query: who wrote the gospel song it is well with my soul

pos: It Is Well with My Soul It Is Well with My Soul "It Is Well With My Soul" is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. First published in "Gospel Songs No. 2" by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships. This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the death of his son at the age of two and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined

pos: It Is Well with My Soul Chart Top 100 with all proceeds from the sale of this single going to the relief effort. The song features Darlene Zschech as lead vocalist, with a new added bridge composed by Reuben Morgan and Ben Fielding, and was recorded in Sydney, Australia in three days, mixed in England overnight and mastered in Los Angeles, before being released in the iTunes Store the following weekend. It Is Well with My Soul "It Is Well With My Soul" is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. First published in "Gospel Songs No. 2" by Ira Sankey

pos: It Is Well with My Soul It Is Well with My Soul "It Is Well With My Soul" is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. First published in "Gospel Songs No. 2" by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships. This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the death of his son at the age of two and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined

neg: I Know Where I've Been acceptance is one that hits home without preachiness." SparksUnderland wrote "The soul gospel filled number, 'I Know Where I've Been', seemed to raise the hairs on the back of my neck along with every other audience member there." A series of reviews compiled by NMST described the song as "soulful", a "powerful gospel-like blues ballad", "spiritual", "dramatic", and "knockout anthem". I Know Where I've Been "I Know Where I've Been" is a gospel-style, soul song from the musical "Hairspray". It is performed by "Motormouth" Maybelle. During the filming of the scene in the movie, technical issues forced the crew to

neg: Deniece Williams Surrender All", she won the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female. During 1999 she released another Gospel album, "This Is My Song", on Harmony Records. The album rose to No. 14 on the "Billboard" Top Gospel Albums chart. As well This Is My Song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. Williams went on to release a R&B studio album, "Love, Niecy Style", produced by Philly Soul veteran Bobby Eli, in April 2007 on Shanachie Records. Love, Niecy Style rose to No. 41 on the "Billboard" R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. On October 13, 2007 Williams performed

neg: Drift Away country song"). Garth Brooks for the 2013 "Blue-Eyed Soul" album in the "Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences" compilation. Temuera Morrison recorded and included Drift Away in his 2014 debut album "Tem". Country music star, Lynn Anderson (who was the partner of Mentor Williams who wrote the song), recorded a gospel version that was rewritten by Williams for her 2015 gospel album, Drift Away, which would become her final album. A country version was recorded by Narvel Felts in 1973. Felts' version — which changed the lyrics "I wanna get lost in your rock and roll"

neg: Philip Bliss Philip Bliss Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Almost Persuaded"; "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!"; "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; "Wonderful Words of Life"; and the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul." Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum. Bliss was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in a log cabin. His father was Mr. Isaac Bliss, who taught the family to pray daily. Isaac

neg: Woody Rock Records in May 2002. The album was moderately successful within the gospel scene, reaching #5 on the gospel charts. "Soul Music" was dedicated to the memory of Woody's mother, who died of liver disease the year before, and features Woody's cover version of her favorite gospel song, "I Won't Complain". After the release of "Soul Music", Woody returned to Def Soul and re-joined Dru Hill for the "Dru World Order" LP. That album's "My Angel" is a dedication to his mother, and precedes "How Could You," a gospel song. More recently, Woody contributed vocals to DJ Blaqstarr's "Supastarr" EP, released

neg: Lose My Soul in 2008. The song was included on the 2008 compilation, "WOW Hits 2009" album. The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Short Form Music Video of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards held on February 18, 2010. Lose My Soul "Lose My Soul" is a song by TobyMac from his third studio album, "Portable Sounds" (2007). It features gospel artist Kirk Franklin and contemporary Christian singer Mandisa and was released in 2008 as the fifth single from the album. The song was written by McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, and Michael Ripoll. "Lose My Soul" didn't become a

neg: Bury My Body Bury My Body "Bury My Body" is a traditional gospel blues song. It is also known as "(Lord) I Don't Care Where Dey (They, You) Bury My Body" and "My Soul Is Gonna Live with God". The origins of the song are obscure. The earliest recording may be by the Norfolk Jazz and Jubilee Quartets, as "Lord, I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body", in 192729. The various titles are taken from the chorus: "Bury my body, Lord, I don't care where; for my soul is gonna live with God". As is common with traditional songs, the words vary

neg: My Happiness (Powderfinger song) the loneliness that came as a result. It was inspired by his love of gospel and soul music. The rest of the band are co-credited with Fanning for composing the track. Despite its melancholy mood, "My Happiness" is considered by many to be a love song, a suggestion Fanning regards as mystifying. "My Happiness" was released as a single with "My Kind of Scene" as a B-side. It was instantly successful, charting highly in Australia and New Zealand. It won an ARIA Award and an APRA Award and topped the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2000 as well as coming

neg: Lose My Soul Lose My Soul "Lose My Soul" is a song by TobyMac from his third studio album, "Portable Sounds" (2007). It features gospel artist Kirk Franklin and contemporary Christian singer Mandisa and was released in 2008 as the fifth single from the album. The song was written by McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, and Michael Ripoll. "Lose My Soul" didn't become a hit until a year after its release, peaking at No. 2 on both the US Hot Christian Songs chart and the US Hot Christian AC chart. It was ranked the thirteenth most-played song on "R&R"s Year-End Top Christian CHR Songs chart

neg: One More Try (George Michael song) UK", a tribute to UK soul artists. It was released in the UK on 23 October 2011. The B-sides are remixes of Freeez's single "Southern Freeez", the original of which also appears on "Soul UK". In regards to her version of "One More Try", Knight said "Everyone knew who George Michael was, but this song is when he became the real thing in my mind. He channelled a gospel sound, black America, ate it up, Britain followed and then the whole world. I took that sound, and going back to my own church roots, I ran with it." George Michael

neg: Soul Power (album) the balladry of "Castaway". The lyrics of the somber, gospel-inspid song "Freedom" imply a connection with roots of soul music and slavery. "Keep on Shining" is shaped by a dynamic rhythm reminiscent of northern soul paired with brass flair and falsetto backing vocals. Harding was commended for his voice. "Harding's ability to keep every song in line with his personable singing and no-nonsense guitar is what makes this LP truly special – well, that and the fact that there’s not a bum track on it," wrote Michael Toland of "Blurt". "Harding is an undeniably versatile vocal talent, as you’d expect

