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The Power and the Glory is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock group Gentle Giant, released in 1974.Contrary to popular belief, the title of the album and its many lyrical themes were not inspired by author Graham Greene's novel of the same name, although Derek Shulman was aware of Greene's novel. [5]
At the same time, Greene released a series of studio albums that became successful. His debut album (also titled There Goes My Everything) reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in February 1967. [5] Other studio albums Greene issued reached the top ten of the country albums chart.
The Power and the Glory is a 1940 novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord's Prayer : "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen."
Cliff, who wrote seven of the album's songs, was backed by his band, Oneness. [4] [5] Earl "Chinna" Smith played guitar on the album. [6] Kool & the Gang contributed to some of the tracks. [7] "Piece of the Pie" incorporates lyrics from Bob Marley's "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)"; it and "American Dream" are protest songs.
The Power and the Glory is a 1961 American TV film based on the 1940 novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. It was produced by David Susskind at Talent Associates-Paramount for CBS. The production was shot for American TV but also distributed theatrically overseas. [1]
Greene originally divided his fiction into two genres: thrillers (mystery and suspense books), such as The Ministry of Fear, which he described as entertainments, often with notable philosophic edges; and literary works, such as The Power and the Glory, which he described as novels, on which he thought his literary reputation was to be based. [93]
"Power and the Glory" (sometimes titled "The Power and the Glory") is an American patriotic song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. protest singer from the 1960s known for being a harsh critic of the American military and industrial establishment. Originally released on his 1964 debut album, All the News That's Fit to Sing, "Power and t
Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely was released by Decca Records in January 1970. It was the tenth studio album of Greene's career and the sixth in Seely's. Decca issued the album as a vinyl LP and a cassette. Six tracks were on "side 1" while five tracks were on "side 2". [4]