Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe [Enhanced]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: M.C. Records
• ASIN: B0000ALFZ3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. Nobody's Fault But Mine

2. My Journey to the Sky

3. Rock Me

4. Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread

5. Strange Things Happening Every Day

6. This Train

7. Shout, Sister, Shout

8. Beams of Heaven

9. Precious Memories

10. I Want a Tall Skinny Papa

11. My Lord and I

12. Stand by Me

13. Up Above My Head

14. Don't Take Everybody to Be Your Friend

15. That's All

16. I Looked Down the Line (And I Wondered)

17. Didn't It Rain

18. Down by the Riverside [Audio/Video Clip]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy It!, January 22, 2004

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Barbara Simpson "Frank & Barb" (Petaluma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Audio CD)

An EXTRAORDINARY album! It is an absolute must for those interested in true "roots" music. You will find yourself filing it next to your soundtrack from "Down From The Mountain" or "O'Brother Where Art Thou?" On the other hand, you may file it with your Blues music. But it is Gospel?

The truth is...to my ear... this album is an excellent demonstration of the interrelationship of Gospel, Blues and Jazz. And the performers! Simply the best available today. For those that are not familiar with some of them, you may find some new "friends." I was especially pleased to see that Angela Strehli was included.

You will also be treated to an excellent history on Sister Rosetta Tharpe...Like Who Knew?

There is also an extra treat included for those with computers--an MPEG file of Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing "Down By The Riverside." Simply open Windows Media or Real Audio, and select the file from your drive to play it. You won't be disappointed.

Finally, a special thanks to Mark Carpentieri and Maria Muldaur for bringing this music to life.

Frank Simpson

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irresistible!, December 2, 2004

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AfroAmericanHeritage (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Audio CD)

My first introduction to Tharpe was back on an LP entitled "Sister Rosetta Tharpe" (Foremothers Volume 8, Rosetta Records.) I listened before reading the liner notes and at several points thought, "Is that Chuck Berry or somebody backing her up?"

To my surprise it wasn't Chuck Berry, it was Sister Rosetta herself. Lord, how that woman could swing a song! As a singer, guitarist and composer, she was the first real gospel superstar.

With performances by Phoebe Snow, Janis Ian, Odetta and others, this CD is a fitting and stellar tribute to Tharp's compositional skills, and it even includes an MPEG video of Tharpe's live performance of "Down By the Riverside" back in the 1960's from TV Gospel Time. The liner notes include a 4-page bio by Gayle Wald, author of a forthcoming biography.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy, Sister, Buy!, April 26, 2008

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Aleppo Pepper (NYC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Audio CD)

I only recently learned about Sister Rosetta Tharpe. This tribute is fabulous! If you're a fan of REAL singing, buy this and you will not be disappointed. The range is great from covers that differ only slightly from Sister Rosetta's original version to out-there takes (like Joan Osborne and Toshi Reagon). LOVE IT!!