neg: Father Stretch My Hands "Panda", performed by Desiigner. A 'rough cut' of the song was first released online in February 2016. "GQ" wrote that the two-part track "begins as a gospel song about models, transitions halfway into a soul-baring confessional dance track, then drops in two entire verses of an entirely different song about drug-dealing and cars by an 18-year-old Brooklyn rapper, before resolving into a meditative piece for vocoder by a contemporary classical composer and ending with a snippet of the sampled gospel song that the whole thing started from, just to remind you how far we've traveled from there in the span

neg: Annie Hawks with her daughter and son-in-law. She died there on January 3, 1918, and is interred at the Hoosick Rural Cemetery. Annie Hawks Annie Hawks (May 28, 1836 - January 3, 1918) was an American poet and gospel hymnist who wrote a number of hymns with her pastor, Robert Lowry. She contributed to several popular Sunday school hymnbooks, and wrote the lyrics to a number of well-known hymns including: "I Need Thee Every Hour"; "Thine, Most Gracious Lord"; "Why Weepest Thou? Who Seekest Thou?"; "Full and Free Salvation" and "My Soul Is Anchored". Annie Sherwood was born on May 28, 1836,

neg: Beverlei Brown on the Full Flava's song "Love Holds No Limit", which was released on the Flava's studio album "Colour of My Soul". Beverlei Brown Beverlei Brown is a British rhythm and blues and soul music singer. Brown gleaned her singing skills from her mother, who sang in her church's choir in Birmingham, England. When she was old enough, Brown sang with the choir and eventually became the leader. She performed a solo with the Clark Sisters at the gospel wailers' U.K. concert and caught a sweet break with the Fine Young Cannibals, who needed some gospel singers for an album project;

neg: Annie Hawks Annie Hawks Annie Hawks (May 28, 1836 - January 3, 1918) was an American poet and gospel hymnist who wrote a number of hymns with her pastor, Robert Lowry. She contributed to several popular Sunday school hymnbooks, and wrote the lyrics to a number of well-known hymns including: "I Need Thee Every Hour"; "Thine, Most Gracious Lord"; "Why Weepest Thou? Who Seekest Thou?"; "Full and Free Salvation" and "My Soul Is Anchored". Annie Sherwood was born on May 28, 1836, in Hoosick, New York. Her ancestry on her father's side was English, and on her mother's side, remotely, Holland Dutch.

neg: (You're My) Soul and Inspiration (You're My) Soul and Inspiration "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" is a song by American pop duo the Righteous Brothers. It was the group's first hit after leaving their long-time producer Phil Spector. The song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who also wrote the group's first hit "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" along with Phil Spector. It is the title track of their album. The single peaked at No. 1 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, and reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. "Billboard" ranked the record as the No. 3 single for 1966. The

neg: Hallelujah! (gospel song) Hallelujah! (gospel song) "Hallelujah!" is a 1992 song from "", a Grammy award winning Reprise Records concept album. The song is a soulful re-interpretation of the "Hallelujah" chorus from "Messiah, "George Frideric Handel's well-known oratorio from 1741. It is performed by a choir of all-star gospel, contemporary Christian, R&B and jazz singers, along with several actors. The song was arranged and produced by Take 6 alumnus Mervyn Warren, and conducted by Quincy Jones. "Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration" won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 1992, as well as a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album

neg: Louise Setara mother, Lorraine. She decided at the age of seven that she wanted to become a professional singer, when a member of The Drifters performed at a wedding she was attending and invited her on stage to sing "My Girl" with him. Setara was signed up at the age of 15 by producer Kwame Kwaten, who spotted her at a talent contest. Her singing style is described as a mixture of soul and gospel. She wrote her first song, "Wrong Again," with composers Peter Gordeno and Chris Porter. Another of the tracks on "Still Waters" is performed with the South African

neg: Villa Rica historical markers gospel-blues song after his wife and newborn son died unexpectedly on August 26 and 27, 1932. That song, Take My Hand, Precious Lord has been translated into 32 languages. Aretha Franklin recorded Take My Hand, Precious Lord in 1956, the same year Tennessee Governor Frank Clement recited it. It became the anthem of Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Summer. Dorsey's friend, Mahalia Jackson, sang it at Martin Luther King, Jr's funeral. Elvis Presley's recording of Dorsey's second-most-popular gospel song, Peace in the Valley, sold millions of copies. For a while, any new gospel-blues song, regardless of who wrote it, was called

neg: The High Road (album) title track, is the fourth song on the album. It is the first to contain spiritual references and is about seeking alternatives to revenge with lyrics like "Still I have faith/Somehow I believe/That if I keep love in my heart/It will find it's way to me". The triple meter, mid-tempo song was influenced by old school jazz, soul music and gospel music. "Anything" is the fifth song on the album, as well as the third and final single. The uptempo track is heavily influenced by urban hip hop and R&B tracks, and lyrically speaks of JoJo falling in love with

neg: Pray (Sam Smith song) about the times you live in. I hadn't done that; I'd just written a bunch of songs about love. So I wanted to write about how I'm now starting to open my eyes, at 25, to what is going on in the rest of the world, and that it's not always pretty." Daniel Kreps of "Rolling Stone" called "Pray" a "gospel-inspired track" that is "bolstered by a textbook but understated Timbaland beat". Winston Cook-Wilson of "Spin" deemed it a "half spare R&B, half gospel shuffle downbeat track". Nick Reilly of "NME" wrote: "The soul-infused track features Timbaland on production duties,

neg: Suitcases (song) Suitcases (song) Suitcases is a song by contemporary Christian-soul musician Dara Maclean from her debut album, "You Got My Attention". It was released on July 5, 2011 on iTunes and nationwide on July 12, 2011, as the first single from the album. Maclean said the song came about by hearing her father up speaking, when he said "you can't run when you're holding suitcases." Maclean co-wrote the song with Ian Eskelin, who also produced it as well. Musically "Suitcases" is a rather soulful song by most of the reviewers. It has been described as a song to give God your

neg: Sam Cooke as lead singer of the gospel group the Soul Stirrers, founded by Harris, who had signed with Specialty Records on behalf of the group. Their first recording under Cooke's leadership was the song "Jesus Gave Me Water" in 1951. They also recorded the gospel songs "Peace in the Valley", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "Jesus Paid the Debt" and "One More River", among many others, some of which he wrote. Cooke was often credited for bringing gospel music to the attention of a younger crowd of listeners, mainly girls who would rush to the stage when the Soul Stirrers

