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The song was accepted as an authentic work in the gospel tradition; [230] in music journalist Chris Ingham's description, it became a "genuine gospel classic". [231] Many of the Christian cover artists have omitted the mantra lyrics on religious grounds.
Stanphill composed more than 500 gospel songs. [16] Recordings of his composition Mansion Over the Hilltop sold more than 2 million copies, and some of his songs have been translated into other languages. [2] “Room at the Cross” is still sung and is in many hymnals. Stanphill founded Hymntime Publishers, Inc., and was the company's ...
List of gospel songs which have reported sales of 1 million units or higher but are uncertified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Though "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers was certified Gold on January 31, 2019, for digital sales of 500,000 units, [4] its physical sales of 1.5 million units, reported on May 6, 1972, are uncertified by the RIAA.
As of 2014, Lister's songs catalog over 700 in numbers, with thousands more in arrangements. His music has been recorded by some of the greatest Southern Gospel Quartets including the Statesmen Quartet , Cathedral Quartet , the Blackwoods, the Blue Ridge Quartet, the Jordanaires, and the LeFevres.
Black gospel music, often called gospel music or gospel, is the traditional music of the Black diaspora in the United States.It is rooted in the conversion of enslaved Africans to Christianity, both during and after the trans-atlantic slave trade, starting with work songs sung in the fields and, later, with religious songs sung in various church settings, later classified as Negro Spirituals ...
Hammer released a song called "Son of the King" on his debut album, Feel My Power (1986). [49] Gibson released "The Wall" on his third album, Change of Heart (1988). [50] The album included Gibson's cover version of "Yah Mo B There" (co-written by Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones), a song originally performed by James Ingram and Michael McDonald ...
It was recorded by Brewster's own group, the Brewster Singers, and by many other gospel performers including Edna Gallmon Cooke, Clara Ward, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and The Staple Singers. Later recordings were made by Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Some of the recordings credit the writing of the song to Adeline ...
I hear music in the air (I hear music in the air) Up above my head (up above my head) I hear music in the air (I hear music in the air) I really do believe (I really do believe) There's a Heaven up there." Each additional verse is the same as the first, the word "music" replaced with another word (such as "singing," "shouting," et cetera).