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I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Fairfield Four
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Genres: Pop, Christian & Gospel, Gospel
 
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In the '40s, a cappella gospel bands like the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Five Blind Boys were all over the radio. But after Soul Stirrers singer Sam Cooke switched from gospel to soul, the bands faded out, and until the Fa...  more »

     
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All Artists: Fairfield Four
Title: I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Word Entertainment
Original Release Date: 9/9/1997
Release Date: 9/9/1997
Genres: Pop, Christian & Gospel, Gospel
Styles: Contemporary, Traditional
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 093624669821, 093624669845

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In the '40s, a cappella gospel bands like the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Five Blind Boys were all over the radio. But after Soul Stirrers singer Sam Cooke switched from gospel to soul, the bands faded out, and until the Fairfield Four's reunion in the late '80s, it was almost impossible to hear new installments of this thrilling spiritual music. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray is the 1997 follow-up to the band's 1992 comeback album, and even nonbelievers will have trouble avoiding a spiritual experience when the singers' voices touch each other the right way. Elvis Costello (who writes fawning liner notes) and Pam Tillis show up for guest vocals, but they can't match the power of the Four's "There Must Be a City." --Steve Knopper

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CD Reviews

Gospel / Spiritual Harmony Fan
05/22/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)

"If you like "Standing in the Safety Zone," don't buy this one. Gone is the warmth and smooth harmony; The biggest dispointment is that you can barely hear the original Fairfield Four, especially with the newer male singer who yells, screams, and growls, which creates more dissonance than group harmony."
A "NEWLY DISCOVERED" BUT OLD LEGACY
James Steve Robles | Mora, New Mexico, USA | 06/28/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Frankly, until the release of " O BROTHER,WHERE ART THOU?," I am ashamed to say that I'd never heard of the Fairfield Four. Once I saw that film and bought the soundtrack, I sought out other Fairfield Four recordings, and have not been disappointed; conversely, I've been DELIGHTED! This particular CD is pure Heaven. It's fun, it's moving, and so unlike anything I've ever heard before. It will put the "Holy Spirit" in you regardless of your religious beliefs!
The sincerity of the sound, and the feeling of faith with which it is sung, makes one feel both happy and hopeful. I'm glad that I bought it; you will be, too."
Outstanding blend of acappella voices and DEEP Bass Voices
Holy-Ghost-Delivered | 09/25/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one great gospel album. I listen over and over."