I know it's hard to believe but no, I don't go to church on a regular basis In fact, I rarely go but lately I've been gathering songs that are not only inspirational but downright gospel See, just the name of that emoticon is blasphemous

I only have a few but I'm curious about what else is out there. These stick out in my mind...

We Fall Down - Donnie McClurkin
Everything - Tye Tribbett & GA



I keep them all on my "Inspired" playlist so some songs have a very spiritual feel...

Pass Me Over - Anthony Hamilton
The Word/And God Created Woman - Princey
Higher - D'Angelo


... and some are inspired in other ways - via delivery or message or just the way they make me feel...

I Found My Everything/One/Good Woman Down - Mary J. Blige
Rise/NYCG - Martin Luther
Precious/Daredevil, Baby - Van Hunt
Shadows - TTD
Tomorrow - Tevin Cambell
Mountains/Eye No/Sweet Baby - Princey
True Love - Al Green
So Have I For You - Nikka Costa
There For You - Damien Marley
Cleva/Orange Moon - Erykah Badu
I Keep/Still Here - Jill Scott
So High/Ordinary People - John Legend
Vienna - Billy Joel
Special - Janet Jackson
Sweet Baby - Macy Gray



I need to expand my tracklist, so here's the question: what inspirational songs (gospel particularly) do you listen to?




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God Is Amazing ~ Deniece Williams
His Eye Is On The Sparrow ~ Tanya Blount and Lauryn Hill
Bless The Road ~ Martha Wash
Fearless ~ Crystal Lewis
Make It Happen ~ Mariah Carey

are a few of my favourites that come to mind

oh yeah.. MADONNA ~ "LIKE A PRAYER"

Celine Dion ~ "Call The Man"
Gloria Estefan ~ "Coming Out Of The Dark"
Whitney Houston ~ "Step By Step"
CeCe Peniston ~ "I Will Be Recieved"
Martha Wash ~ "Carry On"
Robin S. ~ "I Want To Thank You"
Celine Dion ~ "That's The Way It Is"
Livin' Joy ~ "Follow The Rules"
Martha Wash ~ "Takin' Over"
Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans ~ "Count On Me"
Robin S. ~ "Shine On Me"
St. Francis Choir (feat. Toby Ryan) ~ "Oh Happy Day"

Total Praise-Tonex
Fly Like a Bird-Mariah
Change-Heather Headley

"Love me still" by Chaka Khan
"Jesus loves me" by Whitney Houston
"I`ve got to sing my song" and "Come and walk with me" by Oleta Adams
Aretha Franklin`s "Amazing grace" album

Icicle said:

Thank you.

Then there's this one which she produced herself...



...One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism CD

Featuring Mavis Staples, and her sisters Erma and Carolyn.


I keep this 2-disc set close by...



...Gospels, Spirituals and Hymns


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

CalhounSq said:

I never go to church.

theAudience said:

"WE NEED POWER"!!!

I could be here all day answering this one....

Here's a very abbreviated list...



Inspirational;

The One. Elton John
One of Us, C. Crow
I Wanna Know What Love Is, Foreigner
Hero, M. Carey
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Jermaine Jackson
The World Is A Ghetto, WAR
Choice of Colors, Curtis Mayfield
Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
Redemption Song, Bob Marley
Pearls, Sade

Princey gets his own list...
The Love We Make
Anna Stesia
Purple Rain
Beautiful Strange
Power Fanstastic
Get On The Boat
Free
Elephants and Flowers
Willing and Able
Gold
I Would Die 4 U
One Song

Gospel
Anything by James Cleveland, especially Peace Be Still
Anything by the Staples Singers, especially Will Circle Be Unbroken
Anything by Mahalia Jackson, especially I Couldn't Keep It To Myself and His Eye Is On The Sparrow.

2 must have gospel albums...
If You Believe, by Brook Benton is the only gospel album he ever recorded. This man's exquisite voice will bring you to your knees.
Amen, by the Wings Over Jordan Choir is sung completely a capella. Powerful!

These last two are quite rare, but could probably be found at a store specializing in vinyl. Well worth the time and trouble to find.

7 (and a thousand other songs)-Prince

Lifetime-Maxwell

The Biggest Part of Me-Take 6

No Woman, No Cry-Bob Marley

Keep Gettin' It On-Marvin Gaye

People Get Ready-Curtis Mayfield

You Saved Me-R.Kelly

I don't fancy gospel that much,,,,but I fancy EVERYTHING they sang




Queenie did a lil' somethin' somthin' here and there too,,

Yolanda Adams is definitely religiously full of beautiful gospel. I absolutely love her music, her music has spoken/inspired me on numerous occasions.

