Dwan for Republic Pictures and was shot in Trucolor. The film is also known as I Dream of Jeanie (with the Light Brown Hair). In 1849 the song "Oh, Susannah" is a nationwide hit—but bookkeeper Stephen Foster has given his work to several music houses without charge and without credit. His refined true
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gospel-blues song after his wife and newborn son died unexpectedly on August 26 and 27, 1932. That song, Take My Hand, Precious Lord has been translated into 32 languages. Aretha Franklin recorded Take My Hand, Precious Lord in 1956, the same year Tennessee Governor Frank Clement recited it. It became the anthem of Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Summer. Dorsey's friend, Mahalia Jackson, sang it at Martin Luther King, Jr's funeral. Elvis Presley's recording of Dorsey's second-most-popular gospel song, Peace in the Valley, sold millions of copies. For a while, any new gospel-blues song, regardless of who wrote it, was called
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over these prison walls I would fly,' and suddenly it dawned on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song." The song Brumley described appears to be "The Prisoner's Song". It was an additional three years later until Brumley worked out the rest of the song, paraphrasing one line from the secular ballad to read, "Like a bird from prison bars has flown" using prison as a metaphor for earthly life. Brumley has stated, "When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would become so universally popular." One of the earliest recordings of "I'll Fly
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to "do it on [his] terms" and "maintain the integrity of his message" by creating an inspirational gospel record. He used Fantasia's testimony, as well as his own experiences with God, as inspiration for the lyrics. He described "I Made It" as the result of a close connection between Fantasia and himself: "I basically just combined testimonies between her and myself when I wrote the song and it resonated so richly with her, her audience and with everybody." Fantasia said that she "was able to release everything I was carrying" by recording the song. Fantasia recorded "I Made It" at
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Pinecastle album, "Colors" was named Album of the Year, and their song, "Rural Route" was named Song of the Year. A number of artists have recorded songs written by Mosley. In addition to the songs Mosley wrote for New Tradition and The Farm Hands, he has had songs recorded by Bobby Osborne, Christian artists Sharron Kay King and Ken Holloway, bluegrass artists Josh Williams, Appalachian Trail, and Shannon Slaughter, country artist Lynn Anderson, and others. Southern gospel artists, In 2005, the Booth Brothers recorded "(Ask The Bling Man) He Saw It All". The song quickly became the trio's signature song.
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Knowles Shaw Knowles Shaw (October 31, 1834 – June 7, 1878) was an American author and composer of gospel hymns. Shaw was born in Butler County in southwestern Ohio. He was a member of the churches of Christ, also known as the Christian Church or Disciples of Christ at the time. His best known work is the popular gospel song "Bringing in the Sheaves" (words). He also wrote "Tarry with Me" and a tune used with "We Saw Thee Not" among many other works. Shaw was a prolific evangelist, known for his wit, knowledge of the Bible, and ability to
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the lead single during 1986. In UK, West Germany and France it was released in a remixed version called "London Mix", made by the producer Kenny Denton, who also did an extended one released in West Germany. In 1988, the song was remixed again, this time adding some lines sung by a gospel singer, with the purpose to include it in an American film, directed by Lou Vadino. Only the film's promo video saw the light of day, as the movie was never shot. The remix remains unreleased up to date, and just a fragment of the last chorus was
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wrote the entire aria for soprano solo in B flat. His yoke is easy Matthew's gospel continues "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light", however for the closing choral movement of Part I, the words are changed to "His yoke is easy, His burden is light". Light and easy-going is the theme of a fugue, drawn from the duet for two sopranos "Quel fior che alla'ride" (HWV 192, July 1741). "His yoke" is again set as an upward fourth, and "easy" is a playful coloratura. The texture is intensified to the end, when all proclaim as a solemn
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Midnight (Tor Miller song) "Midnight" is a song by the indie pop artist, Tor Miller, on his debut extended play, "Headlights EP". When asked about "Midnight", Miller said that, "When I wrote 'Midnight...I had just flown to London for a long period of recording. During that time I was getting very into all these biographies and autobiographies about the '70s punk scene... 'Midnight' was almost like a love note for the city and in a strange way an homage to a bygone era." This track is a gospel-like, piano-driven song that lyrically touches about Miller's hometown, New York City. The
