Sings Spirituals
Appearance
Sings Spirituals | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Blues, gospel | |||
Label | Crown | |||
B. B. King chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Sings Spirituals is the fourth studio album by B. B. King, released in 1960. He is backed by organ, piano, drums and bass, and accompanied vocally by Los Angelean groups, the Charioteers and the Southern California Community Choir.
Track listing
All songs are derived from traditional hymns, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Precious Lord" | Thomas A. Dorsey | 3:24 |
2. | "Save a Seat for Me" | Archie Browniee | 3:06 |
3. | "Ole Time Religion" | 2:31 | |
4. | "Sweet Chariot" | 2:11 | |
5. | "Servant's Prayer" | Thomas A. Dorsey | 3:05 |
6. | "Jesus Gave Me Water" | Lucie E. Campbell | 3:04 |
7. | "I Never Heard a Man" | Lloyd Woodard | 2:39 |
8. | "Army of the Lord" | Stuart Hamblen | 3:07 |
9. | "I Am Willing to Run All the Way" | 3:40 | |
10. | "I'm Working on the Building" | Lillian Bowles, Winifred Hoyle | 2:47 |
Total length: | 30:24 |
Bonus tracks
- "A Lonely Lover's Plea" (Riley B. King, Jules Taub, Sam Ling)
- "I Am" (Earl Shuman, Sherman Edwards)
- "The Key to My Kingdom" (Claude Baum, Joe Josea, Maxwell Davis)
- "Story from My Heart and Soul" (Riley B. King, Jules Taub)
- "In the Middle of an Island" (Nick Acquaviva, Ted Varnick)
- "Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis)
- "Precious Lord" (Thomas A. Dorsey)
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)
References
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Sings Spirituals - B.B. King : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 June 2013.