Fairfield Four Best Of: 1927-60 CD

The Fairfield Four are perhaps one of the six most significant jubilee quartets to come to prominence in the Southlands during the 1940s, although their genesis lies way back in the '20s when three of the original line-up sang together in a church choir in Nashville. Coming to prominence through radio exposure, the group became national celebrities, their exaggerated emotional style appealing to a broad audience, and enabling them to tour extensively, leading inevitably to a recording contract. This collection presents selected tracks from their singles released from the start of their recording career in 1946 through to 1954, when there was a significant change in the group's line-up with the departure of Rev Sam McCrary. It is a fine showcase for their distinctive style, and represents some of the best and most popular gospel music of that era, which was a heyday for the genre, as with other groups the gospel quartets paved the way for the doowop boom of the '50s.

1. Who Stole My Old Shoes 2. Better Leave That Liar Alone 3. Don't You Want to Join That Number 4. Where Shall I Go 5. Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around 6. Standing in the Safety Zone 7. When I Get Up in Heaven 8. Amazing Grace 9. Canaan Land 10. I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About 11. You've Got to Move 12. Just One Moment in God's Kingdom 13. Dig a Little Deeper in God's Love 14. Just a Little Talk with Jesus 15. Lift Him Up 16. Three of Level 17. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well 18. Ezekiel 19. Roll All Burdens Away 20. Saviour Don't Pass Me By 21. In the Wilderness 22. Let Me Tell You About Jesus 23. In the Upper Room 24. I'll Tell the World 25. Don't Drive Your Children Away 26. Does Jesus Care 27. Nobody to Depend on 28. No Room at the Inn 29. On My Journey Now 30. Love Is Like a River 31. Don't Drive Her Away 32. Come on to This Altar 33. Waiting for Me 34. Angels Watching 35. I'm in Your Care 36. Let's Go 37. All the Way 38. I'll Be Satisfied 39. Who Is That Knocking 40. His Eye Is on the Sparrow 41. How I Got Over 42. This Evening Our Father 43. Stand By Me 44. Hear Me When I Pray 45. Standing on the Rock 46. When the Battle Is Over 47. Somebody Touched Me