The Mississippi Mass Choir

The Mississippi Mass Choir

by The Mississippi Mass Choir
The Mississippi Mass Choir

The Mississippi Mass Choir

by The Mississippi Mass Choir

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Overview

Recorded live in front of an enthusiastic congregation at Jackson, Mississippi's Jackson City Auditorium, this disc gives a roof-raising sampling of the vocal and musical machine that is the Mississippi Mass Choir. The album also provided the blueprint for a string of commercially successful albums subsequently released by the Grammy-nominated choir. The opening track features inspired vocal work from guest vocalists Rev. Milton Biggham, Huey Williams, and Rev. James Moore and from choir member Desarie Johnson. Whenever the 100-plus-member Mississippi Mass Choir adds a blast of backing vocals, the results are positively earthshaking. An extremely talented backing band lays down thick layers of bass-busy funk, further bolstering these tracks. Highlights include the nine-minute "Near the Cross" and the rousing "Having You There." If you're looking for a can't-miss gospel album, this is the place to go.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/28/1990
Label: Malaco
UPC: 0048021600328
Rank: 69026

Tracks

  1. Call Him Up, Pt. 1
  2. Call Him Up, Pt. 2
  3. I Just Can't Tell You (How Good He's Been)
  4. Near the Cross
  5. Having You There
  6. Lord We Thank You
  7. I'm Pressing On
  8. We Shall Meet Again
  9. Until He Comes
  10. All in His Hands
  11. The Birds

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Mississippi Mass Choir   Primary Artist
John Franklin   Primary Artist
Venora Brown   Primary Artist,Alto (Vocals)
Larry Tyrrell   Primary Artist,Tenor (Vocal)
Frank Williams   Primary Artist
Huey Williams   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Lillian Lilly   Primary Artist,Soprano (Vocal)
Barbara Harper   Primary Artist,Soprano (Vocal)
Jerry Smith   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Milton Biggham   Guest Artist,Vocals
Rev. James Moore   Guest Artist,Vocals
David Curry   DX-7,Horn,Strings
Mark Griffin   Soprano (Vocal)
Demetrius Smith   Tenor (Vocal)
Michael Rogers   Tenor (Vocal)
Michelle Johnson   Alto (Vocals)
Kevin Weatherspoon   Soprano (Vocal)
Keith Brown   Guitar
Danny Haynes   Alto (Vocals)
Linda Brown   Soprano (Vocal)
Sara Jones   Alto (Vocals)
Mary Ratliff   Soprano (Vocal)
Meshell Johnson   Alto (Vocals)
Alice Franklin   Alto (Vocals)
Agee Joseph   Vocals
Chris Wheatley   Tenor (Vocal)
Melissa Dean   Soprano (Vocal)
Lachlan Williams   Alto (Vocals)
David Woods   Tenor (Vocal)
Alicia Taylor   Soprano (Vocal)
Priscilla Daniels   Soprano (Vocal)
Jimmy Cotton   Tenor (Vocal)
Norman Richardson   Alto (Vocals)
Stefani Woodson   Alto (Vocals)
Amanda Ramsey   Alto (Vocals)
Annie Kidd   Soprano (Vocal)
Keesha Brown   Soprano (Vocal)
Leah Curry   Soprano (Vocal)
Willie Key   Tenor (Vocal)
Jimmy Lewis   Tenor (Vocal)
Cyntia Smith   Soprano (Vocal)
Floyd Rose   Alto (Vocals)
Sarah Jones   Alto (Vocals)
Sam Scott   Drums,Percussion,Guitar (Bass)
Kate Price   Soprano (Vocal)
Rhonda Smith   Soprano (Vocal)
Marvin "Smitty" Smith   Alto (Vocals)
Norman Williams   Horn,Strings
Michael Cox   Tenor (Vocal)
Annie Grace   Alto (Vocals)
William Bell   Tenor (Vocal)
Thomas Richardson   Tenor (Vocal)
Allen Golden   Horn,Strings,Guitar (Bass)
Tony Harris   Guitar
Roy Caston   Tenor (Vocal)
Michael Robinson   Alto (Vocals)
Van Whittley   Tenor (Vocal)
Dorothy Thornton   Soprano (Vocal)
Johnnie Clay   Tenor (Vocal)
Dorcus Curry Thigpen   Alto (Vocals)
Curtis Shears   Tenor (Vocal)
Deborah Fox   Alto (Vocals)
J.C. Beene   Tenor (Vocal)
Darryl Otis Smith   Tenor (Vocal)
Beverly Harris   Alto (Vocals)
Min. Willie Thornton   Tenor (Vocal)
Joyce Hayes   Alto (Vocals)
Azel Smith   Soprano (Vocal)
Maggie Stanton   Soprano (Vocal)
Steven Jordan   Tenor (Vocal)
Vernon Cummings   Alto (Vocals)
Reginald C. Stewart   Tenor (Vocal)
Christine McCurtis   Soprano (Vocal)
Jerry Lee Smith   Keyboards
Judy McCullum   Soprano (Vocal)
Jan Straughter   Alto (Vocals)
Glenn Stamps   Tenor (Vocal)
Marilyn Williams   Alto (Vocals)
Yolanda Troupe-Williams   Alto (Vocals)
Katrina Williams   Soprano (Vocal)
Jeffery Theodore   Tenor (Vocal)
Henry Clark   Tenor (Vocal)
John Swanigan   Tenor (Vocal)
Tracy Grady   Alto (Vocals)
Delace White   Tenor (Vocal)
Livia Windon   Alto (Vocals)
Stacy Atkins   Soprano (Vocal)
Althea Morris   Soprano (Vocal)
Luther Williams   Tenor (Vocal)
Willie Carey   Tenor (Vocal)
Shirley Barry   Alto (Vocals)
Stephanie Butler   Alto (Vocals)
Shannon Rhodes   Alto (Vocals)
Dorothy Huddleston   Soprano (Vocal)
Cheryl Brown   Soprano (Vocal)
James Francis Johnson   Alto (Vocals)
Earnestine Bailey   Soprano (Vocal)
Connie Williams   Soprano (Vocal)
Cecilia Lemon   Alto (Vocals)
Perthea Brown   Tenor (Vocal)
Danny R. Huddleston   Tenor (Vocal)
Michelle Bennette   Soprano (Vocal)
Cedric Cole   Tenor (Vocal)
Brian Wilke   Drums
Reggie Stewart   Tenor (Vocal)
Barry Bolden   Tenor (Vocal)
Frednia Perkins   Alto (Vocals)
Cynthia Gutter   Alto (Vocals)

Technical Credits

Paul Christensen   Engineer
David Curry   Composer,Producer
Jonathan David Brown   Spiritual Advisor
John Franklin   Composer,Performer
Angie Curry   Composer
Agee Joseph   Technical Advisor
Priscilla Daniels   Composer
Venora Brown   Composer
Frank Williams   Composer,Producer
Huey Williams   Composer
Lillian Lilly   Composer
Jerry Masters   Mixing,Engineer
Milton Biggham   Composer
Rev. Benjamin Cone   Composer
Rev. James Moore   Composer
Tom Easley   Engineer
Larry Tyrrell   Composer
Marcia Butler   Spiritual Advisor
Barbara Harper   Composer
Robert Carter   Spiritual Advisor
Errol Dillon   Photography
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