Songs for the Soul, Vol. 1

Track Listings
1. Stand - Helen Baylor, , Daryl Coley, Marvin Sapp    
2. Present Help - Commissioned    
3. All Things Are Working [Live] - Fred Hammond, RFC    
4. Angel for Life - Tiffany Palmer, Duane Starling    
5. Through the Storm - Yolanda Adams    
6. If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right) - Marcus Cole, Kirk Whalum    
7. We Fall Down    
8. Healing - Richard Smallwood    
9. Follow Me    
10. Don't Give Up on Jesus - Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Daryl Coley    
11. Church Without Walls - Chris Willis    
12. Second Chance - Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Monique Walker    
13. I'll Be There - Lisa Shipman    
14. You Will Know - Ben Tankard    

Songs for the Soul, Vol. 1, Music, Various Artists, Black Gospel, CCM, Contemporary Gospel, Contemporary Instrumental, Crossover Jazz, Gospel, Gospel/Christian Music, Instrumental Gospel, Pop, Smooth Jazz, Traditional Gospel, Urban
Marian Anderson Rare and Unpublished Recordings,  1936 - 1952
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  • Marian Anderson - an outstanding collection
Marian Anderson Rare and Unpublished Recordings, 1936 - 1952

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ASIN: B00000C2C7
Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

  1. Se Florindo E Fedele
  2. Begrussung
  3. Die Flote Weich Gefuhl
  4. Die Forelle
  5. Der Doppelganger
  6. Wohin?
  7. Der Jungling Und Der Tod
  8. Der Erlkonig
  9. Denn Es Gehet Dem Menschen
  10. Ich Wandte Mich Und Sahe
  11. O Tod, Wie Bitter Bist Du
  12. Wenn Ich Mit Menschen
  13. Befreit
  14. Im Feld Ein Madchen Singt
  15. Var Det En Drom?
  16. When I Am Laid In Earth
  17. O Men From The Fields
  18. When Night Descends (In The Silence Of Night)
  19. Elegie
  20. Let Us Break Bread Together
  21. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord
  22. Trampin'
  23. Sinner, Please Doan Let Dis Harves' Pass
  24. Honor, Honor
  25. The Cuckoo
  26. Will O' The Wisp

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The rich-toned, musically elegant, always dignified contralto Marian Anderson (1897-1993) is probably best known as the first African-American to sing at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, but by the time she did (in the mid '50s), her once burnished, glorious voice was no longer at its best. Years before, when she was not permitted to sing in the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall (or any other hall in the U.S. capital), she gave a concert in the open air, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, which was attended by press, dignitaries, and a crowd of more than 75,000. Much of her late work is well known--arias from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, spirituals, and the like--but this CD also allows us to hear the voice when it was young--in the 1930s and '40s. One can almost hear Schubert's trout ("Die Forelle") dancing around in the water, and an aria by Scarlatti shows Anderson's coloratura abilities--the big voice could be scaled down to intimate, chamberlike proportions. She brings her intelligence and textual insights to other songs by Schubert and Brahms as well. This is a marvelous collection and a fine tribute to an American original. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Marian Anderson - an outstanding collection.......2003-05-03

This CD with recordings of Marian Anderson between 1936 and 1952, should be heavily promoted. The CD gives listeners a fantastic opportunity to hear the singer in a variety of song styles and languages. I heard her sing live, once, in the 1960's and was stunned then by her vocal skills and musicality. This is the first record or CD which truly reflects her amazing talent.
Stanford Songs, Vol. 2
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    Stanford Songs, Vol. 2

    Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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    ASIN: B00004TQP6
    Release Date: 2000-07-11
    The Lady from Philadelphia
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      The Lady from Philadelphia

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      ASIN: B000000WNT
      Release Date: 1995-02-03

      Tracks:

