Soul Stirrers Singles Collection 1950-61 CD

The Soul Stirrers were one of the most important and influential of the gospel quartets, their career spanning many decades, and their style helping to shape secular doowop and soul music in the post-war decades. This collection focuses on a key decade or more in their career, during which the great soul singer Sam Cooke was a member of the group, not only learning his own trade as a vocalist, but also making a highly distinctive contribution to the group's sound. He was succeeded in the group after he went solo in 1957, by another future major soul start Johnnie Taylor, who contributes to the later titles on the collection. This great value 54-track 2-CD set includes the A and B sides of all the Specialty singles released during the period plus the A and B sides of their releases on Sam Cooke's own SAR label through 1960 and into 1961 accommodating as many as we could within the 2-CD format. It charts a progression from pure gospel through to a style which has much in common with '60s soul, reflecting the impact which the two great vocalists had on their creative approach, and it's a hugely entertaining collection, complete with a substantial booklet with full discographical and chart information.

1. By and By Pt. 1 2. By and By Pt. 2 3. I'm Still Living on Mother's Prayer 4. Feel Like My Time Ain't Long 5. In That Awful Hour 6. I Have a Right to the Tree of Life 7. How Long 8. The Lord Is My Shepherd 9. I'm Gonna Move in the Room with the Lord 10. Faith and Grace 11. Peace in the Valley 12. Jesus Gave Me Water 13. Come, Let's Go Back to God 14. Joy, Joy to My Soul 15. I'm Gonna Build on That Shore 16. Until Jesus Calls Me Home 17. How Far Am I from Canaan 18. It Won't Be Very Long 19. Let Me Go Home 20. Just Another Day 21. Jesus Paid the Debt 22. Blessed Be the Name of the Lord 23. End of My Journey 24. He'll Welcome Me (To My Home) 25. He's My Friend Until the End 26. Come and Go to That Land 27. Jesus, I'll Never Forget 28. Any Day Now 29. Nearer to Thee 30. Be with Me Jesus 31. I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always) 32. One More River 33. Wonderful 34. Farther Along 35. Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles 36. Touch the Hem of His Garment 37. In a Few More Days 38. Pilgrim of Sorrow 39. Sinner Run to Jesus 40. Were You There' 41. The Love of God 42. Out on a Hill 43. Loved Ones Are Waiting 44. Until Then 45. When the Gates Swing Open 46. The Lord Laid His Hands on Me 47. Stand By Me Father 48. He's Been a Shelter for Me 49. Wade in the Water 50. He Cares 51. Jesus Be a Fence Around Me 52. I'm a Pilgrim 53. Listen to the Angels 54. Toiling on