The Decca Singles, Vol. 4

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Copyright: A Verve Label Group release; ℗ 2019 UMG Recordings Inc.

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Natural Facts
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-25)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-25)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-25)
recording of:
The Natural Facts (on 1947-11-25)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sam Price Trio3:15
2I Heard My Mother Call My Name
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-25)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-25)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-25)
recording of:
I Heard My Mother Call My Name (on 1947-11-25)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:45
3Little Boy How Old Are You
bass guitar:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1948-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1948-12-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1948-12-03)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1948-12-03)
choir vocals:
The Dependable Boys (on 1948-12-03)
recording of:
Little Boy How Old Are You (on 1948-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:25
4Going Back to Jesus
bass guitar:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1948-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1948-12-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1948-12-03)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1948-12-03)
choir vocals:
The Dependable Boys (on 1948-12-03)
recording of:
Going Back to Jesus (on 1948-12-03)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1948-12)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe3:06
5Heaven Is Not My Home
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-25)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-25)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-25)
recording of:
Heaven Is Not My Home (on 1947-11-25)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:42
6Family Prayer
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-26)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-26)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-26)
recording of:
Family Prayer (on 1947-11-26)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:40
7I Shall Know Him
bass guitar:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-03)
drums (drum set):
John Hartzfield (jazz drummer) (on 1950-05-03)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1950-05-03)
organ:
Alfred Miller (jazz organist) (on 1950-05-03)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1950-05-03)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1950-05-03) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1950-05-03)
recording of:
I Shall Know Him (on 1950-05-03)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1950-05)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight & Jimmy Roots Trio2:54
8I Was Healed
bass guitar:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-03)
drums (drum set):
John Hartzfield (jazz drummer) (on 1950-05-03)
organ:
Alfred Miller (jazz organist) (on 1950-05-03)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1950-05-03)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1950-05-03) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1950-05-03)
recording of:
I Was Healed (on 1950-05-03)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight & Jimmy Roots Trio3:09
9I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside (Before I Die)
double bass:
Abie Baker (on 1951-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-02-21)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-02-21)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1951-02-21) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
recording of:
I Want Jesus to Walk Around My Bedside (Before I Die) (on 1951-02-21)
writer:
R. H. Harris
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight2:49
10Royal Telephone
double bass:
Abie Baker (on 1951-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-02-21)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-02-21)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1951-02-21) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
recording of:
Royal Telephone (on 1951-02-21)
writer:
Thermon Ruth
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight2:37
11Milky White Way
double bass:
Abie Baker (on 1951-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-02-21)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-02-21)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1951-02-21) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
cover recording of:
Milky White Way (on 1951-02-21)
writer:
Landers Coleman
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight & Sam Price Trio3:28
12His Eye Is on the Sparrow
double bass:
Abie Baker (on 1951-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-02-21)
guitar:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-02-21)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1951-02-21) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-02-21)
recording of:
His Eye Is on the Sparrow (on 1951-02-21)
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
KSmithMusic1234 (ASCAP-affiliated)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight3:25
13Sin Is to Blame
bass guitar:
Walter Page (on 1951-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-01-11)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-01-11)
recording of:
Sin Is to Blame (on 1951-01-11)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sam Price Trio2:18
14I Thank God for My Song
bass guitar:
Walter Page (on 1951-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-01-11)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-01-11)
recording of:
I Thank God for My Song (on 1951-01-11)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sam Price Trio3:05
15Bells of St. Mary's
bass guitar:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1949-12-12)
celesta:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1949-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1949-12-12)
choir vocals:
The Rosette Gospel Singers (female vocal group) (on 1949-12-12)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1949-12-12)
cover recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s (on 1949-12-12)
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (composer) (in 1917)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:22
16Use Me Lord
bass guitar:
Walter Page (on 1951-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1951-01-11)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1951-01-11)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1951-01-11)
recording of:
Use Me Lord (on 1951-01-11)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1951-01)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Sam Price Trio2:55
17There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-01-11)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1952-01-11)
organ:
Alfred Miller (jazz organist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1952-01-11)
choir vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1952-01-11)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1952-01-11)
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me (on 1952-01-11)
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe3:05
18Near the Cross
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-01-11)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1952-01-11)
organ:
Alfred Miller (jazz organist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1952-01-11)
choir vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1952-01-11)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
Near the Cross (on 1952-01-11)
lyricist:
Frances J. Crosby
composer:
William H. Doane
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:57
19Let's Go On
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-12-07)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1952-12-07)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1952-12-07)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1952-12-07)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1952-12-07) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1952-12-07)
recording of:
Let's Go On (on 1952-12-07)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight2:24
20Never Let Go His Hand
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-12-06)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1952-12-06)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1952-12-06)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1952-12-06)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1952-12-06) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1952-12-06)
recording of:
Never Let Go His Hand (on 1952-12-06)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight2:30
21Crying in the Chapel
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1953-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Brooks (1950s jazz drummer) (on 1953-07-27)
organ:
Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist) (on 1953-07-27)
piano:
Fletcher Smith (US jazz pianist) (on 1953-07-27)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-07-27)
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel (on 1953-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:26
22There's Peace in Korea
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1953-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Brooks (1950s jazz drummer) (on 1953-07-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-07-27)
organ:
Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist) (on 1953-07-27)
piano:
Fletcher Smith (US jazz pianist) (on 1953-07-27)
recording of:
There's Peace in Korea (on 1953-07-27)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:20
23Feed Me Jesus
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1953-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Brooks (1950s jazz drummer) (on 1953-07-27)
organ:
Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist) (on 1953-07-27)
piano:
Fletcher Smith (US jazz pianist) (on 1953-07-27)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-07-27)
recording of:
Feed Me Jesus (on 1953-07-27)
writer:
M. Asher and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1953-07)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe3:04
24Smile It Through
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1953-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Brooks (1950s jazz drummer) (on 1953-07-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-07-27)
organ:
Kelly Owens (US pianist and organist) (on 1953-07-27)
piano:
Fletcher Smith (US jazz pianist) (on 1953-07-27)
recording of:
Smile It Through (on 1953-07-27)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1953-07)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:40
25Don't Leave Me Here to Cry
guitar:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-11-11)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-11-11)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1953-11-11)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-11-11)
recording of:
Don't Leave Me Here to Cry (on 1953-11-11)
writer:
Leroy Kirkland (in 1953-11)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe3:07
26What Have I Done
guitar:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-11-12)
lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-11-12)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1953-11-12)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-11-12)
recording of:
What Have I Done? (on 1953-11-12)
writer:
Phil Medly and Bill Sanford (Songwriter)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:56
27I'm So Glad
bass guitar:
James D. Richardson (on 1953-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Theodore Saunders (on 1953-10-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-10-17)
organ:
Annette Weber (organist) (on 1953-10-17)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1953-10-17)
recording of:
I'm So Glad (on 1953-10-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight22:48
28Sing and Shout
bass guitar:
James D. Richardson (on 1953-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Theodore Saunders (on 1953-10-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1953-10-17)
organ:
Annette Weber (organist) (on 1953-10-17)
piano:
James Roots (jazz pianist, organist) (on 1953-10-17)
recording of:
Sing and Shout (on 1953-10-17)
writer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1953-10)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight3:19