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SFW40074_115
God Specializes
Track Artist
Donald Vails and Gloria Griffin
Country(s)
United States
Culture Group(s)
African American
Genre(s)
Gospel music
Language(s)
English
Duration
7:18
Wade in the Water, Vol. 3: African-American Gospel: The Pioneering Composers
Various Artists
SFW40074
This recording honors 6 composers who created a new repertoire of sacred songs. Performers include Sweet Honey In The Rock, Gloria Griffin, and others. 66 minutes.
Country(s)
United States
Culture Group(s)
African American
Keyword(s)
Gospel music
Language(s)
English
Year of Release
1994
Record Label
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits
Produced by Bernice Johnson Reagon ; Mixed by Toshi Reagon ; Mastered by David Glasser ; Cover artwork by Al Smith ; Design by Joan Wolbier ; Design by Carol Hardy
Download Liner Notes
101
Stand By Me
Lou Bell Johnson
3:24
102
We'll Understand It Better
Toshi Reagon
2:59
103
What are They Doing in Heaven Today?
Bernice Reagon, Yasmeen, and Michele Lanchester
5:46
104
Something Within
Eugene Smallwood
4:20
105
He'll Understand and Say Well Done
Donald Vails and Debbie Steele Hayden
3:25
106
Touch Me, Lord Jesus
Bernice Reagon, Yasmeen, and Michele Lanchester
3:06
107
It's a Highway to Heaven
Donald Vails
1:46
108
Little Wooden Church on the Hill
Eugene Smallwood
5:06
109
I Was Standing By the Bedside of a Neighbor
Michelle Lanchester and Sweet Honey in the Rock
3:21
110
How I Got Over
The Richard Allen Singers
3:04
111
Speak to Me Jesus
Sweet Honey in the Rock
5:18
112
Does Jesus Care
Horace Boyer, Donald Vails
3:50
113
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Sweet Honey in the Rock
4:15
114
God is Still on the Throne
Donald Vails
5:44
115
God Specializes
Donald Vails and Gloria Griffin
7:18
116
Precious Lord
Carolyn Bolger-Payne and the Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble
3:50
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