Sweet Inspiration (The Inspirational Choir album)
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Livingston Recording Studios, Air Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Angel Recording Studios & CBS Studios. | |||
| Genre | Gospel[1] | |||
| Label | Portrait (UK) | |||
| Producer | Don Reedman, Jeff Jarratt | |||
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| Singles from Sweet Inspiration | ||||
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| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
Sweet Inspiration is the debut studio album by London-based gospel choir, The Inspirational Choir. The album was released in 1985 and reached number 59 in the UK Album Chart and spent 4 weeks in the charts.[4] Sweet Inspiration spawned two singles, "Abide with Me", which reached number 36 in the UK Singles Chart and "I've Got A Feeling".[4][2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Inspiration" | 6:35 |
| 2. | "People Get Ready" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Up Where We Belong" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "One Love" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Jesus Dropped The Charges" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "I've Got A Feeling" | 2:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "You Light Up My Life" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Morning Has Broken" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Amazing Grace" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "When He Comes" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "God Is" | 5:35 |
| 13. | "Abide with Me" | 4:55 |
Personnel
- The Inspirational Choir – choir
- Royal Choral Society – additional choir on "Abide with Me"
- Ricky Simpson – bass
- Luke Tunney, Martin Dobson, Pete Thoms, Steve Gregory – brass section
- Soloman Read – drums
- John Francis – keyboards
- Bob Carter, Phil Sawyer, Richard Gillinson, Trevor Bastow – synthesizer
- Mitch Dalton, Ronnie Simpson – guitars
- Don Reedman, Jeff Jarratt – record producer
- John Kurlander, John Timperley, Mark Chamberlain, Mark Maguire, Mike Jarratt, Mike Ross, Peter Mew – engineers
- Rosław Szaybo – album cover design
References
- ^ "The Inspirational Choir – Sweet Inspiration". Discogs. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Inspirational Choir – Discography". 45cat. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "The Inspirational Choir – Sweet Inspiration". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Inspirational Choir". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2017.