A Stranger I May Be: Savoy Gospel 1954-1966Various Artists

• – Famous Ward Singers - I'm Getting Richer
• – The Harmonizing Five - I Don't Need Nobody But The Lord
• – The Sensational Six - Let Freedom Ring
• – The Gospel Harmonettes Specials - How Much More
• – The Christones - Lord, It's Me
• – The Staple Singers - Low Is The Way
• – Swindell Brothers - Trouble Of Mine
• – The Roberta Martin Singers - I'm Glad I'm A Witness For My Lord
• – Jimmy Scott - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
• – Shirley Caesar And The Caravans - He First Loved Me

• 1. Famous Ward Singers - I'm Getting Richer
• 2. The Harmonizing Five - I Don't Need Nobody But The Lord
• 3. The Sensational Six - Let Freedom Ring
• 4. The Gospel Harmonettes Specials - How Much More
• 5. The Christones - Lord, It's Me
• 6. The Staple Singers - Low Is The Way
• 7. Swindell Brothers - Trouble Of Mine
• 8. The Roberta Martin Singers - I'm Glad I'm A Witness For My Lord
• 9. Jimmy Scott - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
• 10. Shirley Caesar And The Caravans - He First Loved Me
• 11. The Blind Boys of Alabama - On Some Day
• 12. The Hightower Brothers - He That Believed
• 13. North Philadelphia Juniors - There's Something Within Me
• 14. The Selah Singers - The Wicked Race
• 15. The Ward Singers - Let The Train Roll Easy
• 16. The Stars of Faith - Mean Old World
• 17. Marion Williams - Get Your Business Right
• 18. The Gospel Cavaliers - Are You Listening
• 19. The Caravans - Mercy
• 20. Eddie Williams and the Crusaders - They Won't Believe In Me
• 21. The Davis Sisters - Earnestly Praying
• 22. The Gospel Chimes - My Jesus Love Just Bubbles Over
• 23. The Angelic Gospel Choir - It's The Holy Ghost
• 24. The Angelic Choir - Wade In The Water

**Co-curated by Greg Belson! An extensive, sumptuous survey of surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all, Savoy. Drawn from nigh-impossible-to-find 78s, sevens, twelves and LPs, hardly any of these recordings, perhaps none, have been reissued since their first release.**

The first of three volumes: stomping, rollicking gospel music, intermingling with raw soul, searing blues, hard-rocking doo-wop and jazz, and storming r&b.

Infused and incandescent with the hurting, surging indignation of the Civil Rights movement, here are twenty-four precious scorchers by giants like the Staple Singers and Jimmy Scott, alongside devastating sides by less celebrated names like the Harmonising Five of Burlington, North Carolina, and teen-group the North Philadelphia Juniors, culminating triumphantly with slamming, sanctified versions of 'Hit The Road, Jack' and 'Wade In The Water'.