Description
It's an inspiring an uplifting showcase for their distinctive approach to gospel
The Famous Ward Singers, based in Philadelphia, were one of the foremost gospel groups of the post-war era, originally founded as a family group in 1931 by Gertrude Ward, and achieving fame after WWII with Gertrude's daughter Clara Ward as leader, with other notable singers joining to create their trademark lead-switching style. Soloists with highly individual styles within the group included Henrietta Waddy, Marion Williams and Willa Ward Moultrie, and they developed a powerful and extrovert approach to gospel in their 'live' performances which readily translated to their recordings. This great-value 77-track 3-CD collection comprises a fairly significant proportion of the 130 or so A and B sides released on the Gotham and Savoy labels during this era, which represented the years when they achieved their greatest success. The releases were under various guises - Clara Ward as a solo artist, The Famous Ward Sisters Of Philadelphia, The Clara Ward Specials, Clara Ward & The Ward Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, The Famous Ward Singers and simply as The Ward Singers. It features most of their best-known songs, including the million-seller 'Surely God Is Able', along with 'How I Got Over', and 'Packin' Up', plus many gospel classics and standards. It's an inspiring an uplifting showcase for their distinctive approach to gospel.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Surely God Is Able
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- The Fountain
- How I Got Over
- I Don't Know Why
- Throw Out The Lifeline
- He'll Never Let Go My Hand
- Hark The Voice
- When I've Done The Best I Can
- When The Gates Swing Open
- Happy Over There - Part 1
- I'm Waiting For Jesus
- At The Cross
- In That Great Judgement Morning
- On Higher Ground
- Faith Moves Mountains
- I Heard Of A City Called Jerusalem
- Jesus
- Stretch Out
- Just One Moment
- Each Day
- Jesus Is All The World To Me
- The Day Is Past And Gone
- Get Back, Jordan
- How Far Am I From Canaan?
- He Knows How Much We Can Bear
- My Jesus Is All And All
- Who Could Ask For Anything Else
- I'm Bound For The Higher Ground
- When I Woke Up In Glory
- That Awful Day Will Surely Come
- The Old Rugged Cross
- Oh My Lord, What A Time
- I Heard The Voice Of Jesus
- The Old Landmark
- I Will Trust In The Lord
- This Little Light Of Mine
- Until I Found The Lord
- How Many Times
- Since I Found The Light
- I Just Can't Make It Myself
- I Know It Was The Lord
- I Want To Be More Like Jesus
- Who Shall Be Able To Stand
- Farther On Up The Road
- Only The Crumbs
- God's Amazing Love
- Treading The Wine Press Alone
- Oh Gabriel
- Lord, Touch Me
- I'm Goin' Home
- Hold Back The Tears
- Anywhere In Glory
- Great Is The Lord
- Packin' Up
- Nearer My God To Thee
- Climbing Jacob's Ladder
- I Feel The Holy Spirit
- I'm So Glad
- Our God Is Real
- In His Arms
- Pure Gold
- Good News
- Got On My Traveling Shoes
- He's Watching Over You
- We're Gonna Have A Time
- We Shall Be Changed
- Every Day Will Be Sunday
- God Is Good
- I'm Getting Richer
- I'm Gonna Move Upstairs
- A Sweeter Tomorrow
- Life Is Just One Step
- Rock Of Ages
- The Lord's Army
- Handwriting On The Wall
- Contract With The Lord
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Gospel
Run Time: 143 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 11/10/23
UPC: 824046913922