      1. When I Am Laid
      2. Se Florinado E Fedele
      3. Es Is Vollbratch
      4. He Shall Feed Is Flock
      5. He Was Deprised
      6. But The Lord Is Mindful
      7. O Rest In The Lord
      8. Gestillte Sehsucht
      9. Geistliches Wiegenlied
      10. Elegie
      11. When Night Descends
      12. Carry Me Back To Old Virginity
      13. My Old Kentucky Home
      14. I Dont Feel No Ways Tired
      15. I Know The Lord's Laid
      16. I Cant Stay Away
      17. My Soul's Been Anchored
      18. Hard Trails
      19. No Hidin' Place
      Voices 1900/2000
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • "Come with me, under my coat"
      • Exceptional tone and quality
      • Exceptional tone and quality
      • Exceptional tone and quality
      Voices 1900/2000

      Manufacturer: Delos Records
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00005B16W
      Release Date: 2001-04-03

      Tracks:

      1. Song For Athene (Alleluia)
      2. Reggel (Morning)
      3. Dieu! Qu'il La Fait Bon Regarder
      4. La Nuit En Mer
      5. Bois Meurtri...
      6. Ite Missa Est
      7. Alleluia
      8. Simple Gifts
      9. How The Soul Speaks To God
      10. Winds Of May
      11. O Love, Be Fed With Apples While You May
      12. The Coolin (The Fair Haired One)
      13. Earth Seen From Above
      14. Other Worlds Revealed
      15. Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal
      16. Shenandoah - Steven Rogino
      17. All The Things You Are
      18. Make Our Garden Grow

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars "Come with me, under my coat".......2002-12-31

      "And we will drink our fill..."

      These are the first two strophes of Samuel Barber's "The Coolin," one of the three songs in his choral song cycle "Reincarnations." A friend recommended that I listen to this song, someone who had fond memories of singing it but who had yet to hear a satisfactory recording of the work. Given the enthusiasm, even exuberence, that she displayed regarding the singing, I thought it important enough - and only fair - that I seek out the best possible performance of the work. So I ended up acquiring three CD's, all containing "The Coolin" (and two containing the full set of "Reincarnations" songs). Having listened now to all three, it is easy for me to state that this CD contains the hands-down winner. And to further add that the other two Barber songs in the cycle really don't measure up to this one, so the absence of them on this release is no great loss to me.

      Set to a love poem by the early-20th century Irish poet James Stephens, "coolin" is a lock of hair (or "curleen") that grows on a young girl's neck, an expression seemingly equivalent to "sweetheart." Stephens goes on to say, "I sought to represent that state which is almost entirely a condition of dream wherein the passion of love has almost overreached itself and is sinking to a motionless languor." Barber's beautiful setting of the poem reflects that aim totally, and the singing of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Chorus captures the passionate languor perfectly.

      The album - billed as "a choral journey through the twentieth century" and meant to spotlight the excellence of the chorus - is interesting both in terms of what it includes and what it overlooks, in terms of choral classics. The opening track contains a truly fine performance of John Tavener's "Song for Athene" (made famous as the recessional at Princess Diana's funeral although written some years earlier upon the death of a friend of Tavener). If you want a fine performance of this particular Tavener work but are not sure whether you want an album full of his works, look no further.

      There are three songs in French (by Debussy, Badings - actually a Dutchman - and Poulenc). For me, the Badings song ("La nuit en Mer," from his "Three Breton Songs" of 1948) is one of the true "sleepers" in this album, a work I'd hardly expect to run across under normal circumstances and a beautful one at that.

      Needless to say, there is a lot of "Americana" here as well, including an arrangement of Aaron Copland's harmonization of the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" for chorus and piano, an Alice Parker setting of "Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal" and a simply drop-dead-gorgeous setting of "Shenandoah" by J. Erb (no first name provided in the notes). Two fine inclusions are a wonderful setting of Jerome Kern's "All the Things You Are" (breathtaking in its harmonic daring) and the evergreen "Make Our Garden Grow" from Bernstein's "Candide" (the album "closer").

      In addition to the Tavener work, the century's end is well-represented by Allen Jay Kernis ("How the Soul Speaks to God"), Morten Lauridsen ("O Love, Be Fed With Apples While You May" from his "Mid-Winter Songs") and Conrad Susa ("Winds of May" from his "Six Joyce Songs").