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making the story, was central to his 1995 production at the People's Light and Theatre Co. during the 3rd Annual FreeFest, in which all tickets were free and most performers were part of the same town of nearby Coatesville, PA. The first-act song "How Shall I See You Through My Tears?" was used as the opening number of the 2003 film, "Camp". The Gospel at Colonus The Gospel at Colonus is an African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, "Oedipus at Colonus. " The show was created in 1983 by the experimental-theatre director Lee Breuer, one of the founders of the
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(Ironically, the beginnings of gospel music are heavily influenced by ragtime, blues, jazz, and R&B.) In light of this info, it is no surprise that secular artists are backlashed after releasing gospel records. Several R&B artists like Dave Hollister, Michelle Williams, Shei Atkins, Kelly Price, Coko, Shirley Murdock, James Ingram, Al Green, Montell Jordan, and Aretha Franklin are said to have straddled the fence. In 2012, gospel singer Johnny Mo appeared on Christian television program Atlanta Live singing a spiritualized cleaned-up version of R. Kelly’s 1994 hit Bump n' Grind. The song is entitled "I Don’t See Nothing Wrong with
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wrote the sleeve notes, and included a small operetta that described a narrative between live tracks. "I Saw the Light" was placed at the start of album, as it was felt to be the most likely hit. The song was influenced by Carole King and written in approximately 20 minutes. "Couldn't I Just Tell You" has had a major influence on artists in the power pop music genre, with music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the All Music Guide calling it one of "the great songs that provided power pop with its foundation". Scott Miller's 2010 book "" calls the
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Ain't Got No Home (Woody Guthrie song) "Ain't Got No Home" (or "I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore") is a song made popular by Woody Guthrie in which the singer laments the difficulties that life presents him. It was based on the old gospel song known variously as "Can't Feel at Home" or "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore," a version of which was recorded by the Carter Family in 1931. Guthrie wrote his version of the song in response to this version, in an attempt to capture more effectively the "unrelieved anger" of
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"Angel & Chanelle" album with the original versions to the song. R. Kelly wrote the single "God's Grace". Trin-i-tee 5:7 (album) Trin-i-tee 5:7 is the first album by the gospel group of the same name. The eponymous release spawned three singles "Oh! Mary Don't You Weep", "God's Grace", and "You Can Always Call His Name". The album became certified gold in 2000. The album debut at No. 139 "Billboard" 200, No. 1 on the Top Gospel, No. 2 Christian Albums, and No. 4 Heatseekers, 20 R&B charts. This was the first and only album to feature original member Terri Brown
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two songs from the band's 2010 album "All in Good Time", "On The Lookout" and "I Saw It", as well as a bonus track titled "She Turned Away". Creeggan wrote and sang a song for 2013's "Grinning Streak", titled "Who Knew?", that was left off the album and released as a bonus track. Creeggan wrote and sang a song titled "Narrow Streets" for the 2015 album "Silverball. In their first show since the 2009 departure of Steven Page from the band, Creeggan took over some of Page's harmony vocals, and his lead vocals on the song "Maybe Katie"; a song
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to which he replied, "No. It was just a flash. I was working on an entirely different thing when I saw a cartoon picture of these trees carrying on like fools. I thought, 'What if trees acted like people?' So I saw it as a cartoon really, and wrote it that way. I think that's the image that it conjures up to a listener or a reader. A very simple statement." The Trees (Rush song) "The Trees" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, from its 1978 album "Hemispheres". The song is also featured on many of Rush's compilation
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praise, and I haven't been able to put it down all year." The Phantom Tollbooth's Trish Cooper said that "This is one great CD!" In addition, Cooper wrote that the album "Featured are songs of hope, revelation, redemption, and social justice. This one is a great mix for fans of all music! There is something for everyone!" In 2010, the album was awarded a Grammy for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards. The title song also won a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. The Power of
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song and it fit the groove of the album right away". "Billboard" called it "one of the shining moments on the soundtrack to "The Preacher's Wife"" and described it as "a rousing, gospel-kissed chugger", adding that "[i]t's been too long since Houston has cut loose on an uptempo number, and she whips through this jam with engaging ease". "Entertainment Weekly" in its review for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack wrote "Best among the non-gospel fare, [...] [is] Step by Step, a house throbber penned by Annie Lennox, represents an admirable departure but gets tripped up by a pallid Inspirations R Us
