Oh Lord, Stand by Me - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
You Got to Move - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Lord Have Mercy - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Fahey, John
Living for My Jesus - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Lewis, Sammy [2]
Precious Lord - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Dorsey, Thomas A.
I'll Fly Away - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Brumley, Albert E.
This May Be the Last Time - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Traditional
Alone and Motherless - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Fountain, Clarence
Since I Met Jesus - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Bradford, Alex
Our Father's Praying Ground - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Broken Heart of Mine - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Here Am I - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Brown, Clarence "Ga
Marching up to Zion - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Servant's Prayer Amen - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Count Me In - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Byers, Billy
When I Lost My Mother (Something About the Lord Is Mighty Sweet) - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Fields, Johnny
There Is a Fountain - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
I've Been Born Again - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Davis, Don [Produce
He'll Be There - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Bradford, Alex
Think About Me - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Does Jesus Care? - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Morris, Kenny
Fix It Jesus - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama,
Goodbye Mother - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Perkins, Percell
I've Got a Home - The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Saddler, Reggie
Not to be confused with Archie Brownlee's Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, these Alabaman blind singers met at a school for the blind in the late 1930s. Clarence Fountain, whose range was not very wide, led the group with d... more »eep shouts, lofty cries, and rumbling, emotional singing that seems to have the power to move mountains. The group stick to their well-known "mother" theme (their first hit was the mind-blowing "I Can See Everybody's Mother, But I Can't See Mine" in 1949) on these two early '70s LPs, issued here as one CD. No less than three songs mourn the death of a matriarch--the bluesy, brilliant standby "Alone and Motherless," the moody, slow-tempo "When I Lost My Mother," and the revved tearjerker "Goodbye Mother." The group singing is tight, the tempo and material varied, the minimal percussion perfectly complementary, the guitar playing subtle, sparse, beautiful. But the real treat is when the five singers wind each other up, like a spinning top, into ecstatic realms of entwined shouting, singing, and praising that will please any ear. --Mike McGonigal« less
Not to be confused with Archie Brownlee's Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, these Alabaman blind singers met at a school for the blind in the late 1930s. Clarence Fountain, whose range was not very wide, led the group with deep shouts, lofty cries, and rumbling, emotional singing that seems to have the power to move mountains. The group stick to their well-known "mother" theme (their first hit was the mind-blowing "I Can See Everybody's Mother, But I Can't See Mine" in 1949) on these two early '70s LPs, issued here as one CD. No less than three songs mourn the death of a matriarch--the bluesy, brilliant standby "Alone and Motherless," the moody, slow-tempo "When I Lost My Mother," and the revved tearjerker "Goodbye Mother." The group singing is tight, the tempo and material varied, the minimal percussion perfectly complementary, the guitar playing subtle, sparse, beautiful. But the real treat is when the five singers wind each other up, like a spinning top, into ecstatic realms of entwined shouting, singing, and praising that will please any ear. --Mike McGonigal
"This CD contains the heart of the achievement of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, some of the greatest gospel shout recordings ever made. Fans of their newest CD, Spirit of the Century, will want to stop here next."
The real deal gospel
T. Alley | 03/12/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Great CD if you are looking for the old school, up out of your seat, gospel music."