      This is an eclectic collection, as individual for what it does NOT include as for what it does. For example, there is not a single song by Charles Ives (who wrote well over 150 of them, many of them beautiful), or by William Schuman (another prolific songwriter). England is represented only by Tavener, and therefore there are none of the fine songs written by John Rutter and Benjamin Britten. And there is nothing to represent 20th-century Scandanavia. (For example, though Einojuhani Rautavaara is mentioned in the booklet notes and has written many fine songs, none are included here.) Nevertheless, I hardly think that choral fans will be disappointed with the selection provided (chosen, I would guess, by both the chorus itself and by its conductor, Vance George).

      Vance George certainly has the proper bona fides (mentoring under both Robert Shaw and Margaret Hillis, herself a Shaw acolyte), and he has developed the San Francisco Symphony Chorus to an enviable level (as can be demonstrated by the fine support they provide for a number of orchestral/choral works conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas). Clearly, this chorus must number among the top half-dozen currently supporting major orchestras in the U.S.

      The recorded sound quality is mostly excellent, although a few of the tracks don't seem to be representative of the usual Delos mastery of capturing sound in difficult acoustical environments. But, then, Davies Hall (the home of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) is quite well-known for its tricky acoustics.

      The booklet notes - by Laura Stanfield Prichard - are good for what they are. The organization of the notes follows neither the strict chronology of the works nor the actual playing order. But the notes do a reasonable job of describing the works themselves, save for any mention whatsoever of Jerome Kern or of the arranger who provided the drop-dead-gorgeous setting of "All the Things You Are."

      But, despite these nitpicking minor criticisms of mine, if you are - like me - a choral junkie, you'll want this album in your collecction. For all the good reasons I've highlighted above. And most especially for Sam Barber's "The Coolin."

      Bob Zeidler

      4 out of 5 stars Exceptional tone and quality.......2001-06-05

      Symphony choruses don't often get to shine outside the spotlight of the orchestras they're associated with, but this collection shows off the high level of quality that the SF Symphony Chorus brings to all their performances. I've never heard a better recording of the Alleluia, which many choruses attempt -- but few can pull off.

      4 out of 5 stars Exceptional tone and quality.......2001-06-05

      Symphony choruses don't often get to shine outside the spotlight of the orchestras they're associated with, but this collection shows off the high level of quality that the SF Symphony Chorus brings to all their performances. I've never heard a better recording of the Alleluia, which many choruses attempt -- but few can pull off.

      4 out of 5 stars Exceptional tone and quality.......2001-06-05

      Symphony choruses don't often get to shine outside the spotlight of the orchestras they're associated with, but this collection shows off the high level of quality that the SF Symphony Chorus brings to all their performances. I've never heard a better recording of the Alleluia, which many choruses attempt -- but few can pull off.
      Songs for the Soul, Vol. 1
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Great CD with many classics
      • Songs for the Soul Vol. 1
      Songs for the Soul, Vol. 1
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Harborwood Records
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      ASIN: B00005MK2W
      Release Date: 2001-10-23

      Tracks:

      1. Stand - Daryl Coley/Marvin Sapp/Helen Baylor/Maurette Brown-Clark
      2. Present Help - Commissioned
      3. All Things Are Working - Fred Hammond And RFC
      4. Angel For Life - Duawne Starling/Tiffany Palmer
      5. Through The Storm - Yolanda Adams
      6. If Loving You Is Wrong - Image
      7. We Fall Down - Quiet Times Players
      8. Healing - Richard Smallwood
      9. Follow Me - Maurette Brown-Clark
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      11. Church Without Walls - Chris Willis
      12. Second Chance - Hezekiah Walker/LFCC
      13. I'll Be There - Lisa Shipman
      14. You Will Know - Ben Tankard

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Great CD with many classics.......2003-08-17

      I absolutely love this compulation of spiritual songs..you will too!