~Open My Heart
~Never Give Up
~I Gotta Believe
~I'm Thankful

(This whole album is renewing for me) I am listening now...

Howard Hewett another one. ~Call His Name
His album 'The Journey Live From The Heart' is truly fantastic.
~Mercy
~Joy
~The Journey
...



But the songs that sing with a similar feel that come to mind...

Mariah Carey~ Fly Like Bird
Chante Moore~This Moment is Mine
Peebles (remember Pebbles?)~ Long Way To Travel (continues to be an all time favorite, since 1995)
Sarah McLachlan (omg) where do I start. ~Lost (this one...)
~Witness
~Angel
~Full Of Grace

(I can be here all day...)
Prince... well I feel if you are here... it is a natural given.

...

I higly function on a Spiritual sense, not a precise religious sense.
***Music such as this... is truly what talked to me when I needed some sense in my life. When I (personally) couldn't find savior anywhere else.
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A Sinners Prayer, Great song. Don't know who sings it tho. Just trying to help.

Here's what I currently have saved on my computer:

Celebrate (He Lives) - Fred Hammond
The Battle is the Lord's - Yolanda Adams
Work It Out (Remix) - Dr. Charles Hayes and the Warriors
Prayer Changes Things - Deitrick Haddon
Praise Him - Mary Mary
Jesus Be a Fence Around Me - Fred Hammond
Search Me Lord - Donnie McClurkin
I'll Fly Away - Jars of Clay

GOSPEL TUNES---

Lean On Me - Kirk Franklin & family ft. Crystal Lewis, Mary J. Blige & Bono

Open Up My Heart- Yolanda Adams

When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)- Patti Labelle

Beauty for Ashes- Crystal Lewis (she's my Teena Marie of gospel)

This Too Shall Pass- Yolanda Adams and Crystal Lewis

Heaven- Bebe and Cece Winans

I Go to the Rock- Whitney Houston

Never Alone- Original Soundtrack to "FAME"

Order My Steps- Mississippi Mass Choir

Hold On- Sounds of Blackness

Till We Meet Again- Kirk Franklin & The Family

Steal Away- Kathleen Battle & Grover Washington,Jr.(some opera-gospel, too!)

Jesus, What A Wonderful Child- Mariah Carey

How I Got Over- Sisters of Glory ft. Cee Cee Peniston

ANYTHING BY ACCAPELLA VOCAL LEGENDS "SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK"

Everything by The Clark Sisters (collectively & individually - plus daughter/neice Kierra Sheard & cousin J.Moss)

Plus, Daryl Coley (best male vocalist).
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Ottensen said:

They really have everything - including Southern Rap Gospel - there's some new gospel SNAP music out there.

dustysgirl said:

Good list dustygirl! I like all these artists and their songs. Jars of Clay's version of "I'll Fly Away" makes me sad though. It's been sang at a couple of funerals i've been to

I thought this thread would be such a dud :

You guys are awesome, thanks for all the suggestions

I went through & added a bunch that I hadn't thought about before - it's funny once you get all these playlists going how hard it can be to maintain them all I think I just gotta focus on one at a time

Alright, I have musics to buy

Everyday Kim English

Kelis "Bossy"

CinisterCee said:

Now you know damn well

Tonex - Personal Jesus
Tonex - Cry No More
Tonex - Restoration
Tonex - Real 2 Me
Heaven - BeBe & CeCe
Yah Mo Be There - Michael McDonald
R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
The Cross - Prince
The Holy River - Prince
Take 6 - Spread Love

Mary Mary - Yesterday
The Winans w/Anita Baker - Ain't No Need to Worry
The Winans - A Friend
Deitrick Haddon - A Sinner's Prayer
Donald Lawrence - The Best is Yet to Come
Fred Hammond - I Will Find a Way

thanks guys!

I know you ain't much of a fan but I still think Jacko's Will You Be There and Keep The Faith are top tunes.

CalhounSq said:

!!!!!

DiscoballStallion said:

What? I'm like the most innocent mf on here

Cloudbuster said:

Will you be there is the best song on the dangerous album
The crying at the end was a little too much though...