''Georgia Street Singer'' is a studio
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by American
gospel blues musician
Pearly Brown (191586, vocals and guitar, active in
Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...
) and was released on the Folk Lyric label in 1961. On the original release, he is credited as Blind Pearly Brown. On a re-release on the same label, and subsequently, he is credited as Reverend Pearly Brown.
The album comprises 15 tracks, all of which are Brown's interpretations of known (mostly, well known) songs, all on religious topics.
Track listing
; Side 1
# "
God Don't Ever Change"
# "
Just a Closer Walk with Thee"
# "You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion"
# "Savior Don't Pass Me By"
# "
Motherless Children
"Mother's Children Have a Hard Time", also known as "Motherless Children", is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. It is a solo performance, with Johnson singing and playing an acoustic slide guitar.
Johnson recorded t ...
"
# "Oh What a Mourning"
# "I Must See Jesus"
; Side 2
# "
Nobody's Fault but Mine"
# "I Know It Was the Blood"
# "
By and By I'm Gonna See the King"
# "
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning "Keep Your Lamp(s) Trimmed and Burning" is a traditional gospel blues song. It alludes to the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, found in the Gospel of Matthew at 25:1-13, and also to a verse in the Gospel of Luke, at 12:35.
The song has b ...
"
# "If I Never See You Anymore"
# "
Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do"
# "It's a Mean Old World"
# "
The Great Speckled Bird"
References
1961 albums
Blues albums by American artists
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