Spirituals

by Jessye Norman

Spirituals cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1979
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:25
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Norman is accompanied by Dalton Baldwin, who shares the arranging credits with her and Willis Patterson, across seventeen spirituals including 'Ev'ry Time I Feel de Spirit', 'There Is a Balm in Gilead' and 'Were You There'. The recording was reissued on compact disc in 1990.

Genres

Descriptors: female-vocals, spirituality, piano, traditional, majestic

Tracklist

  1. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray (3:15)
  2. My Lord, what a morning (3:55)
  3. Do Lawd, Oh Do Lawd (1:57)
  4. There's A Man Going Round (3:07)
  5. Ev'ry time I feel de spirit (1:59)
  6. There is a balm in Gilead (3:17)
  7. Gospel Train (1:15)
  8. Great Day (2:07)
  9. Mary Had A Baby (3:04)
  10. Live a humble (2:00)
  11. Walk together children (2:10)
  12. Were You There (4:46)
  13. Hush Somebody's callin' my name (2:29)
  14. Soon ah will be done (2:19)
  15. Give Me Jesus (4:45)

Credits

  • Jessye Norman - primary artist, soprano vocals
  • Max Piquep茅 - liner notes
  • Bart Mulder - photography by

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