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I Know Where I've Been "I Know Where I've Been" is a gospel-style, soul song from the musical "Hairspray". It is performed by "Motormouth" Maybelle. During the filming of the scene in the movie, technical issues forced the crew to record much of the song straight on in wide shots. "Motormouth" Maybelle leads a protest for racial equality through the streets of Baltimore. Answers.com provides insight into the song's themes and musical composition: About.com adds further information: The song received acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Reviewing a stage version, Broadway World wrote "When the fabulous Arthella Williams' "Maybelle" brings
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interpretations of the song by many artists in all styles: gospel, R&B, soul, rock, dance, reggae, hip hop, rap, soca, ska, punk, a cappella amongst others and has been translated to a number of languages and recorded in a number of countries. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" is a Christian worship song. It was written by Rick Founds in 1989. Founds wrote the song during his morning devotion, while reading the scriptures on his computer monitor and watching television. He plucked his guitar thinking about the "cycle of redemption", comparing it
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gain music streams. Joseph notes that many use suicide as a weapon to gain revenge against those who have hurt them. He ends by pleading for suicide not to be glorified and to pay respects to the elderly who have remained alive. The "neon" represents a fake light, attracting someone towards death. The song was met with positive reviews by music critics, though most noted that it may attract some controversy for its unconventional take on suicide. Paige Williams, writing for "Billboard", wrote that the song may redeem the band from those who saw the band as glamorizing depression in
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David Byrne in the liner notes of "". "At our deaths and at the apocalypse… (always looming, folks). I think it succeeded. The front bit, the white gospel choir, is kind of tacked on, 'cause I didn't think the rest of the song was enough… I mean, it was only two chords. So, out of embarrassment, or shame, I wrote an intro section that had a couple more in it." The video for the song was directed by Byrne and Stephen R. Johnson and features the band and various objects revolving, as if in their own "road to nowhere". It
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first tour. She explained in a BBC "Songwriters' Circle" special, "I had in mind this kid who used to stand outside the soundchecks on our first tour... I never spoke to him. I remember that the last time I saw him I just left him standing in the snow, I never had anything to say to him. I kind of wrote this for him, so, in the unlikely event that you're watching this, I did think about you." It was also rumored that the song was written about Kinks frontman Ray Davies, whom Hynde would date and have a child
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used in the closing lines: "Hello, air-raid headquarters? Well, you're not gonna believe this, but I just saw a genie with light brown hair chasing a flying sorceress." Bugs would also, in other shorts, sing a variation: "I dream of Jeanie, she's a light brown hare." Episode 12 of the first season of the Phil Silvers Show, title "Singing Contest" involves his platoon very badly singing the same song throughout the show but a private in the platoon who has an excellent singing voice saves their chances to win and they all end up in Florida for the Army finals.
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John the Evangelist John the Evangelist (, ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, or John the Presbyter, although this has been disputed by modern scholars. The Gospel of John refers to an otherwise unnamed "disciple whom Jesus loved", who "bore witness to and wrote" the Gospel's message. The author of the Gospel of John seemed interested in maintaining the internal anonymity of the author's identity, although interpreting the Gospel in the light of the Synoptic Gospels and considering that the
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I Saw You Dancing "I Saw You Dancing" is a song by Swedish group Yaki-Da. It was released in 1994 via Metronome label. This record is the lead single from their first studio album "Pride". The song is written and produced by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base. It reached number 54 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 11 on the Billboard Dance Charts. "Billboard" wrote about the song: "Chirpy Swedish female duo makes an excellent first impression with a bright and shuffling pop confection that proudly wears the fingerprints of mentor Jonas Berggren from Ace Of Base. The
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Walking in Memphis "Walking in Memphis" is a song composed and originally recorded by the American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, for whom it remains his signature song. He has said the song is "100 percent autobiographical". He described it as a song about "a Jewish gospel-music-lover", and as It reflects on Cohn's experience as a Jew who feels the Gospel spirit of Memphis. The last verse refers to Cohn's inspirational encounter with singer Muriel Wilkins, with whom he performed "Amazing Grace". This all culminates in the iconic lyric, " 'Tell me are you a Christian, child?' and I said, 'Ma'am, I
