In Praise of Him

by The Staple Singers

Overview

It's hard to vote against the Staple Singers, and even though this ten-track set of gospel pieces drawn from a live concert is a bit on the brief side, there's still enough of Pops Staples' chicken-scratch guitar and Mavis Staples' soaring vocals to make it all stick to the wall. Highlights include the opener, "Glory, Glory Hallelujah!," which brims with an obvious and bubbling joy, the decidedly country gospel feel of "Jacob's Ladder," a solid reading of the traditional "Wade in the Water," and Pops' trademark reverb-laced guitar work on the closing track, "He." What you don't get here is the secular-leaning gospel-soul hybrid that most people think of when they think of the Staple Singers, which means this isn't an ideal introductory collection, but these folks never recorded a bad album (or gave a bad concert, for that matter), so if In Praise of Him isn't essential, it isn't a throwaway, either. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	09/05/2006
Label:	Collectables
UPC:	0090431812921

Tracks

1. Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
2. The Lord's Prayer
3. Jacob's Ladder
4. Amen
5. How Great Thou Art
6. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
7. Wade in the Water
8. Nobody's Fault But Mine
9. Crying in the Chapel
10. He

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Staple Singers   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Roy Acuff   Composer
Roebuck "Pops" Staples   Composer,Arranger
James W. Alexander   Composer
Bunk Johnson   Composer
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Artie Glenn   Composer
A. Smith   Composer
Jester Hairston   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
M. Christian   Composer
Sam Cooke   Composer