neg: Time Is on My Side side — how else to explain the near-universal apathy to the release of her second album, "Harmonium"?" "Harmonium" was not re-issued to include the song. In 2004, Jimmy Norman, who wrote the lyrics to "Time is on My Side" but whose name was eventually removed from credits, recorded it for the first time as the last track on his album "Little Pieces". In 2007, British soul singer Beverley Knight recorded a version of the song featuring Ronnie Wood for her fifth studio album, "Music City Soul". Time Is on My Side "Time Is on My Side" is a song written

neg: O'Landa Draper B.B. King and other gospel artists such as Albertina Walker and Shirley Caesar. Draper hosted gospel workshops around the world in nations such as Europe and in countries such as the Bahamas. He recorded a live workshop that took place in 1994 in Memphis, Tennessee. It featured artist such as Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams. In that same year, Draper recorded "Live: A Celebration of Praise", his second Grammy nominated album. The album's well known song "My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord" was the only song recorded for VHS. In 1996, Draper recorded for Warner Music Group and released his

neg: When I'm Back on My Feet Again on My Feet Again" peaked at No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart. Warren wrote the song after the death of her father. She is quoted as saying that "the song wrote itself...I was thinking about my dad who had recently passed away, and it just came pouring out." This song was featured in Rocky V, but only in the Director's Cut version When I'm Back on My Feet Again "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" is the title of the fourth single released from Michael Bolton's 1989 album, "Soul Provider". The song was written by noted songwriter Diane

neg: I Lift My Hands have a song for when people look over a grave or lose someone to give them a song of hope. There’s not too many of those songs. There’s 'It Is Well With My Soul' and 'Blessed Be Your Name.' We decided we needed a song for those situations. I co-wrote 'I Lift My Hands' with Louie Giglio and Matt Maher. The song comes out of a struggle Louie had with anxiety and panic. He was struggling with health issues and he felt like everything was shutting down. I remember he would say that at night, everything was dark and consuming.

neg: What a Difference You've Made in My Life was Milsap's version, however, that became better-known. It was released in November 1977 as the second single from the album "It Was Almost Like a Song". The song soon scored the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart and was his ninth No. 1 song on that chart. Milsap re-recorded the song for his 2009 country gospel album, "Then Sings My Soul". B.J. Thomas also covered the song in 1978 on his "Happy Man" album in 1978. What a Difference You've Made in My Life "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan

neg: Danny Gaither he produced a number of albums including "Singing to the World", "It Is Well With My Soul", "Sing a Song of Love" and "Sweet and High". As a soloist, he was a guest on "The 700 Club" on television. The stress of touring affected Dan, and in the early 1990s he experienced problems with his vocal cords. The problems were so severe that he was forced to stop touring, although he was able to occasionally appear with Bill and other fellow gospel singers in the well-known "Homecoming" performances. He also was minister of music at Chesterfield Community Church of God.

neg: Farther Along (song) the song on his gospel album, "Then Sings My Soul". In 2011, Josh Garrels re-arranged the song for his album "Love & War & The Sea In Between". Farther Along (song) "Farther Along" is an American Southern gospel song of disputed authorship. The song deals with a Christian's dismay at the apparent prosperity of the wicked, when contrasted with the suffering of the righteous. The repeated theme is that, "farther along" (in Heaven, perhaps), the truth will be revealed. There are several attributions for the authorship of this song. The oldest known print edition is in the 1911 hymnal "Select

neg: Roosevelt Jamison discovered O.V. Wright and James Carr, who were both with the gospel group The Harmony Echoes. Jamison began writing his own songs, resulting in the hugely successful "That's How Strong My Love Is", which was originally released by O.V. Wright. "That's How Strong My Love Is" was much covered, most notably by Otis Redding, appearing on his 1965 album "The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads", and on "Out of Our Heads" by The Rolling Stones, also in 1965. In 1973 Humble Pie included it on their album "Eat It". The song has also been covered on albums by Taj

neg: Lost in the World Lost in the World "Lost in the World" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010). The song features vocals by Justin Vernon of indie folk band Bon Iver, as well as sampling his 2009 song "Woods". It also contains portions of "Soul Makossa" written by Manu Dibango, and samples of "Comment No. 1", performed by Gil Scott-Heron. It was produced by West and Jeff Bhasker, who wrote the track with Vernon and Malik Jones. "Lost in the World" was initially leaked on September 29, 2010

neg: Cold Blue Excursion electric guitar around his neck — summed the album up as well as the quotes from Woody Guthrie printed inside along the track list —""A song was just a song to me...In my own mind, a song is just a song..."" All the songs were far removed from the group's style. Three other fellow members (John Godfrey, Colin Earl, Joe Rush) only appeared on one track, and the songs varied from gospel and soul to introspective ballads, mostly with full strings and brass accompaniments, and in one case a trad jazz band. Harmonica and kazoo, which Dorset used on most

neg: The Trouble with Love Is "Billboard" wrote a positive review, noting that Clarkson "mines her soulful side and riffs like a sista with the gospel-drenched [track]." Caroline Sullivan of "The Guardian" praised the singer, writing that "[l]ike her fellow Texan Beyoncé, she has a background in the church, and it shows in the phrasing of the torchy song." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song a "durable soul number reminiscent of Mariah Carey's 'Vision of Love'. A writer of the website Sputnikmusic named it a "swooning, soulful, radiant song, with gospel-esque background vocals in the chorus that stands out amongst most pop music that

neg: Deliver (Fifth Harmony song) September 8, 2017, they performed "Deliver" on "Live with Kelly and Ryan". It was included on the set list for the PSA Tour. "Deliver" is a R&B, pop, and soul song that lasts three minutes and 26-seconds. The instrumentation includes a piano and "trap-lite beats". Rob Copsey of the Official Charts Company cited the composition as an example of how the group experiments with "vintage R&B-soul". "Stereogum"'s Chris DeVille identified the song as "piano-powered [and] gospel-tinged", and compared it to R. Kelly's 2007 single "I'm a Flirt". For "Deliver", Fifth Harmony sing about sexuality, though lyrics such as: "Yeah, my

neg: Cissy Houston (album) Cissy Houston (album) Cissy Houston is the second studio album by American soul/gospel singer Cissy Houston, released in 1977 on Private Stock Records as the follow-up to her debut album, "Presenting Cissy Houston". The original recording was re-mastered and includes extensive liner notes and re-released on CD under Cherry Red Records in 2013. The album was produced and arranged by Michael Zager and features pop/soul cover versions of Elton John's "Your Song", "Make It Easy on Yourself", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as covers of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Tomorrow" from the musical

