Mahalia Jackson

2LPs ON 1 CD

In 1950, Mahalia Jackson became the first gospel singer to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall when Joe Bostic produced the “Negro Gospel and Religious Music Festival”. She started touring Europe in 1952 and was hailed by critics as the “world’s greatest gospel singer”. In 1954 Columbia Records used that phrase to title her debut LP for the label: "The World’s Greatest Gospel Singer" (Columbia CL644), on which Mahalia is backed by a small group led by her longtime companion, pianist Mildred Falls. The 1960 LP "The Power and the Glory" (Columbia CL 1473), which presents the singer backed by the famous Percy Faith orchestra, has been added here as a bonus in its entirety.

PERSONNEL:

MAHALIA JACKSON, vocals
MILDRED FALLS, piano
RALPH JONES, organ
ALLEN HANLON, guitar
FRANK CARROLL, bass
BUNNY SHAWKER, drums

Columbia’s 30th Street Studio, New York, November 23, 1954.

BONUS ALBUM [12-23]: THE POWER AND THE GLORY
MAHALIA JACKSON, vocals
Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Percy Faith.
New York, February 21 & 22, 1960.

TRACKS:

01.I’M GOING TO LIVE THE LIFE I SING ABOUT IN MY SONG
02 WHEN I WAKE UP IN GLORY
03 JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
04 OH LORD IS IT I?
05 I WILL MOVE ON UP A LITTLE HIGHER
06 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
07 JESUS
08 OUT OF THE DEPTHS
09 WALK OVER GOD’S HEAVEN
10 KEEP YOUR HAND ON THE PLOW
11 DIDN’T IT RAIN
12 ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
13 THE HOLY CITY
14 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
15 IN THE GARDEN
16 JUST AS I AM
17 ROCK OF AGES
18 LIFT UP YOUR HEADS
19 MY COUNTRY ‘TIS OF THEE
20 THE LORD IS MY LIGHT
21 JESUS, SAVIOUR, PILOT ME
22 NEARER, MY GOD TO THEE
23 ABIDE WITH ME

Total Time: 79:19