Spirituals to Swing 1955-1969

~ Release by The Golden Gate Quartet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Shadrack
cover recording of:
Shadrack (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
R. MacGimsey
2:45
2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
3:25
3Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:20
4Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
2:50
5Elijah
arranger:
Caleb Ginyard (in 1958)
2:15
6Down by the Riverside
arranger:
Caleb Ginyard (in 1958) and Orlandus Wilson (in 1958)
2:45
7Round the Bay of Mexico
2:40
8Casey Jones
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones (in 1960)
lyricist:
Wallace Saunders (songwriter) and T. Lawrence Seibert
composer:
Eddie Newton (songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
2:00
9White Christmas
3:10
10Ballin’ the Jack
cover recording of:
Ballin’ the Jack (in 1960)
lyricist:
Jim Burris
composer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
1:55
11Alexander’s Ragtime Band
2:09
12Memories of You
cover recording of:
Memories of You (in 1960)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:30
13When the Saints Go Marchin’ In
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1960)
cover recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
2:45
14Margie
cover recording of:
Margie (aka “My Little Margie”) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) (in 1920)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1920) and J. Russel Robinson (in 1920)
2:15
15Saint Louis Blues
3:25
16Deep River
arranger:
The Golden Gate Quartet (in 1960)
cover recording of:
Deep River (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:30
17Rock My Soul
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson
cover recording of:
Rock My Soul (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:30
18Same Train
2:30
19Over There
2:45
20Glory Hallelujah
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson
2:55
21Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:05
22The Birth of the Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues (in 1965)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
2:53
23On the Sunny Side of the Street
2:40
24Sweet Georgia Brown
2:10
25Oh Happy Day
arranger:
Orlandus Wilson (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement) (in 1969)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
4:40