Jubilation, Vol. 2 (More Black Gospel)

Track Listings

1. Jesus I'll Never Forget - The Soul Stirrers

2. How I Got Over - Mahalia Jackson

3. Heavenly Gospel Train [*] - The Heavenly Gospel Singers

4. Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor - Norfolk Jubilee Quartet

5. By and By, Pts. 1 & 2

6. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [*] - The Harmonizing Four

7. Walk Around Heaven All Day - The Caravans

8. Too Close to Heaven - Beale Streeters, Prof. Alex Bradford

9. Let's Talk About Jesus - Bells of Joy

10. Burying Ground - Nightingales, The Nightingales

11. Give Me My Flowers [*] - The Consolers

12. Sell Out to the Master - The Christland Singers

13. Uncloudy Day - The Staple Singers

14. Our Father - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama

15. (You Can't Hurry God) He's Right on Time - The Original Gospel Harmonettes

16. My Rock - The Swan Silvertones

17. Rough Side of the Mountain [*] - Rev. F.C. Barnes,

18. Love of God [*] - Rev. James Cleveland, Voices of Tabernacle

Tracks:

Jesus, I'll Never Forget - The Soul Stirrers
How I Got Over - Mahalia Jackson
Heavenly Gospel Train - Heavenly Gospel Singers
Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor - Norfolk Jubilee Quartet
By And By, Pts. 1 & 2 - The Davis Sisters
Motherless Child - The Harmonizing Four
Walk Around Heaven All Day - The Caravans
Too Close To Heaven - Professor Alex Bradford/The Beale Streeters
Let's Talk About Jesus - Bells Of Joy
Burying Ground - The Sensational Nightingales
Give Me My Flowers - The Consolers
Sell out To The Master - The Christland Singers
Uncloudy Day - The Staple Singers
Our Father - Five Blind Boys (Jackson Harmoneers)
(You Can't Hurry God) He's Right On Time - The Original Gospel Harmonettes
My Rock - The Swan Silvertones
Rough Side Of The Mountain - Rev. F.C. Barnes & Rev. James Cleveland
The Love Of God - Voices Of The Tabernacle

Customer Reviews:

Great Album - but it is Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers.......2006-03-09

The reviewer below is correct that this appears to be an excellent album of tremendous performances of Black Gospel from the classic period of Black Gospel, well worth having. All you have to do is listen to the recorded samples for proof of that.

However, the recorded samples also reveal that it is the unmistakeable voice of Sam Cooke singing lead for the Soul Stirrers on "Jesus, I'll Never Forget", and not his role model, R.H. Harris. According to the liner notes on my 30+ year old vinyl copy of "The Gospel Soul of Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, Vol. I", Specialty SPS 2116, Cooke joined the Soul Stirrers in 1951, and "Forget" was not recorded till March 2, 1954, WITH Cooke singing lead.

R.H. Harris DOES seem to appear on this album - singing lead for the Christland Singers on "Sell Out to the Master". You can see how Cooke patterned himself after Harris, who uses the same little half-yodeled ornamentation on "Sell Out" that Cooke would later use with the Soul Stirrers and on his pop hits like "You send Me". But these are two different voices. Listen for yourself to the samples of "Forget" and "Sell Out" above, and compare them with samples from any Sam Cooke collection. Both the similarities and the differences should be clear.

If reissues like "Jubilation, Vol. 2" had proper liner notes (Compare the awesome Tony Heilbut collections "When Gospel was Gospel" on Shanachie, or the seminal "The Gospel Sound" on Columbia) then confusion like this would be avoided.

Solid Gospel Intro.......2001-01-24

This CD is a very solid intro to gospel recorded in the "Golden Age" - 1940's and 1950's. The recording quality is uneven, but the performances are outstanding. Many of gospel's most famous groups are represented - The Soul Stirrers, Majalia Jackson, The Staple Singers and many more. Jackson is represented by "How I Got Over," her biggest hit on Apollo Records before she was signed by Columbia (and her style subdued to suit the mass-market) "Jesus, I'll Never Forget" highlights the incredible harmonizing of the Soul Stirrers, with R.H. Harris as lead vocalist. (Harris, of course, was later replaced by Sam Cooke who would go on to fame as a solo pop and soul artist) If nothing else, buy the disc for the live version of "Walk Around Heaven All Day" by the Caravans - Albertina Walker's voice is absolutely unworldly. Overall, this is a great introduction to a wide variety of groups and styles.

Average customer rating:

Jubilation, Vol. 2
Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
Manufacturer: Justin Time Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000021AS
Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

How I Got Over
Wake Up Singing (In The Morning Time)
Lord I Know I've Been Changed
Jesus Lover Of My Soul
Lord Help Me To Hold Out
You Brought The Sunshine (Into My Life)
There's Nothing God Can't Do
God Is Love (I'm Gonna Walk And Talk)

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Jesus I'll Never Forget - The Soul Stirrers
2. How I Got Over - Mahalia Jackson
3. Heavenly Gospel Train [*] - The Heavenly Gospel Singers
4. Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor - Norfolk Jubilee Quartet
5. By and By, Pts. 1 & 2
6. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [*] - The Harmonizing Four
7. Walk Around Heaven All Day - The Caravans
8. Too Close to Heaven - Beale Streeters, Prof. Alex Bradford
9. Let's Talk About Jesus - Bells of Joy
10. Burying Ground - Nightingales, The Nightingales
11. Give Me My Flowers [*] - The Consolers
12. Sell Out to the Master - The Christland Singers
13. Uncloudy Day - The Staple Singers
14. Our Father - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama
15. (You Can't Hurry God) He's Right on Time - The Original Gospel Harmonettes
16. My Rock - The Swan Silvertones
17. Rough Side of the Mountain [*] - Rev. F.C. Barnes,
18. Love of God [*] - Rev. James Cleveland, Voices of Tabernacle