This is a last-minute substitution. I had the Statesmen's Peace, O Lord all ripped and scanned and ready to go--then I discovered that Sony Music Entertainment has it available as a digital download (with two bonus tracks). Always check to see if your budget RCA Camden LP is available in digital form from Sony. Just simple common sense.
Luckily, I found this one--Songs of Faith--last week, so here it is. I didn't have a chance to give each track the good listen it deserves--I was in a rush and listening for clicks, pops, and other issues--but I can tell you that 1) the singing is of the usual superb quality, and 2) most tracks are slow in tempo, save for one medium tempo number and a delightful uptempo song from 1956 called I'm Gonna Walk with My Friend Jesus. There are two moments of treble-range distortion on one of the tracks (don't ask me which--I don't remember) that don't appear to be related to surface issues, so either a microphone was acting up during the session, or something happened with the mastering. It wasn't me! I corrected the brief sections the best I could with EQ'ing. You may not even notice them. If not, forget I mentioned them. (Distorted moments? What distorted moments?)
Forget I mentioned it. (Mentioned what?) Exactly.
He Set Me Free, which appears on side 2, is a typo--it's actually He Sets Me Free, originally released as a single in 1959. I was relieved to discover this, since of course there's a hugely famous Albert E. Brumley song called He Set Me Free, and I couldn't picture another, later song using that title. But you never know.
The first four tracks were recorded by the group especially for this 1964 LP--the rest date from 1956 to 1960. Great stuff.
Enjoy!
DOWNLOAD: Songs of Faith--The Statesmen Quartet w. Hovie Lister
How Great Thou Art (Recorded for this LP)
Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone (Same)
Beyond the Gates (Same)
If I Can Help Somebody (Same)
I'm Gonna Walk with My Friend Jesus (1956)
'Til the Last Leaf Shall Fall (1957)
There's Room at the Cross (Stamphill; 1959)
How Long Has It Been? (Lister; 1956)
He Set (sic) Me Free (He Sets Me Free; 1959)
To Me It's So Wonderful (1960)
Songs of Faith--The Statesmen Quartet w. Hovie Lister (RCA Camden CAL-843; 1964)
Lee
2 comments:
The Statesmen are good, but when are you going to share some Blackwood Brothers? Now they're the cat's meow! :)
You know, I love both groups - but I REALLY love the Statemen. Great record.
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