The Clark Sisters - "Overdose Of The Holy Ghost"
Shirley Caesar - "Heavenly Father"
Ricky Womack & Christina Essence - "I Need You" (Joey Negro edit)
Dan Greer - "Love Is The Message" (Joey Negro edit)
DJ Rogers - "All I Gave Him Was My Heart"
The Young Delegation - "I'll Keep Holding On"
Linda Evans - "I Am Gold"
Elbernita 'Twinkie' Clark - "Awake O Zion"
Tommy T & Company - "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere"
Truth & Devotion - "I Must See My Lord"
Norman Weeks & The Revelations - "Hold On"
The Clark Sisters - "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (Joey Negro edit)
Gloster Williams & master Control - "No Cross, No Crown"
Roslyn & Charles - "Was Not Intended" (David Hill edit)
The Dinamic Clark Sisters - "Ha Ya (Eternal Life)" (with Mattie Moss Clark)
The Young Delegation - "He Lives"
Sharon Johnson - "A Better Day"
BeBe & CeCe Winans - "I Really Love You" (David Hill edit)
The fannie Clark Singers - "Use Me Lord"
Shirley Caesar - "Message To The People"
Rahni Harris & Family Love - "He's My Friend"
James Moore - "As A Nation" (David Hill edit)
Review: Dave Lee's Z Records label has a growing reputation as a purveyor of high quality, crate digger-friendly disco and boogie compilations. This latest, curated by former Nuphonic boss (and Ballistic Brothers member) David Hill, shines a light on the gospel end of black American dance music in the 1970s and early '80s. For those new to gospel's influence on disco and boogie, it's a revelation. Moving from righteous gospel-soul (Tommy T & Company, Truth & Devotion) to spine tingling disco screamers (Bobby Womack and Christina Essence's superb version of Sylvester favourite 'I Need You') and synth-laden boogie jams (Norman Weeks & The Revelations, The Young Delegation's brilliant "He Lives"), it's an unashamedly celebratory trip into dancefloor gospel territory. Recommended.
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