''Amen!'' is the second album by singer and actress
Della Reese
Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...
. It was given credit with her group
The Meditation Singers. The album was her second record for Jubilee Records, and her first of many records dedicated solely to sacred and spiritual material. The album features background vocals by the
Meditation Singers, which she had been a part of in the early ’50s. The album also features vocals by the then unknown singer
Laura Lee Laura Lee can refer to:
* Laura Lee (singer-songwriter) (born 1945), American soul and gospel singer-songwriter
* Laura Lee (sex worker) (1973–2018), Irish-born sex worker and activist based in the UK
* Laura Lee (bassist) (born 1986), Mexican-Ame ...
, who had incidentally replaced Reese in the group, when she left in 1953.
The album was released on
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then rele ...
, alongside her 1959 album ''
What Do You Know About Love?
''What Do You Know About Love?'' is an album by singer and actress Della Reese. The album was her fifth for Jubilee Records, and it was directed and conducted by Reg Owen.
The album was released on Compact Disc alongside her 1958 album '' Amen!' ...
'', for the first time in 2008, by Collector’s Choice.
Track listing
# “Amen!”
(Adapted by Palitz) – 3:56
# “Jesus Will Answer Your Prayer”
(Barret, Lillenas) – 2:46
# “Last Mile of the Way”
(Adapted by Palitz) – 4:06
# “
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is an African-American spiritual song that originated during the period of slavery but was not published until 1867. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been done by artists such as Mar ...
”
(Adapted by Palitz) – 4:41
# “
Rock-a-My Soul”
(Adapted by Palitz) – 2:04
# “Hard to Get Along”
(Rundles) – 5:20
# “
Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air”
(Tharpe) – 3:08
# “I Know the Lord Has Laid His Hands on Me”
(Adapted by Palitz) – 3:39
# “Jesus”
(Coleman) 2:21
Release history
References
1958 albums
Della Reese albums
Jubilee Records albums
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