Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 3: 1947-1951

Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Fremeaux & Assoc. Fr
• ASIN: B0001POJRO
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Everybody's Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There (Gospel Boogie)

2. My Lord and I

3. He Watches Me

4. He's All I Need

5. Down by the Riverside

6. My Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked Race

7. Ain't No Room in Church for Liars

8. Little Boy How Old Are You

9. Going Back to Jesus

10. Move on Up a Little Higher, Pts. 1-2

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. You Gotta Move

2. When I Take My Vacation to Heaven

3. Jesus Remembers

4. Run to Jesus Everyone

5. Is Everybody Happy

6. I Shall Know Him

7. There's a Highway to Heaven

8. I'm Bound for Higher Grounds

9. I Was Healed

10. Use Me Lord

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's best!, December 28, 2007

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J.C., Lyons CO - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 3: 1947-1951 (Audio CD)

I have been a fan of Sister Rosetta Tharpe ever since I purchased an old Boogie Woogie piano compilation LP on eBay. Included was one of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's songs, accompanied by pianist Sammy Price. I immediately played the song again when I first heard it--it was so great. Although I am not a gospel music fan, I bought other LPs and CDs of hers, and am still amazed by her guitar virtuoisity. Many present-day jazz and rock musicians learned how to play guitar by listening to her records.

This 2 cd compilation shows her at her peak, with her witty lyrics and songs that leave you feeling great. The recordings sound excellent, despite their age. Four songs feature her mother, Katie Bell Nubin, who must have been around 70 when these were recorded.

Favorites include: He Watches Me (acccompanied by Marie Knight), My Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked Race, Ain't No Room in the Church for Liars, Little Boy How Old Are You, Ninety Nine and a Half Won't Do, Daniel in the Lion's Den, Somebody Needs Jesus, and Sin is to Blame.

Fans of Sister Tharpe will have to have this one.