8436559467278

The Gospel Truth + Sister Rosetta Tharpe + 4 Bonus Tracks

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Cat No: 670103

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Release Date:  17 April 2020

Label:  Hoo Doo Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436559467278

Genres:  R&B  Gospel  

  • Description

    HOO DOO Records
    HOO DOO Records


    SISTER ROSETTA THARPE / THE GOSPEL TRUTH + SISTER ROSETTA THARPE [1960 eponymous LP] + 4 Bonus tracks


    Although she never strayed too far from her gospel roots, the great Sister Rosetta Tharpe pioneered a sound that younger admirers, such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley, would mould into rock & roll. Tharpe was one of the few female electric guitarists of her day. She played the guitar not just to accompany herself but as a lead instrument, and she ornamented her songs with intricate and flashy R&B licks.


    This release presents two of Sister Rosetta's finest LPs, which were cut during the zenith of her abilities: The Gospel Truth (1959), which was captured live in New York City, and the eponymous Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1960). Long unavailable on CD, both sensational albums have finally been remastered and packaged together in this special collector's edition, which also includes 4 bonus tracks from the same period. There's no better proof of Sister Rosetta's genius than these powerful and passionate recordings.


    SISTER ROSETTA THARPE,
    lead vocals and electric guitar, plus:
    The Sally Jenkins Singers, among others.
    Further information is detailed inside.
    Recorded in New York City, 1958 & 1959


    "Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a big, good-looking woman and divine, not to mention sublime and splendid. She was a powerful force of nature – a guitar-playing, singing evangelist." – Bob Dylan

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Lord’s Prayer
      • 2. One Morning Soon
      • 3. Things That I Used To Do
      • 4. It’s Me
      • 5. I Have Good News To Bring
      • 6. Didn’t It Rain
      • 7. Bring Back Those Happy Days
      • 8. Saviour Don’t Pass Me By
      • 9. Go Get The Water
      • 10. Beams Of Heaven
      • 11. Steal Away
      • 12. If I Can Help Somebody
      • 13. Walk All Over God’s Heaven
      • 14. I Believe
      • 15. Take My Hand
      • 16. Precious Lord
      • 17. Faith
      • 18. Twelve Gates
      • 19. I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
      • 20. He
      • 21. If You Believe
      • 22. Light A Candle
      • 23. Bless This House
      • 24. Without Him
      • 25. I Saw The Light
      • 26. Family Prayer
      • 27. He’s The Lily Of The Valley
      • . Oh