neg: Cissy Houston (album) "Annie". U.S., UK Vinyl, LP Album Cissy Houston (album) Cissy Houston is the second studio album by American soul/gospel singer Cissy Houston, released in 1977 on Private Stock Records as the follow-up to her debut album, "Presenting Cissy Houston". The original recording was re-mastered and includes extensive liner notes and re-released on CD under Cherry Red Records in 2013. The album was produced and arranged by Michael Zager and features pop/soul cover versions of Elton John's "Your Song", "Make It Easy on Yourself", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as covers of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My

neg: Say Yes (Michelle Williams song) mixed review, Vulture columnist Lindsey Weber wrote that the song is not "a total mess" and that listeners might sing the praises in the song along with it. At the 2014 Soul Train Music Awards, "Say Yes" is currently nominated in the category for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song. In the United States, following its premiere "Say Yes" peaked at number nineteen on the US "Billboard" Twitter Top Tracks chart. Following its release, "Say Yes" entered the top ten of the "Billboard" Hot Gospel Songs chart at number five in its second week of charting on the issue dated June 21, 2014

neg: Minnie Riperton You" by the Girls Three and 1967's "My Baby's Real" by the Starlets. The latter has achieved cult status with northern soul fans and remains a favorite. It was a Motown-style song reminiscent of Tammi Terrell. In 1968, "Watered Down" was released as a follow-up, under the name The Starlets. It was the last release of Riperton's former girl group. While a part of Studio Three, Riperton met her mentor, producer Billy Davis, who wrote her first local hit, "Lonely Girl", as well as "You Gave Me Soul". In honor of Davis, she used the pseudonym Andrea Davis for the

neg: Brandy (album) looove that album [...] songs i liked were "I Wanna Be Down" and "Always on My Mind"... nice." Fellow neo soul artist Jill Scott particularly praised the songs "Sunny Day" and "Always On My Mind" saying "I listen to her shit all the time". Pop group Karmin's song "Brokenhearted" was inspired by Brandy's song of the same name. Canadian recording artist Drake sampled all three parts of "I Dedicate" on his 2016 album "VIEWS" for the song "Fire & Desire". Gospel recording artists The Walls Group remade the song "Always On My Mind", turning it into "God On My Mind".

neg: Curtis Harding 5. "Clash" Robin Murray wrote that the song was "a driven return, a solid return". Harding describes his genre as "slop 'n' soul", joining soul music with blues, gospel, psychedelia, R&B, and rock. "Slop" symbolizes Southern culture ("that's what you give to pigs"), and soul represents the music of his youth. "Soul is an experience," Harding told "GQ" magazine in 2017. "It can be in the way you dress, the way you talk, the way you sit down in a chair. It's a feeling that you can translate to someone with whatever you're doing." His musical style has elements that

neg: The Gypsy in My Soul repertoire, as it has been recorded by over 100 artists. The Gypsy in My Soul "The Gypsy in My Soul" is a popular song written for the 50th anniversary of the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig show in 1937 by two Penn graduates, Clay Boland and Moe Jaffe. Boland wrote the music and Jaffe the lyrics. Although both men had long since graduated, it had become the practice at the time for professionals, rather than students, to compose songs for the show. Although the song did not become a big hit at the time it was written, it has

neg: The Life of Pablo observing that ""Pablo" frequently (some might say abruptly) toggles between Sad Kanye and the bombastic and celebratory Kanye." "The Daily Telegraph" described West as "constantly veering between swaggering bravado and insecurity bordering on paranoia, smashing the sacred against the profane and disrupting his own flowing grooves with interjections that sound like they are spilling over from another studio altogether." "GQ" wrote that the two-part "Father Stretch My Hands" "begins as a gospel song about fucking models, transitions halfway into a soul-baring confessional dance track, then drops in two entire verses of an entirely different song about drug-dealing and cars by

neg: O'Landa Draper album introduces new songs such as "All about Him", "Clean Me Up" and old favorites such as "My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord". The song "I'll See You Again" is a song dedicated to Draper and his legacy. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album in 2002. Gospel Artist Hezekiah Walker in a tribute to Draper, performed "I've Got a Reason to Praise the Lord" in his live recording album "Family Affair" in 1999. He renamed the song "I've Got a Reason (Draper's Legacy)." In 2010, the Brat Pack, a Gospel group

neg: Drive My Soul this element could be anything you feel drives your soul and keeps you in the right path: your parents, a friend, or even something supernatural or a religious element. Lights has stated that "Drive My Soul" was actually a song where she had the title first before she even wrote the lyrics. She's said it all started when she was listening to an indie radio station, and heard a song which she thought had the lyrics "Drive My Soul" sung in a really beautiful way. After hearing the song, Lights, searched for the lyrics and to her surprise the lyrics

neg: Crush My Soul purely positive intentions. Dig for it." On the "Ultramix" version of the song, "The Wire" wrote, "Even the rather ponderous industrial menace of Godflesh is transformed in their 'Ultramix' of 'Crush My Soul', although...it's too long." Originally, Broadrick wanted to recruit Swiss artist H. R. Giger to direct "Crush My Soul's" music video, but he proved too expensive. The video was ultimately directed by photographer Andres Serrano, who was known for his controversial 1987 photograph "Piss Christ". The video, which was Serrano's debut music video, featured the band performing in the Angel Orensanz Synagogue interspersed with clips of cockfighting and

neg: The Gypsy in My Soul The Gypsy in My Soul "The Gypsy in My Soul" is a popular song written for the 50th anniversary of the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig show in 1937 by two Penn graduates, Clay Boland and Moe Jaffe. Boland wrote the music and Jaffe the lyrics. Although both men had long since graduated, it had become the practice at the time for professionals, rather than students, to compose songs for the show. Although the song did not become a big hit at the time it was written, it has become a classic over the decades, particularly in the jazz

neg: Horatio Spafford me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. (Refrain:) It is well (it is well), with my soul (with my soul), It is well, it is well with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul. My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to His cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

neg: Can't Hold Us of 2013" by Spotify. "Can't Hold Us" was generally well received by music critics. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song four stars out of five, praising its "infectious, soul-soaked piano line and beats more vibrant than Rio de Janeiro's finest carnival floats". Writing for The Edge, Hannah Mylrea rated the song 9/10 and complimented the duo's dynamism, deeming it "another massive summer hit". AllMusic's David Jeffries also gave it four stars on five and wrote: "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis combine the handclapping, foot-stomping, and propulsive rhythms of old-fashioned gospel music with an infectious, uplifting chorus that could have

