Wade in the Water, Vol. 2: African-American Congregational Singing

by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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1.	The McIntosh County Shouters - Sign of the Judgement 02:36	buy track
2.	The McIntosh County Shouters - Lay Down Body 03:02	buy track
3.	The Seniorlites - Lay Down Body 01:31	buy track
4.	The Seniorlites - You Got a Right to the Tree of Life 02:32	buy track
5.	C.J. Johnson - One Morning Soon 00:46	buy track
6.	C.J. Johnson - I Want to Go Where Jesus Is 04:55	buy track
7.	C.J. Johnson - You Better Run to the City of Refuge 03:12	buy track
8.	The United Southern Prayer Band - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say 05:50	buy track
9.	The United Southern Prayer Band - Give Me Jesus 03:59	buy track
10.	The United Southern Prayer Band - I Am a Soldier in the Army of the Lord 06:02	buy track
11.	The Richard Allen Singers - Am I a Soldier of the Cross? 06:14	buy track
12.	The Richard Allen Singers - Early My God Without Delay 04:00	buy track
13.	Congregational song - Come and Go To That Land 02:55	buy track
14.	The Blue Spring Mississippi Baptist Delegation - Glory, Glory Hallelujah Since I Laid My Burden Down 04:07	buy track
15.	The Blue Spring Mississippi Baptist Delegation - A Charge to Keep I Have 04:27	buy track
16.	The Blue Spring Mississippi Baptist Delegation - Traditional Prayer with Moans 09:45	buy track
17.	The Blue Spring Mississippi Baptist Delegation - Sit Down Servant 02:04	buy track

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This recording of ring shouts, lined hymns, and call-and-response devotional songs honors the 19th-century roots of African American congregational singing. It demonstrates how vividly these styles endure as a vital part of community worship services throughout the United States.

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/wade-in-the-water-vol-2-african-american-congregational-singing/african-american-music-gospel-sacred/album/smithsonian

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released April 28, 1994

Bernice Johnson Reagon - Producer
David Glasser - Mastering Engineer
Toshi Reagon - Producer
Al Smith - Cover Artwork
Joan Wolbier - Designer
Carol Hardy - Designer

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