They were a hugely popular and influential group

The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi were one of the premier gospel groups of what was a golden age for gospel in the immediate post-war decades, as the music developed its more commercial stylings and positioning from its traditional roots. Acrobat already has on catalogue a 2-CD set devoted to the group's earlier career ('The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 1943-54' Acrobat ADDCD3003), and this collection picks up the story from that point with only a couple of titles duplicated on the two collections. This 48-track 2-CD collection comprises just about all the A&B sides of their singles on the Peacock and Vee Jay labels from these years, plus the tracks from their Peacock album 'Precious Memories', not otherwise featured on singles, and their Checker album 'I'll Go'. It features performances in what was known as the 'hard gospel' style of the day, with the line-up including renowned lead singer and songwriter Archie Brownlee, fellow songwriter Lloyd Woodard, and after Brownlee's tragic death from pneumonia in 1960 at the age of 34, another distinctive lead voice of Roscoe Robinson. They were a hugely popular and influential group, and this collection captures them at the height of their powers.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Save A Seat For Me
• There's No Need To Cry
• You Don't Know
• I Never Heard A Man
• Jesus Loves Me
• Oh Why
• Let's Have A Church
• Don't Forget The Bridge
• It's A Wonder
• I'm Willing To Run
• I'm A-Rolling
• My Robe Will Fit Me
• I'm A Soldier
• Leave You In The Hands Of The Lord
• Waiting At The River
• Where There's A Will
• All Over Me
• Somebody's Mother
• Someone Watches
• You Done What The Doctor Couldn't Do
• I Call On Jesus
• Sending Up My Timber
• Lord, Lord You've Been So Good To Me
• Can't Serve The Lord

Disc 2:

• Constantly Abiding
• The Tide Of Life
• I Got It Within Me
• Father I Stretch My Hands To Thee
• Lord, Remember Me
• Don't Give Up
• Certainly Lord
• Somebody's Knocking
• Walk Together Children
• Coming Home
• Song Of Praise
• Leaning On The Everlasting Arm
• That Awful Hour
• Our Father
• I've Been Weeping A Mighty Long Time
• Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land
• The World Is Full Of Sin
• I'm Thinking
• Been A Listening
• I'll Go
• One Talk With Jesus
• Who
• I Haven't Been Home In A Mighty Long Time
• Soon I'll Be Done With The Troubles Of The World

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Gospel

Language: English

Run Time: 141 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/03/26

UPC: 824046358921