Release Date: 1997.
Recording Date: August 4, 1937 - May 25, 1941.
Release Info: Compilation (FA057) Studio Recording.
Styles: Black Gospel, Spirituals, Traditional Gospel, Gospel.
Classic early sides by this group who changed the style of quartet. ~ Opal Nations
Includes 16 pages booklet with liner notes in French and English.
With this Patrick Frémeaux production, we surely have the finest reissue set ever devoted to the Golden Gate Quartet. As for as swing and vocal harmonies are concerned, we are here close to perfection! Moreover, a copious, excellently documented booklet from the pen of Jean Buzelin can only add to the pleasures of this magnificent album, making it an indispensable acquisition. ~ M.R. Compact Magazine
Credits: Chris L. Armstrong - composer; Harry Armstrong - composer; Irving Berlin - composer; Johnny Burke - composer; Jean Buzelin - liner notes, musical direction, text; Claude Colombini - concept by; Walter Donaldson - composer; Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey - composer; B. Emmrick; Patrick Frémeaux - liner notes, producer; Richard Gerard - composer; Golden Gate Quartet - arranger, primary artist; Bob Haggart - composer; Noël Hervé - artistic producer; B. Hill; W. Johnson - composer; Willie Connell Johnson - arranger, baritone (vocal), vocals; Gus Kahn - composer; William Langford - guitar, tenor (vocal); Lead Belly - guitar, primary artist, vocals; Herb Ledbetter - arranger; Huddie Ledbetter - composer; Denis Constant Martin - liner notes; Robert McGimsey - composer; Henry Owens - tenor (vocal); Z. Randolph; Clyde Riddick - tenor (vocal); Lionel Risler - tape transfer; Traditional - composer; Don Waterhouse - adaptation, liner notes; Orlandus Wilson - arranger, bass (vocal), vocal effect.
Tracks: 1. Massa' In The Cold Cold Ground; 2. Saints Go Marching In; 3. Golden Gate Gospel Train; 4. Gabriel Blows His Horn; 5. Lead Me On And On; 6. Sweet Adeline; 7. Preacher And The Bear; 8. Noah; 9. Take Your Burdens To God; 10. Travelin' Shoes; 11. Packing Up - Getting Ready To Go; 12. Born Ten Thousand Years Ago; 13. Jonah In The Whale; 14. I Looked Down The Roas And Wondered; 15. Everytime I Feel The Spirit; 16. My Walking Sticks; 17. Daniel Saw The Stones; 18. Whoa Babe.