Religion is a Fortune: Sacred Harp Singing, Early 1900s / County CD-3532

Description

County CD 3532 / For those who like the Sacred Harp Singing tradition (as heard in Alabama and Georgia for over 100 years), County Records’ second album devoted to this little-heard style features a generous helping of 19 religious songs by a number of different groups that recorded in the late 1920s. This will complement a full album (County CD-3531) which presented the most prolific of the Sacred Harp groups, Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers–this new CD has 4 more of that great group’s songs. With this release one can compare the subtle differences in style between such groups as Dye’s Sacred Harp Singers, Lee Wells, the Denson-Paris and Denson outfits, the Fa-So-La Singers and the fine Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, among others. For those not familiar with this tradition, we suggest you hear 2 or 3 examples before purchasing this disc—it’s powerful music but not for every ear.

1    HALLELUJAH   Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers (3:01)
    2    LONG SOUGHT HOME   Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers (3:01)
    3    CHRISTIAN’S FLIGHT   Lee Well’s Sacred Harp Singers (2,47)
    4    ROCKY ROAD   Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (2:44)
    5    CALVARY   Dye’s Sacred Harp Singers (2:36)
    6    I’M ON MY JOURNEY HOME   Denson’s Sacred Harp Singers (3:21)
    7    HAPPY LAND   Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers (2:16)
    8    RELIGION IS A FORTUNE   Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (2:53)
    9    HAPPY ON THE WAY   Fa-So-La Singers (3:03)
    10  LAND OF BEULAH   Dye’s Sacred Harp Singers (2:35)
    11  PLEYEL’S HYMN   Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers (3:17)
    12  JOURNEY HOME   Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers (2:49)
    13  EDOM Okeh   Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers (3:22)
    14  RELIGION IS A FORTUNE   Lee Wells Sacred Harp Singers (2:52)
    15  NOT MADE WITH HANDS   Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers (3:14)
    16  ODEM  Roswell Sacred Harp Singers (2:39)
    17  RAGAN   Denson-Parris Sacred Harp Singers (2:43)
    18  NINETY-FIFTH   Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers (2:40)
    19  PROMISED LAND   Pioneer Sacred Harp Singers (3:27)