Mahalia Jackson - Bless This House (1956 / and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: PC-8761 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has creases; Scuffing, discoloration with darker discoloration spots; breaks in cover near opening, surface abrasions, surface impressions (front/back); small section of cover missing near top-left of back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is barely readable with harsh wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier across bottom-edge; wear to corners. Bottom-edge split near right corner. Opening shows noticeable wear, breaks and divots. Late 70's STEREO pressing with red label with Columbia around the edge. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Let The Church Roll On God Knows The Reason Why Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go By His Word Trouble Of The World Bless This House It Don't Cost Very Much Summertime Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child Just A Little While To Stay Here Take My Hand Precious Lord Down By The Riverside The Lord's Prayer About The Record: Bless This House by Mahalia Jackson is a stirring collection of traditional gospel hymns and spirituals that showcases the Queen of Gospel's powerful contralto voice in an intimate setting supported by pianist Mildred Falls and organist Ralph Jones of the Falls-Jones Ensemble. The album captures Jackson's deeply emotional delivery on tracks such as Let the Church Roll On, God Knows the Reason Why, Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go, and Trouble of the World, blending sanctified rhythms with mellow, uplifting expressions of faith. A unique aspect is its appeal as a favorite among gospel purists for maintaining a more traditional church sound amid Jackson's growing mainstream popularity, while including her revered rendition of Take My Hand, Precious Lord, a song later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Historically, it reflects her pivotal role in elevating gospel music from Black churches to broader audiences during an era of racial segregation. No charted hit singles emerged from the project itself.