neg: Fallin' in Love (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds song) song did not gain popularity in the United States until the following year following the success of the first two singles, "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams". Though it did well in several countries, it achieved a minor success in comparison with previous releases. This song has had remix versions. The album version is a midtempo pop-soul number that is faithful to the original Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds version with some additional lyrics; however, the version that was released late in 1996 to U.S. Top 40 radio, was a dance remix. "Billboard" wrote about the song: "German duo gives

neg: Kathy Troccoli of their 1969 song "I Can Hear Music", itself a cover of a Phil Spector song. The Beach Boys sing on the track as well, providing harmonies and backing vocals. Troccoli wrote several Christian books in collaboration with Dee Brestin, and also wrote some of her own as well. These books included "Hope for a Woman's Heart", "Falling in Love With Jesus" (with Brestin), "Living in Love with Jesus" (with Brestin), "Forever in Love with Jesus" (with Brestin), "Am I Not Still God?", "My Life Is in Your Hands", and "Seven Celebrations for the Soul". She has been a speaker,

neg: Under His Wings (Manders) under his wings. Under his wings, there my soul finds peace.Even through the storm, I can trust him;He redeemeth me.Whom from thy love can sever? I find my strength in thee.Safely abide forever under his wings.I shall not fear. I'm in the shadow of his wings,and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.I will sing: He is my fortress, my Redeemer. I will worship Christ the King, and he shall hide me under his wings.Under his wings, my soul shall abide,Safely abide forever. Under His Wings (Manders) Under His Wings is a soulful gospel song composed by

neg: Soul of a Man (song) Soul of a Man (song) "(The) Soul of a Man" is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1930. As with most of Johnson's songs, it deals with a spiritual theme within a blues musical framework. Accompanying Johnson (vocal and guitar) is Willie B. Harris, sometimes identified as his first wife, who sang harmony on the refrain: The song was released during the Depression "when the mood of the country had darkened" and in 1930, Johnson's records, with their religious themes, were "selling almost twice as many copies as Bessie Smith, and three and four times as

neg: Rodney Griffin Rodney Griffin Rodney Griffin is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter currently performing with Greater Vision. Griffin has been named favorite songwriter in the Singing News Fan Awards every year from 1998 to 2016. He was also named Favorite Baritone in 2006. Many of his songs, including "My Name is Lazarus" (1999), "Just One More Soul" (2000), "Just Ask" (2003), "Faces" (2005), and "Preacher Tell Me Like It Is" (2014) have won Favorite Song. In 2014, at the Singing News Fan Awards Greater Vision received Favorite Song Award for, as Wolfe calls it "Our Preacher Song," entitled "Preacher Tell Me

neg: Crush My Soul loop." Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "Songs like 'Anything Is Mine' and 'Crush My Soul', the latter infused with a strange breathing rhythm loop, or so it sounds, capture this version of major-label Godflesh pretty well, both unpleasant enough to keep the wimps away and accessible enough to win over the more open-minded." Ira A. Robbins of Trouser Press wrote, "the screaming 'Crush My Soul' demonstrate[s] an incipient sense of melody". Writing for "Billboard", Larry Flick praised the single, saying, "Many may misread the passionate plea as angst, but buried deep beneath the cold, isolationist shell is a core with

neg: Ugly (Fantasia song) love". She advocates for female empowerment and explores expectations regarding beauty with lyrics like: "With dirt on my hands and scrapes on my knees/Feeling like nothing can wash it off clean/Tell your girls it's a beautiful thing/Just trust me/It's far from ugly." The lyrics also feature the importance of love, with Fantasia singing: "Thank you for that good good man who loves me." Alex Mcpherson interpreted Fantasia's delivery of the lyric "Give me good food that sticks to my bones" as incorporating gospel elements into the song. According to music critics, the lyrics encompass various meanings. Mike Wass wrote that

neg: Get Well Soon (song) Well Soon" at Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande co-wrote the song, and Williams produced it. It is a soul ballad that runs for five minutes and twenty-two seconds. The singer's vocals are stacked (layered); Grande intended them to represent "all the voices in [her] head talking to one another." "Pitchfork" editor Jillian Mapes called "Get Well Soon" a "career-defining moment" and praised it as "the sort of freeform, self-help soul ballad you’d maybe expect to round out a Beyoncé opus" and wrote: "Anyone who knows how gracefully Grande handled the horrific events at her

neg: Maurice White went on to produce Ramsey Lewis' 1975 & 1976 albums "Sun Goddess" and "Salongo". He also guested on Weather Report's 1978 album "Mr. Gone". White went on to collaborate with gospel artist Walter Hawkins's on his 1980 album "The Hawkins Family". Additionally he co-wrote the song "Only In Chicago" with Barry Manilow from his 1980 platinum album "Barry". He also guested on the Tubes 1982 album "Outside Inside". White produced Jennifer Holliday's Grammy nominated 1983 LP "Feel My Soul". As a composer he worked with English band ABC on their debut 1983 album The Lexicon of Love which went Gold

neg: Springfield (album) Springfield (album) Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day", the traditional "Silent Night", "You Had It Comin’", a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal, and the pop single, "Run Away Love", which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo film "Une Chance Sur Deux". The album was recorded in English and released in France, Belgium and Switzerland. The album was released in the United States in 2002. "Springfield" won Best Gospel Album, and singles from the album, "Shine" and "Save My Soul," took Best Gospel

neg: Bryan Andrew Wilson we're looking for." After seven years of trying to find a new musical footing, Wilson finally hit pay dirt in 2014 with the release of the haunting ballad, "Turning Away." It reached No. 15 on Billboard Magazine's Gospel Airplay chart and No. 21 on its Hot Gospel Songs chart. "My message is gospel, but I'm singing from my soul, my experience," he told The Clarion Ledger's Jacob Threadgill in an interview. "If you hear a crack in my voice, it is because of the pain that I had to go through." It anchored his fifth album, "The One Percent." The

neg: Music of Georgia (U.S. state) started performing in Georgia clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit, fused gospel with blues and boogie-woogie to lay the foundations for rock & roll and soul music, and rank among the most iconic musicians of the 20th century. Ray Charles was also born in Georgia; Charles helped to invent the soul genre by borrowing elements of rhythm and blues, country, jazz, gospel, and blues. Ray Charles (d. 2004) had 3 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Georgia on My Mind" in 1960 (which is the official state song of Georgia). Ray Charles won another Grammy for Album of the

