Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Deep River (part one) (Steve Foster) | 1:01 |
| 2 | Don't Play with God (Clarence Fountain) | 5:21 |
| 3 | Reminiscing (Watson and Ellery) | 3:13 |
| 4 | God Said It (Kenneth Gamble) | 4:38 |
| 5 | Look Where He Brought Me From (Clarence Fountain) | 3:35 |
| 6 | Down on Bended Knees (Florence Jourdan) | 4:07 |
| 7 | I Believe in You (Bob Dylan) | 6:45 |
| 8 | I'm Getting Better All the Time (Major Robinson) | 6:58 |
| 9 | Brother Moses (Golden Gate Quartet) | 2:19 |
| 10 | Every Time I Feel the Spirit (Dr. Watts) | 2:53 |
| 11 | Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Roberta Martin) | 4:07 |
| 12 | I've Got the Love of Jesus (Watson and Ellery) | 4:04 |
| 13 | Deep River (part two) (Steve Foster) | 4:18 |
News & Reviews
- Thursday, February 5, 2009
Grammy Trustee Award Recipient Allen Toussaint to Perform at Various Grammy Events
Grammy week is under way, which means not only the culminating awards ceremony, which will be held this Sunday night, but also various special events, including a conversation with and performance by Allen Toussaint tonight at the Grammy Museum, and an invitation-only ceremony honoring Toussaint and Elliott Carter with the Trustees Award Saturday night. Toussaint will also perform on the live broadcast of Sunday's awards ceremony with an eclectic group of fellow New Orleans artists. Nonesuch artists and albums have been nominated for a total of 13 Grammys this year.
About this Album
The five-time Grammy Award–winning Blind Boys of Alabama have been active since 1939, when the group met at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind. The Los Angeles Times likened the album to "a great gospel performance," with its "slow and medium tempo devotionals” and “roof-rattling rave-ups.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama: George Scott, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Fields, Bobby Butler, Clarence Fountain, and Curtis Foster
with
Ndugu Chancler, drums
Eric Gale, guitar
Jerry Peters, piano
Booker T. Jones, organ
James Jameson Jr., bass
Brenda King, tambourine (9)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Booker T. Jones
Recorded June 8-15, 1992 at Record I Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed at Record I Studios
Engineered by Pat McCarthy
Assistant Engineer: Daniel Bosworth
Mastered by Greg Calibi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Cover photograph by Mchael P. Smith
Executive Producers: Kevin Morrow and Steve Ralbovsky
