''Sweet Inspiration'' is the first of two

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s by the London

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, The Inspirational Choir. It was released in 1985 and reached number 59 on the

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and spent four weeks in the charts. Two singles were released from the album, "

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", which reached number 36 on the

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, and "I've Got a Feeling".

Track listing

Personnel

* The Inspirational Choir – choir *

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– additional choir on "Abide with Me" * Ricky Simpson –

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* Luke Tunney, Martin Dobson, Pete Thoms, Steve Gregory –

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* Soloman Read –

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* John Francis –

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* Bob Carter, Phil Sawyer, Richard Gillinson, Trevor Bastow –

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* Mitch Dalton, Ronnie Simpson –

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* Don Reedman, Jeff Jarratt –

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* John Kurlander, John Timperley, Mark Chamberlain, Mark Maguire, Mike Jarratt, Mike Ross,

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–

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– album cover design

References

External links

''Sweet Inspiration''
at ''Discogs'' {{Authority control 1985 debut albums Portrait Records albums The Inspirational Choir of the Pentecostal First Born Church of the Living God albums