The album is an inspiring and uplifting showcase for their collective talents and particularly those of Dorothy Love Coates

The Original Gospel Harmonettes were one of the most popular and successful female gospel groups of the 1950s, led by the extraordinary singer and songwriter Dorothy Love Coates, who was also their primary composer, as well as being a leading civil rights activist. The group was formed in the late 1940s and recorded briefly for RCA until being joined by Coates, and signing to Specialty, where they were a major influence on future rock 'n' roll luminary Little Richard. Their music was characterised by an energy and intensity which often transcended its spiritual foundations and took it very close to crossing over into secular soul and R&B styles. This 70-track 3-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of releases on the RCA, Specialty, Andex and Savoy labels during this era, along with titles from their Savoy albums 'A Gospel Concert' and 'My Father's Children' albums not otherwise released on singles. It also features their amazing 18-minute medley from the Great Shrine Auditorium Concert in 1955. This substantial collection captures the group at the peak of their powers in the core era of their career and it is an inspiring and uplifting showcase for their collective talents and particularly those of Dorothy Love Coates

Track Listing

• Thirty Pieces Of Silver
• Move Up A Little Higher
• No, No, Nothing Can Change Me
• Only A Look
• Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land
• In The Upper Room
• He's All I Need
• I'm Sealed
• Just To Behold His Face
• Get Away Jordan (I Want To Cross Over)
• These Are They
• When I Reach My Heavenly Home On High
• I’m Going To Die With The Staff In My Hand
• Every Day Will Be Sunday (By And By)
• One Morning Soon
• (You Can't Hurry God) He’s Right On Time
• I Shall Know Him
• Where Shall I Be?
• The Railroad
• Who Art Thou
• No Hiding Place
• Wade In The Water
• Waiting For Me
• He's Calling Me
• You Must Be Born Again
• I'll Be With Thee
• Jesus Laid His Hand On Me
• You Better Run
• I Wouldn't Mind Dying
• Lord, Don't Forget About Me
• 99½
• Am I A Soldier
• That's Enough
• Elijah
• God's Goodness
• Power of The Holy Ghost
• The World Has Changed
• Jerico Walls
• Trust And Obey
• Looking For A Home
• Precious Memory
• Love Lifted Me
• I Have Done
• Don't You
• Let Me Ride
• Lift Him Up
• The Finishing Line
• So Many Years
• Rest For The Weary
• Ever Since I Met Him
• Let's Come In The House
• By Myself
• Till I Get Back There
• Daniel's Stone
• My Father's Children
• That Kind Of God
• How Much More
• Step Back
• When
• It's Going To Rain
• Pray For Deliverance
• Jesus Is A Rock
• You Can't Get By
• Heaven's My Final Goal
• Hide Me Jesus
• Medley - You Must Be Born Again, Get Away Jordan, The Fires Keep On Burning, It's Getting Late In The Evening, You Must Be Born Again

Additional Details

Label: ACROBAT

Genre: Gospel

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/08/24

UPC: 824046914424