1960 studio album by B. B. King
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Sings Spirituals is the fifth studio album by B. B. King , released in 1960. He is backed by organ, piano, drums and bass, and accompanied vocally by two groups of Angeleno singers: the Charioteers and the Southern California Community Choir.
All songs are derived from traditional hymns , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "Precious Lord" Thomas A. Dorsey 3:24 2. "Save a Seat for Me" Archie Browniee 3:06 3. "Ole Time Religion" 2:31 4. "Sweet Chariot " 2:11 5. "Servant's Prayer" Thomas A. Dorsey 3:05 6. "Jesus Gave Me Water" Lucie E. Campbell 3:04 7. "I Never Heard a Man" Lloyd Woodard 2:39 8. "Army of the Lord" Stuart Hamblen 3:07 9. "I Am Willing to Run All the Way" 3:40 10. "I'm Working on the Building" Lillian Bowles, Winifred Hoyle 2:47 Total length: 30:24
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"A Lonely Lover's Plea" (Riley B. King, Jules Taub , Sam Ling)
"I Am" (Earl Shuman, Sherman Edwards )
"The Key to My Kingdom" (Claude Baum, Joe Josea , Maxwell Davis )
"Story from My Heart and Soul" (Riley B. King, Jules Taub)
"In the Middle of an Island" (Nick Acquaviva, Ted Varnick)
"Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis )
"Precious Lord" (Thomas A. Dorsey)
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)
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