neg: I Am Born to Preach the Gospel "Denomination Blues", and has lyrical resemblances to it, including the striking phrase "educated fool". The singer compares his own experience: with that of educated preachers; and with that of Nicodemus, who according to the Gospel of John at was a ruler of the Jews who visited Jesus by night to learn from Him. I Am Born to Preach the Gospel "I Am Born to Preach the Gospel" is a gospel song recorded in 1928 by Washington Phillips (18801954; vocals and zither) in gospel blues style. His recording is included in the soundtrack of the 2009 movie "My Son, My Son,

neg: True Love (Glenn Frey song) True Love (Glenn Frey song) "True Love" is a song by American musician and singer-songwriter Glenn Frey, a member of the Eagles. It was released as a single from his third studio solo album "Soul Searchin'", in 1988. The single features a ballad version of the track, "Workin' Man" as the B-side. An uptempo version was included on the album. In the liner notes to the original album Glenn Frey wrote of the song "For those of you who have my previous albums, I apologize. I just can't shake my obsession with this Al Green-Memphis thing. Like Wilson Pickett says,

neg: Sing Hallelujah (Dr. Alban song) in the 2000s when it was re-recorded by the artist in new versions. "Billboard" wrote about the song: "Follow-up to "It's My Life" already has enjoyed a very hot run through much of England and Europe. The record's peppy pop/NRG personality is enhanced by rousing handclaps, insistent piano lines, and a chirpy gospel choir. Truly irresistible tune will have you raising your hands to the sky and singing along with the wonderfully catchy chorus." "Music & Media" wrote: "Pulling teeth is apperently not so painful after all, because down at the doctor's a gospel choir breaks loose on a dance

neg: Lisa McClendon Lisa McClendon Edletha Lorraine McClendon (born October 17, 1975; "née", McClendon), who goes by the stage name Lisa McClendon, is an American Jazz gospel Soul artist. She started her music career, in 2002, with the release of "My Diary, Your Life" by Shabach Entertainment. Her second album, "Soul Music", released in 2003 by Epic Records and Integrity Gospel. This would be her "Billboard" magazine breakthrough release upon the Gospel Albums chart. The third album, "Live from the House of Blues", was released in 2006 by Columbia Records alongside Epic Records and Integrity Gospel. The album would chart again, but this

neg: Never Be home as her phone battery was dead. “That is maybe where the repetition came from,” she says. “And that’s my favourite thing about the song, how it feels like a chant you can tell yourself over and over.” Mike Wass of Idolator said; "Never Be" is a "bold and beautiful experiment" In a review on Triple J, it was described as “a searing track" featuring “dark-shaded soul, gospel flair, [and] a smouldering vocal performance. Tom Williams of Music Feeds said; “The track sees Mac’s soulful vocals team up with piano-backed gospel tones and some powerful backing vocals from her little

neg: The Soul Seekers The Soul Seekers The Soul Seekers is an American gospel music group signed to RCA Inspiration, through their affiliation with GospoCentric Records. The group consist of eight members, who are the following; Charlie Bereal, Craig Brockman, Teddy Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Gerald Haddon, Eric Seats, John "Jubu" Smith, and Nisan Stewart. In September 2000, the group started with a performance at Stewart's fathers church in Los Angeles that's Greater Emmanuel Temple Church. The first album came out in 2005, with GospoCentric and My Block Records, "The Soul Seekers", and this would chart on the "Billboard" Gospel Albums chart. Their follow-up album

neg: The Band performances with country singer Emmylou Harris ("Evangeline") and gospel-soul group the Staple Singers ("The Weight"); Scorsese combined these new performances—as well as interviews he had conducted with the group—with the 1976 concert footage. The resulting concert film–documentary was released in 1978, along with a three-LP soundtrack. Helm later wrote about "The Last Waltz" in his autobiography, "This Wheel's on Fire", in which he made the case that it had been primarily Robbie Robertson's project and that Robertson had forced the Band's breakup on the rest of the group. Robertson offered a different take in a 1986 interview: "I made my

neg: Jack Vidgen on "Australia's Got Talent", Vidgen signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. "Yes I Am" was released for digital download on 3 August 2011, as Vidgen's debut single. The song peaked at number 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Vidgen co-wrote the gospel soul-inspired song with former "Australian Idol" vocal coach Erana Clark and producer A2, who also penned the song, "Fly", for Vidgen's debut studio album also titled "Yes I Am". The album was rush-released on 19 August 2011. It contained cover versions Vidgen performed on "Australia's Got Talent", which were all produced by musical director Chong Lim,

neg: Graffiti My Soul the song: "Their songs do really musical, clever things; the stutter-rapping in Graffiti My Soul… They're unbeatable." Graffiti My Soul "Graffiti My Soul" is a song by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their second studio album "What Will the Neighbours Say?" (2004). Written and produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, the track was originally written for Britney Spears. "Graffiti My Soul" includes a sample of Peplab's "It's Not the Drug." Receiving comparisons to Madonna and The Prodigy, "Graffiti My Soul" was lauded by contemporary music critics who praised its innovation. It was expected to

neg: I Wrote a Simple Song "I Wrote a Simple Song" was Preston's first self-produced album. Preston's friend George Harrison played lead guitar on most of the songs, and supplied dobro accompaniment on the title track. The album continued Preston's inclusion of gospel-themed songs which had started with the 1967 album "Club Meeting". The instrumental "Outa-Space" won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1973. All songs by Billy Preston and Joe Greene, except where noted. Side one Side two I Wrote a Simple Song I Wrote a Simple Song is the sixth studio album by American soul musician Billy Preston. Released in November

neg: The Soul Seekers in September 2000, it was not until, April 19, 2005, that they released their debut studio album with GospoCentric Records and My Block Records, "The Soul Seekers". This album would succeed in charting on the "Billboard" Gospel Albums at No. 37. Their second studio album released on November 16, 2010, "Soul Seekers II", this time with My Block and Sovereign Records. The album would again chart on the Gospel Albums chart, but this time higher at No. 11, while it also charted on the Heatseekers Albums at No. 12. This album would receive a three star review from AllMusic's William

neg: It Is Well with My Soul to my soul. But Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait, The sky, not the grave, is our goal; Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord! Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul. And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, A song in the night, oh my soul! </poem> Hillsong Live team recorded a special single in December 2010 to aid victims of the 2010–2011 flooding in Queensland, Australia. It reached the ARIA Singles

