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The Singles Collection 1950-61
The Singles Collection 1950-61

The Soul Stirrers
Styles: Gospel, Soul
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3169
The Soul Stirrers were one of the most important and influential of the gospel quartets, their career spanning many decades, and their style helping to shape secular doowop and soul music in the post-war decades. This collection focuses on a key decade or more in their career, during which the great soul singer Sam Cooke was a member of the group, not only learning his own trade as a vocalist, but also making a highly distinctive contribution to the group’s sound. He was succeeded in the group after he went solo in 1957, by another future major soul start Johnnie Taylor, who contributes to the later titles on the collection. This great value 54-track 2-CD set includes the A and B sides of all the Specialty singles released during the period plus the A and B sides of their releases on Sam Cooke’s own SAR label through 1960 and into 1961 accommodating as many as we could within the 2-CD format. It charts a progression from pure gospel through to a style which has much in common with ‘60s soul, reflecting the impact which the two great vocalists had on their creative approach, and it’s a hugely entertaining collection, complete with a substantial booklet with full discographical and chart information.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 By And By Pt. 1 The Soul Stirrers
2 By And By Pt. 2 The Soul Stirrers
3 I'm Still Living On Mother's Prayer The Soul Stirrers
4 Feel Like My Time Ain't Long The Soul Stirrers
5 In That Awful Hour The Soul Stirrers
6 I Have A Right To The Tree Of Life The Soul Stirrers
7 How Long The Soul Stirrers
8 The Lord Is My Shepherd The Soul Stirrers
9 I'm Gonna Move In The Room With The Lord The Soul Stirrers
10 Faith And Grace The Soul Stirrers
11 Peace In The Valley The Soul Stirrers
12 Jesus Gave Me Water The Soul Stirrers
13 Come, Let's Go Back To God The Soul Stirrers
14 Joy, Joy To My Soul The Soul Stirrers
15 I'm Gonna Build On That Shore The Soul Stirrers
16 Until Jesus Calls Me Home The Soul Stirrers
17 How Far Am I From Canaan The Soul Stirrers
18 It Won't Be Very Long The Soul Stirrers
19 Let Me Go Home The Soul Stirrers
20 Just Another Day The Soul Stirrers
21 Jesus Paid The Debt The Soul Stirrers
22 Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord The Soul Stirrers
23 End Of My Journey The Soul Stirrers
24 He'll Welcome Me (To My Home) The Soul Stirrers
25 He's My Friend Until The End The Soul Stirrers
26 Come And Go To That Land The Soul Stirrers
27 Jesus, I'll Never Forget The Soul Stirrers
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Any Day Now The Soul Stirrers
2 Nearer To Thee The Soul Stirrers
3 Be With Me Jesus The Soul Stirrers
4 I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always) The Soul Stirrers
5 One More River The Soul Stirrers
6 Wonderful The Soul Stirrers
7 Farther Along The Soul Stirrers
8 Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles The Soul Stirrers
9 Touch The Hem Of His Garment The Soul Stirrers
10 In A Few More Days The Soul Stirrers
11 Pilgrim Of Sorrow The Soul Stirrers
12 Sinner Run To Jesus The Soul Stirrers
13 Were You There? The Soul Stirrers
14 The Love Of God The Soul Stirrers
15 Out On A Hill The Soul Stirrers
16 Loved Ones Are Waiting The Soul Stirrers
17 Until Then The Soul Stirrers
18 When The Gates Swing Open The Soul Stirrers
19 The Lord Laid His Hands On Me The Soul Stirrers
20 Stand By Me Father The Soul Stirrers
21 He's Been A Shelter For Me The Soul Stirrers
22 Wade In The Water The Soul Stirrers
23 He Cares The Soul Stirrers
24 Jesus Be A Fence Around Me The Soul Stirrers
25 I'm A Pilgrim The Soul Stirrers
26 Listen To The Angels The Soul Stirrers
27 Toiling On The Soul Stirrers
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