Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel

Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel is the fourth studio album from American rhythm and blues singer LaVern Baker, released by Atlantic Records in 1959.

Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel
An ornate, rugged Bible on a table, with a flower in a vase
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)
GenreGospel[1]
Length35:55
LanguageEnglish
LabelAtlantic
LaVern Baker chronology
LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
(1958)
Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel
(1959)
Blues Ballads
(1959)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
DownBeat     [3]

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Ron Wynn writing this work is "more magnificent and moving than at any time she had done jazz, blues, or R&B".[2] In the 2004 edition of The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, this album was rated 5 out of 5 stars and the editors write Baker never sounded better than on this album, favorably comparing her vocals to Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Precious Memories" – 2:50
  2. "Carrying the Cross for My Boss" – 2:29
  3. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (traditional) – 3:12
  4. "Touch Me, Lord Jesus" – 2:52
  5. "Didn't It Rain" (Harry Burleigh) – 2:48
  6. "Precious Lord" – 4:13
  7. "Somebody Touched Me" – 2:36
  8. "In the Upper Room" – 2:34
  9. "Journey to the Sky" – 3:25
  10. "Everytime I Feel the Spirit" – 2:21
  11. "Too Close" – 4:06
  12. "Without a God" – 2:35

Personnel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hoard, Christian David; Brackett, Nathan, eds. (2004). "LaVern Baker". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 39–41. ISBN 9780743201698.
  2. ^ a b Wynn, Ron (n.d.). "LaVern Baker – Precious Memories". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ DeMichael, Don (February 4, 1960). "Lavern Baker: Precious Memories". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. pp. 29–30. ISSN 0012-5768.
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