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was like, “Yo, can I get on that?” And I was like, “Of course.” Because, everybody was like, “You should collaborate with Keith ape! You guys are both fucking Asian and shit.” Alright, whatever. Let’s do it. So, I was down. And then, X got out of jail, and he’d already had his verse on the song. Then Keith recorded his verse. I actually recorded my verse last. Gospel (song) "Gospel" is a song by Indonesian rapper Rich Brian, South Korean rapper Keith Ape, and American rapper XXXTentacion. It was released on May 12, 2017, by 88rising Music and Empire
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wrote Never Givin’ Up with a girl named Monica Payne who now manages V Bozeman. We started to work on the track, writing lyrics. She sat on the floor and the first line, Sitting here in this empty room,’ because the room was fairly empty because I had just moved into that house". The song was King's way of showing love to the Isley Brothers and it was also an ode to the Gospel Group the Clark Sisters with the lines “Angels watching over me”. The song was made into a duet once Aaliyah heard an earlier demo with just
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/ I'm lifted and I like it." Sal Cinquemani of "Slant Magazine" praised its lyrics and beat, and felt the song prepares listeners for the album's "party theme". Lyrically, "We Belong Together" was described as a "broken-hearted lament for love"; it features finger-snaps, kick drums, and a piano-driven melody. Carey composed the gospel-influenced ballad "Fly Like a Bird" with James Wright. The lyrics are in the form of a prayer that conveys a message of unconditional love for God. The song features a verbal recording of Carey's pastor, Clarence Keaton, who reads two verses from the Bible. The singer wrote
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gospel female vocalist Del Delker with Martin accompanying her on piano. In 2002, NewSong lead singer Michael O'Brien noted the line "through the years, we all will be together if the Lord allows," which was part of the original song, was purged and replaced with "if the fates allow" to remove religious reference when the song was released. He noted while a pastor in a California church in 1990 that he had met Martin, who played piano at the church where O'Brien was serving for an evening, and the pastor was told, "That's the original way I wrote it, so
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his own mother. Tom Kelly altered the first verse and the duo originally submitted the song to Anne Murray, who passed on recording it, and then to Cyndi Lauper. Their demo was in the form of a piano-based gospel ballad like "Bridge over Troubled Water". Steinberg told Songfacts that "Cyndi completely dismantled that sort of traditional arrangement and came up with something that was breathtaking and stark." Other songs they wrote for Lauper include "I Drove All Night" and "Unconditional Love", of which the former went on to be covered by Celine Dion, the latter by Susanna Hoffs. It reached
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Memphis, Tennessee. As an actress she has collaborated with Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher in his 2001 production of "Cymbeline" and with Adam Rapp in Los Angeles at the Flea Theatre (for which she co-wrote the original score). She is also featured in the 2013 film "Joy de V." Lady Rizo Lady Rizo (aka Amelia Zirin-Brown) is an American singer, comedian and actress who began her career performing in New York City in 2004. She is featured on the gospel song "This Little Light of Mine" on Yo-Yo Ma's 2008 Christmas album "Songs of Joy & Peace". In 2005, Amelia
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about the times you live in. I hadn't done that; I'd just written a bunch of songs about love. So I wanted to write about how I'm now starting to open my eyes, at 25, to what is going on in the rest of the world, and that it's not always pretty." Daniel Kreps of "Rolling Stone" called "Pray" a "gospel-inspired track" that is "bolstered by a textbook but understated Timbaland beat". Winston Cook-Wilson of "Spin" deemed it a "half spare R&B, half gospel shuffle downbeat track". Nick Reilly of "NME" wrote: "The soul-infused track features Timbaland on production duties,
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Sheri left Word Records, they decided to try solo careers. Moffet signed with EMI Gospel. Winn bankrolled the production of a song he wrote entitled “God Believes in You.” He hired his own radio promoter and the song rose to # 23 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart and earned him a contract with Shanachie Entertainment. Aside from the track “Moving Forward,” Winn wrote all of the material and brought in guest artists such as Vanessa Bell Armstrong, DeWayne Woods, Jonathan Nelson and Myron Butler for the ensuing “Balance” CD. The contemporary gospel album received high marks in the gospel
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her behalf. Dottie Rambo Dottie Rambo (March 2, 1934 – May 11, 2008) was an American gospel singer and songwriter. She was a Grammy and multiple Dove Award-winning artist. Along with husband Buck and daughter Reba, she formed the award-winning southern Gospel group, The Rambos. She wrote more than 2,500 songs, including her most notable, "He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need", "We Shall Behold Him", and "I Go To the Rock". In 2000, Rambo was awarded the ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award. Her music is known for its poetic lyrics and cross genre reaching melodies often dealing with