neg: On My Own (Yasmin song) Yasmin's "sensational" voice. "On My Own" was positively reviewed by Semper Azeez-Harris from "Blues & Soul", who wrote, "It is an absolutely brilliant single which immediately had me reminiscing with its telling old skool beat produced by the urban producer who seems able to put his hand to any genre, Shy FX." Additionally, Azeez-Harris praised Yasmin's vocal and songwriting abilities, and mentioned, "['On My Own'] is indeed the type of single that every artist would want: different and catchy". A writer for Aslan Media gave the track a positive response, "With a touching voice, talent, and multicultural palette, Yasmin is

neg: Sweets for My Sweet (album) Sweets for My Sweet (album) Sweets for My Sweet is a 1969 album by American recording soul/gospel female group Sweet Inspirations released on Atlantic Records. The album features the groups cover of "Crying in the Rain" which peaked to #42 on Billboards Hot Soul Singles. The song was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers and reached #6 on Billboards Hot 100 chart. Other tracks included are covers of Marvin Gayes' hit "Chained" and The Drifters' "Sweets for My Sweet". Following the album's release, 'Sweet Inspirations' lead singer Cissy Houston left the group to pursue a solo career. Houston released several

neg: Sweets for My Sweet (album) albums, and also supported daughter Whitney Houston throughout her music career. Sweets for My Sweet (album) Sweets for My Sweet is a 1969 album by American recording soul/gospel female group Sweet Inspirations released on Atlantic Records. The album features the groups cover of "Crying in the Rain" which peaked to #42 on Billboards Hot Soul Singles. The song was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers and reached #6 on Billboards Hot 100 chart. Other tracks included are covers of Marvin Gayes' hit "Chained" and The Drifters' "Sweets for My Sweet". Following the album's release, 'Sweet Inspirations' lead singer Cissy Houston

neg: That's the Way God Planned It (song) live album "is worth the retail price just for that track", which he describes as "pure bolts of energy, live on stage". The song continued to be a highlight of Preston's concert performances. In a report for "Blues & Soul" on the London press launch for "I Wrote a Simple Song", David Nathan wrote: "No [Preston] show would be complete without his British hit, 'That's The Way God Planned It' …" Nathan remarked of this song and Preston's cover of the Harrison-written "My Sweet Lord": "Billy Preston is one of the very few artists who manage to draw out all

neg: Anna Spafford children. Her husband, Horatio Spafford wrote the song "It is Well with my soul" after the various tragedies that struck them, which includes the Chicago fire and the loss of their daughters in the sinking of "Ville du Havre". Anna Spafford Anna Spafford (March 16, 1842 – April 17, 1923), born Anne Tobine Larsen Øglende in Stavanger, Norway, was a Norwegian-American woman who settled in Jerusalem, where she and her husband Horatio Spafford were central in establishing the American Colony there in 1881. She was a survivor of the sinking of the French passenger steamer "Ville du Havre" in 1873.

neg: Soul music Estelle and James Stewart, was the second most successful record label behind Motown Records. They were responsible for releasing hits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers and many more. Ahmet Ertegun, who had anticipated being a diplomat until 1944 when his father died, founded Atlantic Records in 1947 with his friend Herb Abramson. Ertegun wrote many songs for Ray Charles and The Clovers. He even sang backup vocals for his artist Big Joe Turner on the song, "Shake Rattle and Roll". Dominated by Berry Gordy's Motown Records empire, Detroit soul is strongly rhythmic and influenced by gospel music.

neg: Precious Memories (hymn) gospel album "Appalachian Gospel". A cover by The Stanley Brothers can be heard on Rick Grimes' (Andrew Lincoln) radio at the beginning of "The Walking Dead" fourth-season premiere episode, "30 Days Without An Accident". Susan Raye's cover was in the opening and closing credits sequences of Paul Schrader's crime drama, "Hardcore (1979)". Aretha Franklin recorded a live version of the song for her album "Amazing Grace" (1972) and Ronnie Milsap for his album "Then Sings My Soul" (2009). Precious Memories (hymn) Precious Memories is a traditional gospel song credited to J.B.F. Wright in 1925. J. B. F. Wright was born

neg: It Is Well with My Soul War I, the American Colony played a critical role in supporting these communities through the great suffering and deprivations by running soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. The colony later became the subject of "Jerusalem" by the Nobel prize-winning author, Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf. <poem> When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know It is well, it is well, with my soul. "Refrain" It is well, (it is well), With my soul, (with my soul) It is well, it is well, with my

neg: Matt Redman UK. The single of "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)", co-written with Jonas Myrin, reached #1 on the US Billboard" Christian Songs c"hart. Redman has won two Grammy Awards, the awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance, as well as the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Song of the Year. Redman began leading worship at St Andrew's, Chorleywood, in Hertfordshire, moving to help found Soul Survivor alongside Mike Pilavachi, then becoming worship leader for the Soul Survivor Church in Watford. According to Pilavachi, the Soul Survivor festivals (which began in 1993) grew out of

neg: I Am Born to Preach the Gospel I Am Born to Preach the Gospel "I Am Born to Preach the Gospel" is a gospel song recorded in 1928 by Washington Phillips (18801954; vocals and zither) in gospel blues style. His recording is included in the soundtrack of the 2009 movie "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?". In some other recordings, the song is titled "I Was Born to Sing the Gospel". The words "I Am" or "I Was" are sometimes omitted from those titles. The song is likely to have been written by Phillips: it is concerned with a similar subject to his 1927 song

neg: Naomi Shelton would eventually get a recording contract with Daptone Records, where she is the lead singer of The Gospel Queens, while they have released two albums. She appears as herself in the 2014 film, Song One. Naomi Shelton Naomi Davis Shelton (born Naomi Virginia Davis; October 14, 1942) is an American gospel, blues, funk, and soul musician, who plays a traditional black gospel, deep funk, northern soul and rhythm and blues styles of music. She started her music career, in 1958, after she graduated high school in Alabama. Davis is the lead singer of The Gospel Queens from Brooklyn, now known

neg: Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album) song. She has stated before that she had no interest in being labeled a Christian artist even though some of her inspirations were Rachael Lampa and Crystal Lewis. She has stated that gospel had been an influence on her since childhood in an interview with Idolator: "I grew up on gospel music, I grew up singing it and a lot of what makes up gospel music is a huge influence in my own music. Growing up, I thought maybe one day I’ll do a gospel project." Kelly co-wrote half of the album's songs with gospel musician Kirk Franklin. On August

