Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting With Mahalia

Mahalia Jackson

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Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting With Mahalia Review

by Richie Unterberger

While this compilation has 14 performances from 1956-1965, there's no indication that it was intended as a best-of, and indeed no indication as to exactly what theme upon which it might be centered. There are live performances and studio performances, and half of the cuts were previously unreleased. Some have full bands and backup vocals (jazz drummer Shelly Manne is even on some tracks); some only have keyboard accompaniment. It's good, yes, but curious, since it doesn't serve the needs of the general consumer looking for a best-of-type anthology, or totally serve the hardcore collector, since there's just the half that's been unavailable before. So perhaps the ultimate purpose is to get some more mileage out of the Jackson catalog. If none of those prickly concerns are an issue, the music's solid enough, and the previously unissued cuts are not of a radically different standard than the ones which were released. The full-band arrangements, such as "Down By the River" and "That's All Right," pack the most punch.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Elijah Rock Jester Hairston	Mahalia Jackson	04:52	Amazon
2	Nobody But You Lord Traditional	Mahalia Jackson	04:13	Spotify Amazon
3	Lord, Don't Let Me Fail	Mahalia Jackson	03:10	Spotify Amazon
4	Trouble in My Way R.A. Martin	Mahalia Jackson	04:07	Spotify Amazon
5	Down by the Riverside Traditional	Mahalia Jackson	02:18	Spotify Amazon
6	Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey	Mahalia Jackson	03:26	Spotify Amazon
7	How I Got Over C.J. Ward	Mahalia Jackson	05:21	Spotify Amazon
8	I Don't Know About Tomorrow Traditional	Mahalia Jackson	03:09	Spotify Amazon
9	Just Over the Hill Rev. William Herbert Brewster	Mahalia Jackson	05:37	Spotify Amazon
10	Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Traditional	Mahalia Jackson	03:26	Spotify Amazon
11	God Knows the Reason Why Robert Anderson	Mahalia Jackson	03:55	Spotify Amazon
12	That's All Right	Mahalia Jackson	04:07	Spotify Amazon
13	I'm Grateful Traditional	Mahalia Jackson	03:55	Spotify Amazon
14	I Found the Answer John Lange	Mahalia Jackson	03:05	Spotify Amazon