I am not a religious man (far from it) and am no follower of gospel music but having come across the blid boys of alabamas Spirit of the Century album I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one.
THere is no doubt that this is another fine album full of wonderful vocals. As with Spirit of ... Read review
Higher Groundis the follow-up to the Blind Boys Grammy-winningSpirit Of The Century, and ... more
it celebrates the holy side of secular songs in the hope of connecting with, as founding member Clarence Fountain said, "the generations that are behind us". Alway...
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Higher Ground is the follow-up to the Blind Boys Grammy-winning Spirit Of The Century, ... more
and it celebrates the holy side of secular songs in the hope of connecting with, as founding member Clarence Fountain said, "the generations that are behind us". Al...
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I am not a religious man (far from it) and am no follower of gospel music but having come across the blid boys of alabamas Spirit of the Century album I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one.
THere is no doubt that this is another fine album full of wonderful vocals. As with Spirit of the century the blind boys have been teamed up with another great set of backing musicians, although I must admit i do miss Danny Thompsons excellent bass ... ...
There is a good range of songs on this album which show up the beauty of the singing and playing.
Even if like me you would never normall consider a gospel album this is well worth buying and if you have never heard spirit of the century you MUST get that album tha treally is essential listening
I am not a religious man (far from it) and am no follower of gospel music but having come across the blid boys of alabamas Spirit of the Century album I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. THere is no doubt that this is another fine album full of wonderful vocals. As with Spirit of the century the blind boys have been teamed up with another great set of backing musicians, although I must admit i do miss Danny Thompsons excellent bass playing which was an outstanding feature of the previous album. There is a good range of songs on this album which show up the beauty of the singing and playing. Even if like me you would never normall consider a gospel album this is well worth buying and if you have never heard spirit of the century you MUST get that album tha treally is essential listening
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Product details
Title
Higher Ground
Performer
Blind Boys Of Alabama
Genre
Gospel
Sub Genre
Classic Gospel
Release Date
26/08/2002
Recomended Retail Price
14.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2002
Label / Distributor
Real World / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Guest Artist(s)
Blind Boys Of Alabama
Engineer
Jimmy Hoyson
Producer
John Chelew
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
724381279328
Catalogue Number
CDRW 107
Additional notes
Album Notes
Blind Boys Of Alabama: Clarence Fountain, Jimmy Carter, George Scott, Joey Williams, Ricky McKinnie, Bobby Butler (vocals). Additional personnel includes: Ben Harper (vocals, guitar); Leon Mobley (percussion); Robert Randolph And The Family. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California. HIGHER GROUND won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (9/19/02, p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Another set of stunning songs from Alabama's finest..." Vibe (10/02, p.184) - 3.5 out of 5 - "...[Blind Boys] update pop tunes with spiritual themes....A rich musical blessing..." Mojo (10/02, p.104) - "...One of the oldest gospel groups around...take back some soul and R&B classics for themselves..." Entertainment Weekly (9/13/02, p.156) - "...A match made in septugenarian/twentysomething heaven..." - Rating: A- Living Blues (11/02, p.53-5) - "...Randolph's guitar work drives the group, swirling and soaring to great effect..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
People Get Ready
2.
Spirit In The Dark
3.
Wade In The Water
4.
Stand By Me
5.
Cross
6.
Many Rivers To Cross
7.
Higher Ground
8.
Freedom Road
9.
I May Not Can See
10.
You And Your Folks/23rd Psalm
11.
I Shall Not Walk Alone
12.
Precious Lord
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