neg: Donna d'Onna women and their pain is still in my eyes, and it made me cry. These are hugs I will never forget. And women are the symbol of future." Nannini wrote the song together with Italian novelist Isabella Santacroce, expressively to perform it during the concert Amiche per l'Abruzzo together with Laura Pausini, Elisa, Giorgia and Fiorella Mannoia, who served with Nannini as the frontwomen for the event. The song, written in five fourths, was described by Nannini as a "soul song". It was arrangend by British music producer Wil Malone and it was produced by Madraxa, a collective name used

neg: Kelontae Gavin the category of Youth Project of the year in January 2018. Gavin's radio single, "No Ordinary Worship," reached No. 12 on the Billboard Gospel Airplay chart in August 2018 while his debut album, "The Higher Experience," made its debut at No. 2 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. ” The project was given 4/5 stars by Bob Marovich in a Journal of Gospel Music review that spotlighted the radio single. “`No Ordinary Worship' is no ordinary worship song and is likely to become Gavin’s signature song," Marovich wrote. "The most robust piece on the album, it’s a deep southern soul-style

neg: We Are Tonight knack for finding the soul in every selection." He generally praised the song selection, but criticized the title track for "fall[ing] back on the small-town truck-riding clichés so prevalent at the moment." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock felt that ""We Are Tonight" mixes traditional country elements with soul elements and contemporary elements and turns it into a sound that is uniquely and unquestionably Billy Currington." Tara Toro at Got Country Online wrote that the album "will hook ya." Rob Burkhardt of "Music Is My Oxygen" affirmed that ""We Are Tonight" is a focused and well-produced record that plays to Billy Currington’s

neg: Driving Wheel eleven weeks in the US "Billboard" R&B chart, where it reached number five; it also reached number 85 in the pop chart. In 1971, soul/gospel singer Al Green recorded the song in Memphis for Hi Records. His song peaked at number 46 in the R&B chart and reached number 115 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles pop chart. The song is included on the 1971 "Al Green Gets Next to You" album as well as various compilation albums. Green's version uses a different arrangement, in keeping with his soul music approach. "Driving Wheel" has been recorded by a variety

neg: Then Sings My Soul (album) the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. Then Sings My Soul (album) Then Sings My Soul is a 2009 inspirational double CD album recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. To date, it is his first and only gospel recording ever. It features several traditional hymns along with Christian-altered hit singles, including Milsap's "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me". It was being marketed by an extensive TV mail order campaign. The album peaked at #19 on the "Billboard"

neg: Then Sings My Soul (album) Then Sings My Soul (album) Then Sings My Soul is a 2009 inspirational double CD album recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. To date, it is his first and only gospel recording ever. It features several traditional hymns along with Christian-altered hit singles, including Milsap's "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me". It was being marketed by an extensive TV mail order campaign. The album peaked at #19 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart, #8 on the "Billboard" Top Christian Albums chart, and #127 on the "Billboard" 200. In 2010,

neg: My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner by Dolly Parton herself (who also wrote the liner notes that year to Skeeter Davis' album of Parton originals, "Skeeter Sings Dolly"). This album was released on CD for the first time on August 17, 2010, along with 1970's "The Fairest of Them All". My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner is the eleventh solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 2, 1972, by RCA Victor. The album peaked on the U.S. country albums chart at #33, while its single, "Washday Blues" reached #20. "When I Sing for Him" is a gospel song

neg: Stones in My Passway Stones in My Passway "Stones in My Passway" is a Delta blues song written by American blues musician Robert Johnson. He recorded it in Dallas, Texas, during his second to last session for producer Don Law on June 19, 1937. Music writer Greil Marcus describes it as a "song of a man who once asked for power over other souls, but who now testifies that he has lost power over his own body, and who might well see that disaster as a fitting symbol of the loss of "his" soul." Music journalist Charles Shaar Murray considers "Stones in My Passway"

neg: Lisa McClendon services and are members of Southpoint Community Church. Lisa McClendon Edletha Lorraine McClendon (born October 17, 1975; "née", McClendon), who goes by the stage name Lisa McClendon, is an American Jazz gospel Soul artist. She started her music career, in 2002, with the release of "My Diary, Your Life" by Shabach Entertainment. Her second album, "Soul Music", released in 2003 by Epic Records and Integrity Gospel. This would be her "Billboard" magazine breakthrough release upon the Gospel Albums chart. The third album, "Live from the House of Blues", was released in 2006 by Columbia Records alongside Epic Records and Integrity

neg: My Toot Toot My Toot Toot "My Toot Toot" also popularly known as "Don't Mess with My Toot Toot" or "(Don't Mess with) My Toot Toot" is a song written by Sidney Simien and performed by him under his stage name Rockin' Sidney. Simien wrote the song and released it on the Maison de Soul Records label in Ville Platte, Louisiana. In October 1984, he included the tune on his third album, "My Zydeco Shoes Got the Zydeco Blues", recording the entire album at his home studio in Lake Charles and playing all the instruments himself. In January 1985, "My Toot Toot" was

neg: Make It On My Own String-lined remixes give the R&B/house tune a light and airy vibe. And how 'bout those vocals! They evoke images of a young Dionne Warwick. Brilliant." "Music & Media" wrote: "The recipe for good '70s soul used by the likes of Gloria Gaynor and Sister Sledge proves to work as well in our time, the main differences being more beats per minute and less bass." Make It On My Own "Make It On My Own" is a 1992 song by the British singer Alison Limerick from her album And Still I Rise. It was a big club hit and reached #16

neg: You're Going Down begun streaming the song through their Myspace page. It is also the part of the trailer for "My Soul to Take". When Moore was asked how he wrote the song his answer was, "I asked myself, when you're getting pumped up to get into the ring, what would you want to hear? And that's what came out." The full video premiere of "You're Going Down" was on Tuesday 11 August 2009 starting at 6am on both MTV2 and mtvU, as well as the mtvU website. The next day, it became available for viewing on Sick Puppies Myspace page, as well

neg: Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Stayed On Freedom) Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Stayed On Freedom) "Woke Up This Morning" is a freedom song made as a revamp of the old gospel song "I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus" in the 1960s. It is one of many similar songs during the civil rights movement. The song was created by Reverend Robert Wesby of Aurora, Illinois, in the Hinds County jail during the freedom rides. Woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom I said I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom Well I woke up