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Description of Gospel

 
In the broadest sense of the term, Gospel encompasses most music made for Christian audiences ever since African slaves were brought to America, and negro spirituals began changing the sound of religious-themed music. This includes Gospel Choirs, small vocal combos, country artists tackling religious themes, blues Gospel and modern Gospel songs -- which often incorporate pop muscianship and hooks in order to reach a wider audience.
 

Top Gospel Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. Put It In God's Hands New Harvest
$0.99
2. Respect Aretha Franklin
$0.99
3. Three Wooden Crosses Randy Travis
$1.29
4. I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
$0.99
5. Forever And Ever, Amen Randy Travis
$1.29
6. Imagine Me Kirk Franklin
$0.99
7. Hello Darlin' Conway Twitty
$0.99
8. Get Up Mary Mary
$0.99
9. Never Would Have Made It Marvin Sapp
$0.99
10. We Fall Down Donnie McClurkin
$0.99
11. Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name (Previously Unreleased Version) Shirley Caesar
$1.29
12. Here I Am To Worship Israel Houghton
$0.99
13. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
$0.99
14. I Loved Her First Heartland
$0.99
15. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin
$0.99
16. I Told You So Randy Travis
$1.29
17. Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary
$1.29
18. Praise Him In Advance Marvin Sapp
$0.99
19. There's Power In The Blood Bill & Gloria Gaither
$0.99
20. Why We Sing Kirk Franklin
$0.99
21. Diggin' Up Bones Randy Travis
$1.29
22. Superfriend Mary Mary
$0.99
23. I Worship You Mary Mary
$0.99
24. Lean On Me - (with Mary J. Blige/R. Kelly/Bono/Crystal Lewis) Kirk Franklin
$0.99
25. Just Wanna Say Israel Houghton
$0.99
26. I'll Fly Away The Jordanaires
$0.99
27. It Ain't Over Maurette Brown Clark
$0.99
28. Elvira The Oak Ridge Boys
$1.29
29. I Need You Now Smokie Norful
$0.99
30. No Weapon Fred Hammond
$0.99
31. He'll Do It Again Shirley Caesar
$0.99
32. I'll Take You There The Staple Singers
$1.29
33. He's Got It All In Control Shirley Caesar
$0.99
34. On The Other Hand Randy Travis
$1.29
35. I'd Love To Lay You Down Conway Twitty
$0.99
36. Deeper Than The Holler Randy Travis
$1.29
37. Until You Come Back To Me Aretha Franklin
$0.99
38. Think Aretha Franklin
$0.99
39. Something About The Name Jesus Kirk Franklin
$0.99
40. Get Here Oleta Adams
$0.99
41. He's Preparing Me Daryl Coley
42. You Are The Living Word Fred Hammond
$0.99
43. It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty
$0.99
44. Hosanna Kirk Franklin
$0.99
45. Tight Fittin' Jeans Conway Twitty
$0.99
46. Open My Heart Yolanda Adams
$0.99
47. Back II Eden Donald Lawrence
$0.99
48. Victory Yolanda Adams
$0.99
49. Respect [Live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, February 5, 1971] Aretha Franklin
$0.99
50. Ain't Nothing Wrong With That Robert Randolph
$1.29
 

Gospel Key Albums

 
Down By The Tabernacle
$9.99
Precious Lord: The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. Dorsey
$10.99
Spirit Of The Century
$8.99
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting With Mahalia
$9.99

 

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Gospel Key Artists

 
BeBe & CeCe Winans

This Contemporary Gospel
duo was one of the most
lauded acts in the genre
during the 1990s. The
hugely successful brothe...

Bill & Gloria Gaither

This husband and wife team
has been spreading the
Southern Gospel word
since the early 1970s.
Powerhouses of Southern...

Dorothy Love Coates

Onetime centerpiece to the
classic Gospel Harmonettes,
Dorothy Love Coates is an
exuberant, electrifying
gospel singer.

Mahalia Jackson

Jackson was a popular and
respected Gospel singer
most active in the '50s and
'60s. She had a resonant,
beautiful voice. One of th...

Rance Allen

Rance Allen was among the
first Gospel artists to
incorporate jazz and rock
into his spiritually centered
music. Rance Allen Group...

Shirley Caesar

In more ways than one,
Caesar is a giant voice in
gospel. She sings with the
fiery passion and depth of a
true believer. As a memb...

The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

BTC sings quietly powerful
inspirational gospel blessed
by unique vocal symbiosis
and a palpable spiritual
environment. BTC directo...

The Dixie Hummingbirds

This long-running,
pioneering gospel quartet
was loved for their deep
soul harmonies and
inventive arrangements. I...

The Gospel Harmonettes

Premier female Gospel
group from the salad days of
the genre. The Harmonettes
are among the more
R&B-heavy groups. Led by...

The Mighty Clouds of Joy

Mighty Clouds of Joy are
one of the few
Contemporary Gospel acts
working today who still sing
in the classic 1950s style.

The Pilgrim Travelers

Best-known for "Jesus Hits
Like An Atom Bomb," the
Pilgrim Travelers perfected
the "Walking Rhythm" sound
of classic Gospel. Formed...

The Soul Stirrers

Giants on the scene, the
Soul Stirrers had a hand in
developing the R&B-heavy
hard gospel of the genre's
classic period. Due to ico...

The Staple Singers

Dad-and-daughters group
began as a Gospel act, but
quickly branched out into
folk-tinged, message-driven
soul. The Staple Singers w...

Thomas Dorsey

Popular during the
pre-WWII years, this "father
of gospel music" sang in the
early blues-heavy style.

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