Wade in the Water, Vol. 3: African American Gospel - The Pioneering Composers

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Overview

Wade in the Water, Vol. III: African American Gospel focuses on six of the pioneering composers of the genre -- Rev. Charles Albert Tindley, Lucie Eddie (Elizabeth) Campbell, Rev. William Herbert Brewster, Roberta Martin, Kenneth Morris and the incomparable Thomas A. Dorsey. Recorded between 1992 and 1993, the disc features new renditions of such perennials as "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," "Precious Lord," "How I Got Over" and "We'll Understand It Better By and By." ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	05/01/1994
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074007426
Rank:	101643

Tracks

1. Stand by Me  - Lou Bell Johnson  - Charles Albert Tindley
2. We'll Understand It Better By and By  - Toshi Reagon  - Charles Albert Tindley
3. What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?  - Michelle Lanchester  - Bernice Johnson Reagon  - Charles Albert Tindley  -  Yesmeen
4. Something Within  - Lucie E. Campbell
5. He'll Understand and Say Well Done  - Lucie E. Campbell  - Donald Vails
6. Touch Me Lord Jesus  - Lucie E. Campbell  - Michelle Lanchester  - Bernice Johnson Reagon  -  Yasmeen
7. It's a Highway to Heaven (Walking up the King's Highway)  - Thomas A. Dorsey  - Donald Vails
8. Little Wooden Church on a Hill  - Thomas A. Dorsey
9. I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor (If You See My Savior)  - Thomas A. Dorsey  - Michelle Lanchester  -  Sweet Honey in the Rock
10. How I Got Over  - William Herbert Brewster  - Anna Brooks  -  Richard Allen Singers
11. Speak to Me Jesus  - William Herbert Brewster  - Evelyn Harris  - Aisha Kahlil  -  Sweet Honey in the Rock  -  Yasmeen
12. Does Jesus Care?  - Horace Clarence Boyer  - Kenneth S. Morris  - Donald Vails
13. Just a Closer Walk With Thee  -  Sweet Honey in the Rock  -  Traditional
14. God Is Still on the Throne  - Roberta Martin  - Donald Vails
15. God Specializes  - Gloria Griffin  - Donald Vails
16. Precious Lord  - Carolyn Bolger Payne  - Thomas A. Dorsey

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rev. Donald Vails   Primary Artist
Lou Bell Johnson   Primary Artist
Carolyn Bolger-Payne   Primary Artist
Yesmeen   Primary Artist
Horace Clarence Boyer   Primary Artist
Sweet Honey in the Rock   Primary Artist
Yasmeen   Primary Artist
Evelyn Harris   Primary Artist
Toshi Reagon   Primary Artist
Michelle Lanchester   Primary Artist
Richard Allen Singers   Primary Artist
Aisha Kahlil   Primary Artist
Gloria Griffin   Primary Artist
Bernice Johnson Reagon   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rev. Donald Vails   Performer
Bill McElroy   Engineer
David Glasser   Mastering
Charles Albert Tindley   Composer
Lou Bell Johnson   Performer
Rev. William Herbert Brewster   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Matt Walters   Production Coordination
Art Steele   Engineer
Carolyn Bolger-Payne   Performer
Yesmeen   Performer
Judi Moore Latta   Producer
Horace Clarence Boyer   Performer
Anna Brooks   Composer
Carol Hardy   Design
Traditional   Composer
Sweet Honey in the Rock   Performer
Bernice Johnson Reagon   Producer,Performer
Evelyn Harris   Performer
Doug Conroy   Engineer
Toshi Reagon   Producer,Performer
Lucie E. Campbell   Composer
Kenneth S. Morris   Composer
Roberta Martin   Composer
Michelle Lanchester   Performer
Mike Zook   Engineer
Richard Allen Singers   Performer
Aisha Kahlil   Performer
Anthony Seeger   Production Coordination
Al Smith   Paintings
Gloria Griffin   Composer,Performer
Yasmeen   Performer