      5 out of 5 stars Songs for the Soul Vol. 1.......2002-01-25

      This is truly an amazing album, very calming to the inter-spirit. My favorite on this album is We Fall down.
      Shakespeare in Music
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Focus on Ophelia and Desdemona
      Shakespeare in Music

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      ASIN: B00005TPF5
      Release Date: 2001-11-27

      Tracks:

      1. Musiques Pour 'Le Roi Lear': Fanfare
      2. Musiques Pour 'Le Roi Lear': Le Sommeil De Lear
      3. Aus:Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs: How Should I Your True Love
      4. Aus:Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs: Good Morrow 'Tis St. Valentine's Day
      5. Aus:Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs: They Bore Him Barefac'd
      6. Aus:Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs: For Bonny Sweet Robin
      7. Aus:Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs: And Will He Not Come Again?
      8. Herzeleid Op. 107, Nr. 1
      9. Funf Ophelia-Lieder: Wie Erkenn' Ich Dein Treulieb
      10. Funf Ophelia-Lieder: Sein Leichenhemd WeiB Wie Schnee
      11. Funf Ophelia-Lieder: Auf Morgen Ist Sankt Valentins Tag
      12. Funf Ophelia-Lieder: Sie Trugen Ihn Auf Der Bahre BloB
      13. Funf Ophelia-Lieder: Und Kommt Er Nicht Mehr Zuruck?
      14. Buhnenmusik Zu 'Hamlet': Entr' Acte Avant Le 3eme Acte
      15. Buhnenmusik Zu 'Hamlet': Votre Amoureux, A Quels Gages
      16. Buhnenmusik Zu 'Hamlet': On L'a Porte Couvert De Fleurs
      17. Chanson D'Ophelie
      18. Opheliens Gesang
      19. How Should I Your True Love?
      20. How Should I Your True Love?
      21. Willow, Willow, Willow
      22. Romance De Shakespear
      23. Romance Du Saule De Shakespeare
      24. Lied Der Desdemona Op.58, Nr.4: Lied Der Desdemona
      25. Lied Der Desdemona
      26. Lied Der Desdemona Op. 9, Heft II, NR.2: Lied Der Desdemona
      27. The Willow Song
      28. The Willow Song Op.79, Nr.4: The Willow Song
      29. The Pour Soul Sat Sighing
      30. Desdemona's Song Op.31, Nr.1: Desdemona's Song

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Focus on Ophelia and Desdemona.......2007-05-09

      Shakespeare in Music covers music inspired by three Shakespearean tragedies, Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear, and focuses on Ophelia's mad scene and Desdemona's Willow Song. Only a few minutes are devoted to King Lear, with Claude Debussy's introductory Fanfare and his tone picture Le Sommeil de Lear.

      This album concentrates on the central scenes where Ophelia and Desdemona sing and shows how eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century composers responded to these extreme emotional states of the two heroines.

      In Othello, Desdemona 's Willow Song develops out of her despair, fear, and presentiment of death. The old song of scorned love expresses the anguish of Desdemona, hurt and threatened by her husband Othello's jealousy and unjust accusations. Treatments here of the Willow Song include works by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Carl Loewe, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Erich Korngold, and others.

      In Hamlet, Ophelia's mad scene is punctuated by her alternation of confused speech and abrupt sing-song, expressing her depression and departure from reality. Included here are works by William Linley, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, Ernest Chausson, and others. The Schumann selection, however, does not involve Ophelia's mad scene, but instead the scene where Queen Gertrude tells Hamlet that Ophelia has drowned herself ("There is a willow grows aslant a brook...").

