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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 00:00 |
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Time Life’s latest gospel release proves that traditional
black gospel music is more popular than ever. The double-disc,
Shoutin’ Down the Aisles, features the biggest traditional gospel hits
of the last twenty years. The collection is the #1 gospel CD in the
country with sales driven by more than $2 million dollars in direct
response television ad spending and it’s still going strong. Now, Time
Life has compiled a new 14-track retail version of the CD that will hit
stores everywhere on January 26, 2010.
The Shoutin’ Down the Aisles retail release will rock the church
rafters. Opening with Vickie Winans’ 1997 smash “As Long As I Got King
Jesus,” the collection takes on the aura of a Pentecostal church
service with such up-tempo favorites as Fred Hammond’s “Jesus Be a
Fence Around Me”, the Chicago Mass Choir’s “Holy Ghost Power” with
Lemmie Battles’ earth-quaking hoops and hollers, Jimmy Hick’s “Born
Blessed”, Shirley Caesar & Tonex’s “I Know the Truth”, Keith
Wonderboy Johnson’s quartet staple “Let and Let God” and Bryan Wilson
& the Bapolstogic band’s burner “If You’re Talking About Jesus.”
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There are equally moving mid-tempo tracks such as Marvin Sapp’s bluesy
“You Brought Me”, Candi Staton & Dottie People’s country boogaloo
“Shut Up and Start Praying”, The Rance Allen Group’s 1991 Top 40
R&B crossover hit “Miracle Worker”, Alvin Darling &
Celebration’s infectious call-and-response gem “All Night” about
Jacob’s midnight tussle with an angel and Kirk Franklin’s bass-walker,
“He Can Handle It.” The album is rounded out by two bonus cuts not
featured on the previous Shoutin’ set. The Blind Boys of Alabama’s
rootsy “Down in the Hole” and Deniece Williams’ praise jam “Glory to
Glory to Glory” complete this must have album for any fan of
traditional gospel music. For more information on Shoutin’ Down the
Aisles, please visit the Time Life website, www.timelife.com.
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