Ride on King Jesus

Florence Quivar (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000A9QLAO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ride On, King Jesus

2. I Am Seeking for a City

3. Give Me Jesus, spiritual

4. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

5. Honor! Honor!

6. I've Been 'Buked

7. On Mah Journey Now, Mount Zion

8. Roun' About de Mountain

9. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

10. In Bright Mansions Above, spiritual

11. The Lord's Prayer

12. I Love the Name, song

13. I'm Gonter Tell God All o' My Troubles

14. Set Down, Servant

15. Sweet Little Jesus Boy, carol for voice & orchestra

16. Lit'l Boy

17. Plenty Good Room, spiritual

18. De Gospel Train

19. Witness

20. Hold On, gospel song

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Gospel Album by a Classical Singer!, November 6, 2005

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JRTLC (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ride on King Jesus (Audio CD)

I am SO happy that this has finally been re-released onto CD! I have known this album for the last 10 years, as a friend of ours gave us a copy, first on cassette tape, which we wore out, and then on CD. I have played it for just about anyone who will sit still long enough to listen, and I count it among my favorite recordings of all time! I have other classical gospel recordings by some of Ms. Quivar's colleagues, and while I also enjoy them, they simply are not in the same league as this recording!

Florence Quivar is, quite simply, perfect in this recording. She has the perfect mix of classical and traditional gospel technique, and performs every song on this album with an astonishing range of colors, ability and with so much feeling that I am moved every time I listen. I am a classical singer myself, and this album is a true inspiration to me. It is a document of what singing really can be about, a magical fusion of sound, word, emotion and soul! I can recommend this for both the classical and the gospel enthusiast, but know many people, who really are neither, who just recognize and respond to the powerful, emotional, fantastic singing in this album!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tell me, are you a Christian?, July 18, 2009

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Finnamon "finnamon" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ride on King Jesus (Audio CD)

Not much to say except that Florence Quivar's recording of spirituals is the best of its kind that I have ever heard. Marian Anderson is her spiritual forebearer and she can never be matched. But she approached these very much as if they were art songs. It was the perfect approach at the time, and I still listen to her recordings of this repertoire with great respect, admiration, and reverence.

But Florence Quivar lives these songs in a completely different way. Never once does she reach for a showy effect, nor does she make insincere gestures. Other singers in this repertoire may occasionally reach the heights she attains here, but no one sustains it in the same way.

And it doesn't hurt (nor is it a surprise, given how she clearly loves this music) that she is in superb vocal estate here.

I close with a quote from a song Cher sang, "Walking in Memphis" that sums up how I feel about this recording:

"They said, tell me, are you a Christian, child? And I said, 'Man, I am tonight!'"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Florence Quivar sings outstanding Spirituals/Gospel Songs, December 16, 2007

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Mary E. Johnston "Mary Johnston" (Englewood, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ride on King Jesus (Audio CD)

She is especially amazing in "Sit Down, Servant" and "Honor" but she really sings every piece with great authority and sincerity befitting the idiom.

Her recordings with the Harlem Boys Choir are just wonderful to hear.
She has the perfect voice for these spirituals and never makes her voice the point, but rather the texts.