      This album contains thirty musical selections, and a booklet containing the major texts in English, German, and French upon which the songs are based. They are not translated, per se, but the texts in different languages more or less correspond with each other, and the meanings can easily be determined. Overall, the album is a pleasant and instructive sampling of music inspired by these Shakespearean passages over the last three centuries. Mezzosoprano Rosemarie Buhler has a lovely voice, and she and the accompanists do a fine job. Students of Shakespeare, as well as anyone who enjoys the plays Hamlet and Othello, would appreciate this music.
      The English Anthem, Vol. 6
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Hard to single out any one composer
      • A Mixed Bag, but a good one
      The English Anthem, Vol. 6

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      1. The English Anthem, Vol. 5
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      4. The English Anthem, Vol. 4
      5. The English Anthem

      ASIN: B000002ZWV
      Release Date: 1996-04-10

      Tracks:

      1. For lo, I raise up, Op. 145
      2. Dum transisset sabbatum
      3. Ave verum corups, Op. 2 No. 1
      4. Plebs angelica
      5. If the Lord had not helped me
      6. Let thy hand be strengthened
      7. Strengthen ye the weak hands
      8. Three Anitphons: Antiphon I
      9. Three Antiphons: Antiphon II
      10. Three Antiphons: Antiphon III
      11. My soul, there is a country
      12. Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us
      13. 'Tis the day of Resurrection

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Hard to single out any one composer.......2000-06-25

      Besides the incomparable John Tavener, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford's "For Lo, I raise up", Sir William Harris's "Strengthen ye the weak hands", Sir C Hubert H. Parry's "My soul, there is a country'", are memorable.

      4 out of 5 stars A Mixed Bag, but a good one.......2000-05-03

      The St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, like the Westminster and Winchester Cathedral Choirs, has a long-standing and fruitful contract with Hyperion, and has produced a number of recordings including this on-going series. Any of volume in "The English Anthem" is a prime example of the standards of the Choir, as well as showing just what range of styles exists within the genre.

      On this disc, a particularly varied programme is presented, including such popular Victorian and neo-Victorian figures as Harris ("Strengthen ye the weak hands"), Stanford ("For lo, I raise up") and Parry ("My soul, there is a country"), each typical in his own way through these anthems. There are also a number of offerings from the twentieth century, and these too are broad-ranging in terms of style and the levels of skill needed to make them work. Tippett's rare gem "Plebs angelica" strikes an austere and exultant note; Bairstow's "If the Lord had not helped me" is a sombre, calm and reverent piece; Elgar's "Ave verum corpus" is simplicity itself. The series also appears to be a forum for the Choir to show off the various offerings written for them- amongst these are the short setting "Let thy hand be strengthened" by former organist Christopher Dearnley, the "Three Antiphons" of John Tavener and by far the most difficult and unusual work on the disc (both to perform and to listen to): "Dum transisset Sabbatum" by Jonathan Harvey.

      This is indeed a mixed bag, and for that reason I have given it four stars as it may not be wholly to everyone's liking. Whatever one's taste, however, one thing is certain: every work on here is brilliantly and sensitively performed, under the direction of John Scott. Throughout, the choir prove their unique ability to fill the magnificent acoustics of their home. (It should be appreciated that just because a building is very resonant, that does not make it easy to sing in!)

      Listening to any track really does give you the feel of what it must be like every day in St. Paul's when the anthem of the day is announced. A treasure trove of choral gems that you'll want to go back to again and again- and whether or not you decide to collect the whole "English Anthem" series, it is still worth having one of these records around.
      Morning Has Broken: Hymns For Male Voice, Vol.1
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Morning Has Broken: Hymns For Male Voice, Vol.1
        Karaoke
        Manufacturer: Pocket Songs
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        KaraokeKaraoke | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000BGQRVY
        Release Date: 2005-08-30

        Tracks:

        1. How Great Thou Art
        2. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
        3. Amazing Grace
        4. The Old Rugged Cross
        5. Blessed Assurance
        6. In The Garden
        7. I'd Rather Have Jesus
        8. Jesus Loves Me
        9. It Is Well
        10. Morning Has Broken