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Dottie Rambo Dottie Rambo (March 2, 1934 – May 11, 2008) was an American gospel singer and songwriter. She was a Grammy and multiple Dove Award-winning artist. Along with husband Buck and daughter Reba, she formed the award-winning southern Gospel group, The Rambos. She wrote more than 2,500 songs, including her most notable, "He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need", "We Shall Behold Him", and "I Go To the Rock". In 2000, Rambo was awarded the ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award. Her music is known for its poetic lyrics and cross genre reaching melodies often dealing with themes such
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Records in May 2002. The album was moderately successful within the gospel scene, reaching #5 on the gospel charts. "Soul Music" was dedicated to the memory of Woody's mother, who died of liver disease the year before, and features Woody's cover version of her favorite gospel song, "I Won't Complain". After the release of "Soul Music", Woody returned to Def Soul and re-joined Dru Hill for the "Dru World Order" LP. That album's "My Angel" is a dedication to his mother, and precedes "How Could You," a gospel song. More recently, Woody contributed vocals to DJ Blaqstarr's "Supastarr" EP, released
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Murray Grand Murray Grand (August 27, 1919 – March 7, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, and pianist best known for the song "Guess Who I Saw Today". Born in Philadelphia, Grand played piano as a teenager. During World War II, he served as an infantryman in U.S. Army and played piano accompaniment for USO Tour stars including Gypsy Rose Lee and Betty Grable. After the war, Grand studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School and worked as a cabaret performer in New York City. In 1952, he wrote “Guess Who I Saw Today” (with lyrics by Elisse
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people who buy my records." "Baker Street" featured a distinctive saxophone solo played by Raphael Ravenscroft, although the origins of the solo have been disputed. As the singer recalled in a 1988 interview with Colin Irwin: "When I wrote the song I saw that bit as an instrumental part but I didn't know what. We tried electric guitar but it sounded weak, and we tried other things and I think it was Hugh Murphy's suggestion that we tried saxophone." In a 2006 interview with "The Times", Ravenscroft recalled the episode differently, claiming he was presented with a song that contained
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in Australia with their version in 1997. The gospel-influenced track was written and composed by Curtis Mayfield, who was displaying a growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing. Mayfield said,That was taken from my church or from the upbringing of messages from the church. Like there's no hiding place and get on board, and images of that sort. I must have been in a very deep mood of that type of religious inspiration when I wrote that song.The song is the first Impressions hit to feature Mayfield's guitar in the break. "People Get Ready" is in a
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You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" is a 1978 single by American disco/R&B singer Sylvester. The song was written by James Wirrick and Sylvester. It appears on Sylvester's 1978 album, "Step II". The song was originally recorded as a mid-tempo piano driven gospel song, however after producer Patrick Cowley saw a rehearsal of the song at San Francisco's city disco, he offered to remix the song. The result was one of the pioneering disco records using some electronic instrumentation and effects, following closely on "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer which heavily used electronic
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name to today's many different styles of Gospel music. In particular Traditional black gospel developed out of an style fusion between this ″white″ "Gospel Song" and the African American spiritual for example. Because of this modern understanding of the term Gospel in relation to music, the original Gospel songs today are often mistakenly referred to as hymns. The second half of the 19th century saw the rise of a new form of Christian revival mostly in the urban North of the United States, so called camp meetings. Especially rapidly grown cities like New York, Boston and Chicago formed hot spots
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simply wrote the headline, "That Song". Hoffman's songs were recorded by singers such as Frank Sinatra ("Close To You", "I'm Gonna Live Until I Die"), Billy Eckstine ("I Apologize") Perry Como ("Papa Loves Mambo", "Hot Diggity"), Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong ("Who Walks In When I Walk Out"), Nat "King" Cole, Tony Bennett, the Merry Macs, Sophie Tucker, Eartha Kitt, Patsy Cline, Patti Page ("Allegheny Moon") and Bette Midler. In October, 2007, Hoffman's "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die" was the lead single from Queen Latifah's album, "Trav'lin' Light". Though Hoffman had apparently little connection to Chicago, he wrote the
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