Sister Rosetta Tharpe

• COLLECTOR'S DIGIPACK SERIES

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

Although she never strayed too far from her gospel roots, the great Sister Rosetta Tharpe pioneered a sound that younger admirers, such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley, would mold into rock & roll.Tharpe was one of the few female electric guitarists of her day. She played the guitar not just to accompany herself but as a lead instrument, and she ornamented her songs with intricate fingerpicking and flashy R&B licks. This release presents two of Sister Rosetta's finest LPs, which were cut during the zenith of her abilities: The Gospel Truth (1959), which was captured live in New York City, and the eponymous Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1960). Long unavailable on CD, both sensational albums have finally been remastered and packaged together in this special collector's edition, which also includes 4 bonus tracks from the same period. There's no better proof of Sister Rosetta's genius than these powerful and passionate recordings.

PERSONNEL:

• SISTER ROSETTA THARPE, lead vocals and electric guitar, plus:
• The Sally Jenkins Singers, among others

Recorded in New York City, 1958 & 1959.

TRACKS:

• THE GOSPEL TRUTH
• 01. The Lord’s Prayer
• 02. One Morning Soon
• 03. Things That I Used To Do
• 04. It’s Me
• 05. It Might As Well Be Spring
• 06. Didn’t it Rain
• 07. Bring Back Those Happy Days
• 08. SavioUr Don’t Pass Me By
• 09. Go Get The Water
• 10. Beams of Heaven
• 11. Steal Away
• SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
• 12. If I Can Help Somebody
• 13. Walk All Over God’s Heaven
• 14. I Believe
• 15. Take My Hand, PrecioUs Lord
• 16. Faith
• 17. Twelve Gates
• 18. I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
• 19. He
• 20. If you Believe
• 21. Light A Candle
• 22. Bless This House
• 23. Without Him
• BONUS TRACKS
• 24. I Saw The Light
• 25. Family Prayer
• 26. He’s The LiLy of The VallLey
• 27. Oh, The Joy That Came To Me