The Essential Gospel Sampler - Featuring: The Golden Gate Quartet, Marion Williams, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Staple Singers, Paul Robeson, Mahalia Jackson / Columbia Audio CD 1994 / 509593 2

UPC 5099750959329

The Golden Gate Quartet (a.k.a. The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet) is an American vocal group. It was formed in 1934 and, with changes in membership, remains active.

Marion Williams (August 29, 1927 – July 2, 1994) was an American gospel singer.

The Dixie Hummingbirds are an influential American gospel music group, spanning more than 80 years from the jubilee quartet style of the 1920s, through the "hard gospel" quartet style of gospel's golden age in the 1940s and 1950s, to the eclectic pop-tinged songs of today. The Hummingbirds inspired a number of imitators, such as Jackie Wilson and James Brown, who adapted the shouting style and enthusiastic showmanship of hard gospel to secular themes to help create soul music in the 1960s.

The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21, 2013), Pervis (November 18, 1935 – May 6, 2021),^[2][3] and Mavis (b. 1939). Yvonne (October 23, 1937 – April 10, 2018) replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hits "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", and "Let's Do It Again". While the family name is Staples, the group used "Staple" commercially.

Paul Leroy Robeson (/ˈroʊbsən/ ROHB-sən; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, stage and film actor, athlete, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.

Mahalia Jackson (/məˈheɪliə/ mə-HAY-lee-ə; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S. During a time when racial segregation was pervasive in American society, she met considerable and unexpected success in a recording career, selling an estimated 22 million records and performing in front of integrated and secular audiences in concert halls around the world.

Tracklist:

1.  Swing Down Chariot (3:29)*
The Golden Gate Quartet

2.  What Could I Do (2:28)
Marion Williams

3.  When The Gates Swing Open (3:50)
The Dixie Hummingbirds

4.  Glory, Glory Hallelujah! (2:30)
The Staple Singers

5.  Hide Me In Thy Bosom (1:56)
The Dixie Hummingbirds

6.  Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (4:07)
Frances Steadman accompanied by The Stars Of Faith

7.  It’s A Highway To Heaven (3:09)
Alex Bradford

8.  My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real) (3:38)
Mahalia Jackson accompanied by The Mildred Falls Trio

9.  Somebody Bigger Than You Or I (4:17)
Marion Williams accompanied by The Stars Of Faith.

10. Didn’t It Rain (2:37)
Mahalia Jackson accompanied by The Mildred Falls Trio

11. Trouble Of This World (2:42)*
The Landfordaires

12. Git On Board, Little Chillun/
Li’l David (3:24)*
Paul Robeson

13. Hush! (3:10)*
The Golden Gate Quartet

14. In The Upper Room (7:10)
Mahalia Jackson accompanied by
The Jack Halloran Singers

15. Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody (5:52)
The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir

16. How I Got Over (6:38)**
Mahalia Jackson accompanied by Mildred Falls

17. What You Gonna Do? (2:37)
The Staple Singers

18. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (2:38)
The Staple Singers

19. If You See My Saviour (4:52)
Alex Bradford

20. Strange Man (4:06)*
Dorothy Love Coates