        Product Description

        Title: How Great Thou Art; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 1| Title: What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 2| Title: Amazing Grace; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 3| Title: Old Rugged Cross, The; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 4| Title: Blessed Assurance; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 5| Title: In The Garden; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 6| Title: I'd Rather Have Jesus; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 7| Title: Jesus Loves Me; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 8| Title: It Is Well; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 9| Title: Morning Has Broken; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 10| Title: How Great Thou Art; Artist: Gospel; Track: 11| Title: What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Artist: Gospel; Track: 12| Title: Amazing Grace; Artist: Gospel; Track: 13| Title: Old Rugged Cross, The; Artist: Gospel; Track: 14| Title: Blessed Assurance; Artist: Gospel; Track: 15| Title: In The Garden; Artist: Gospel; Track: 16| Title: I'd Rather Have Jesus; Artist: Gospel; Track: 17| Title: Jesus Loves Me; Artist: Gospel; Track: 18| Title: It Is Well; Artist: Gospel; Track: 19| Title: Morning Has Broken; Artist: Gospel; Track: 20|
        Amazing Grace: Hymns For Female Voice, Vol.1
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Amazing Grace: Hymns For Female Voice, Vol.1
          Karaoke
          Manufacturer: Pocket Songs
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          KaraokeKaraoke | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000BGQRVO
          Release Date: 2005-08-30

          Tracks:

          1. How Great Thou Art
          2. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
          3. Amazing Grace
          4. The Old Rugged Cross
          5. Blessed Assurance
          6. In The Garden
          7. I'd Rather Have Jesus
          8. Jesus Loves Me
          9. It Is Well
          10. Morning Has Broken

          Product Description

          Title: How Great Thou Art; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 1| Title: What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 2| Title: Amazing Grace; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 3| Title: Old Rugged Cross, The; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 4| Title: Blessed Assurance; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 5| Title: In The Garden; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 6| Title: I'd Rather Have Jesus; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 7| Title: Jesus Loves Me; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 8| Title: It Is Well; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 9| Title: Morning Has Broken; Artist: Gospel w/Vocal; Track: 10| Title: How Great Thou Art; Artist: Gospel; Track: 11| Title: What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Artist: Gospel; Track: 12| Title: Amazing Grace; Artist: Gospel; Track: 13| Title: Old Rugged Cross, The; Artist: Gospel; Track: 14| Title: Blessed Assurance; Artist: Gospel; Track: 15| Title: In The Garden; Artist: Gospel; Track: 16| Title: I'd Rather Have Jesus; Artist: Gospel; Track: 17| Title: Jesus Loves Me; Artist: Gospel; Track: 18| Title: It Is Well; Artist: Gospel; Track: 19| Title: Morning Has Broken; Artist: Gospel; Track: 20|
          Tenors of Imperial Russia, Vol. 1
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            Tenors of Imperial Russia, Vol. 1

            Manufacturer: Pearl
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B0002FH9R0
            Release Date: 2004-08-24

            Tracks:

            1. Pour Berthe Moi Je Soupier - Ivan Ershov
            2. Versez! Que Tout Respire - Ivan Ershov
            3. Hoho! Ho-Hei! (Forging Scene) - Ivan Ershov
            4. Field-Marshal Death - Ivan Ershov
            5. The Seafarers - Ivan Ershov
            6. I Swear Before God - Nicolaj Figner
            7. In My Soul Winter Reigns - Nicolaj Figner
            8. Young Agnese - Nicolaj Figner
            9. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Nicolaj Figner
            10. Unwillingly To These Sad Shores - Leonid Sobinov
            11. I Live Only For You - Leonid Sobinov
            12. The Wind Whistles In The Hills - Leonid Sobinov
            13. I Love You, Olga - Leonid Sobinov
            14. Daylight Is Fading - Leonid Sobinov
            15. La Donna E Mobile - Leonid Sobinov
            16. (Wait! Is It Lovely Here) - Leonid Sobinov
            17. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Vasili Damaev
            18. Sleep, My Beauty - Vasili Damaev
            19. As If I Had A Chest Of Gold - Vasili Damaev
            20. Ho, Faithful Friends - Vasili Damaev
            21. (Ah1 Leve-Toi, Soleil) - Dmitri Smirnov
            22. E Lucevan Le Stelle - Dmitri Smirnov
            23. Whither, Whither Have You Gone... - Dmitri Smirnov
            24. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Dmitri Smirnov
            25. Sleep, My Beauty - Dmitri Smirnov

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