Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns

Disc 1
1	Didn't It Rain 2:37
2	My God Is Real 3:37
3	Walk over God's Heaven 2:14
4	If I Can Help Somebody 3:46
5	Come on Children, Let's Sing 1:55
6	What a Friend We Have in Jesus previously unreleased 4:06
7	I Found the Answer 4:18
8	It Is Well with My Soul 5:32
9	Great Gettin' up Morning 3:41
10	You Must Be Born Again 1:59
11	Elijah Rock Live 5:03
12	Jesus Met the Woman at the Well 2:25
13	A Satisfied Mind 3:08
14	Keep Your Hand on the Plow 2:29
15	Roll Jordan Roll 3:57
16	Calvary Live 3:44
17	In My Home over There 3:22
18	I Will Move on up a Little Higher 5:25
Disc 2
1	In the Upper Room 7:10
2	The Christian's Testimony 2:32
3	If We Never Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now) 4:19
4	A City Called Heaven 2:48
5	Trouble of the World 4:44
6	Without God I Could Do Nothing 4:39
7	Take My Hand, Precious Lord 4:12
8	Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho 2:04
9	His Eye Is on the Sparrow 4:21
10	God Put a Rainbow in the Sky 3:09
11	He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Live 2:35
12	A Rusty Old Halo 2:18
13	Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 3:45
14	Dear Lord, Forgive previously unreleased 2:27
15	I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song 4:01
16	Search Me Lord 3:24
17	If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again 3:21
18	Walk on by Faith previously unreleased 3:52

Barnes & Noble

Hard-core gospel traditionalists will delight in this 36-track retrospective set of digitally enhanced masters originally recorded in the mid-'50s and '60s. Quite simply, this is the stuff that got her crowned "the World's Greatest Gospel Singer" -- signature hits like "I Found the Answer", "Didn't It Rain," In the Upper Room," and "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." Incorporating a variety of rhythms and styles, from innovative hymns to classic spirituals, the generous selection of tunes fills out the complete picture of her vocal skills and depth. For vintage material, the sound couldn't be better, as Jackson maneuvers the seemingly effortless riffs with spirit-filled abandon -- accompanied on many of the cuts by the renowned Mildred Falls Trio. Among the buried treasure likely to excite diehard church purists is "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," the Thomas Dorsey classic, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," "Walk Over God's Heaven," and the jubilant and rousing "Elijah Rock" recorded live during a 1961 performance in Stockholm, Sweden. Lisa Collins

All Music Guide

Although it's missing some of her classic performances, the double-disc set Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns is nonetheless an excellent introduction to Mahalia Jackson, arguably the greatest gospel singer of all time. The box set features 36 performances she recorded for Columbia between 1954 and 1969, offering a comprehensive, but by no means exhaustive, introduction to Jackson and her most popular work. Leo Stanley