"Oh, What A Time" By The Gaither Vocal Band & Jake Hess

[CaptainArn]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[cashiffty]

David did a wonderful Job, but you should not down Ernie, he did a good job at it him self...

[codeman341109]

David. GOOD LORD. and all of you who think you can hit that note....sorry but you arent anything compared to David. So why try to brag?? GVB is amazing. Nothing short of amazing

[ftburke]

Hoover, you asked how long David held those notes? Each note was held for 24 beats, longer than I can hold my breath!!!

[TheMadMusicMan]

Superb!

[krusty8001]

i can sustain that note, its not impossible.

[rbeaves]

i can hold the not for the amount of time that david does. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YALL

[kurtisc1995]

its a BAYLOR thing

[Mr117210]

wow nothing good than to give God glory

thank u Lord for ur gift u gave these singers...

[93704319]

lo malo es q se nota mucho que la bajaron un tono

[San47di1]

I love how Gaither reaches back & brings home to us these ol' gospel spirituals!! This song was written & composed by Lucy Smith Collier, known as "Little Lucy Smith, of The Roberta Martin Singers. Sister Smith-Collier recently went home to be with our Lord, Sept. 19, 2010. Image her Joy in knowing that her songs of praises are still being sung & enjoyed even today. RIP

[victoryopop]

this is recorded live.

Now after hearing that statement, try to process this. Can any other male singer hit a C#5 and sustain in for 12 secs in FULL voice 3 times in a row???

anyone?????.............thats what i figured

[987951321951a]

@victoryopop michael sweet can =)

[rbeaves]

@victoryopop i can hit that note that david phelps does and i can do it three times in a row

[KathyBumpkins]

This is my favorite song on my favorite GVB project!! Nobody does it like David!!!

[drabdr]

Gaither Vocal Band.... David Phelps nailing it..... joyful, toe-tapping. Yep, that song is now DONE. :)

[dannesisrich]

doing that in full voice so awesome!!! i can do it.. but not that long...... super wow... pitch perfect.. right off the bat!

[deafgagirl]

good grief! David...... wow! O.o hehe :D

[efragonzalez2486]

Cantar como David requiere de mucho esfuerzo y dedicacion, o nacer con el talento. Dios lo bendiga!

[47555chunk]

This is my favorite Gaither Vocal Band foursome

[VocalArena01]

oh my God, his voicee. what a bully. in short angels weep at the sound of  ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[choosdad]

Melissa, isn't there a version of this by the whole homkecomming group in which David is sitting by himself but comes in with his note holding and gets all kinds of reactions from the other singers??? If you have it please let me know which DVD it's on and post it.... Thanks

[dadadadasad]

in original key he holds a D5 ..here is C#5 ..but.. he is an android:))

[SolomonD01]

@dadadadasad can you listen to someone singing and tell what key they are singing in? if so can you look for get up get ready from the gold city right here on youtube and tell me what key that tenor sings in. the note was unreal. it was higher than all of david's notes. i would just like an experts opinion in this matter.

[MsAuntD1]

one of my favorites nobody holds a note like david phelps, i don't care how many time they redo it....this is the best version!!!!!

[dadadadasad]

D5...sustained for 13 seconds in full voice....I can sustain G4 for 10 seconds...if that's something..:))... he's a trumpet!:))

[her29]

jajajajaj!!!! ya casi canto como este mae !!!! de hecho que facil llego a ese do# 5 .. pero me falta resistencia aguantar esa pieza entera es duro !! asi que algun dia oiran de Herson murillo coomo tenor !!! para honra y gloria de Dios claro esta !!!

[her29]

jajajajaj!!!! ya casi canto como este mae !!!! de hecho que facil llego a ese do# 5 .. pero me falta resistencia aguantar esa pieza entera es duro !! asi que algun dia oiran de Herson murillo coomo tenor !!! para honra y gloria de Dios claro esta !!!

[CookieGirl61136]

hoover, i just had to try the same thing...I was about 5 or 4 seconds off rofl. it's hard!

[TheVingador1000]

Mto bom o video!!!!

[kroger2005]

mikey....no offence.....get a grip.......sleep weel with those dreams.....lol

[HectorJ0]

I love that song 'cause is very exciting when speak what Jesus do and how'll be the heaven....God bless u guys....!!!!!!!!

[iheartyoohtube]

looorrdd! i tried that oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhh.­...i failed. btw. im a girl. lol, imma leave it to the professional. but EVERYTIME i hear this song i just have to throw a mini praise party! lol

[Ragman517]

If you want to hear someone hold that note and really rip it off......Johnny Cook, right up to the end.

[BarbieLover52]

My Favorite,I loved David at time,he changed so much in the next few years,hardly looks the same....weight,hair,teeth,oh well thabnkd GOD the voice never changed AMEN

[YellowCakeKid]

ya, no falsetto with david. if there is ever something that sounds like falsetto with him, its usually a soft note and he blends AMAZINGLY well with his chest voice. no breaks at all, ever lol

but thats what u get with a degree in vocal performance. :)

but ya, if its not soft, he just belts it and its most certainly not falsetto

[460823357]

I held a note that long once. Then I came to 10 minutes later at the bottom of the stairs.

[aspsingr]

david is able to hit these notes because like all the great tenors like pavarotti, Corelli, Bjorling etc he has figured out the coordination of thinning the vocal folds. He has a developed head voice but still connects to a thread of chest throughout the registers. . What I love about David's voice compared to others is that he has the ability to sing his high notes and all notes in his range like a pop singer or an opera singer! his high c especially early on is operatic

[izaquinho07]

The harmony of this quartet is too much, no words to David Phelps.Toda glory to God that he is worthy.

[hsmomto4]

This combo of the Gaither Vocal Band with Bill, Mark, Guy and David is my favorite of all the combos there have been. Love their blend and camaraderie. Love each of them individually but together they are just unbelievable.

[izaquinho07]

David Phelps The Best !

[dadadadasad]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooo :))

[mikeyd1101]

"mask voice" also known as falsetto. David does not sing falsetto. he is a natural first tenor... i know, i was too.

[YellowCakeKid]

yup, a good tenor has 2 voices. one is the chest and "head" voice mixed, and then the "falsetto" that people usually use when mocking someone else. the head voice is similar to falsetto, but not the same, and doesnt break from the chest voice. a trained tenor can sing in chest and "head" voice all day long (assuming they warmed up well before trying to do so), there is also good resonance (less breath more sound) in a trained voice, so holding a note for 10 seconds is NOTHING. haha

[kanaan00]

what do you mean by mask voice?

[theclassicmovies]

My Joy in Sorrow... What a Time !!

[bgodschild89]

I know for a fact that it took practice and he would've had to take a deep breath before hitting that high of a note for that long...I couldn't do that....KUDOS to David for being able to do that!

[zerbster87]

its all in how you breathe....breathe from your diaphragm and sing from the mask voice to hit high notes at a full voice

breathing from the diaphragm gives you more air and singing from the mask voice allows for a more full sounding voice which I think David does excellently check out his O Holy Night video simply amazing!

[lovegospel777]

These guys are fabulous!!! I cannot stop listening to them!!!

[cpjds1]

Love that high C#!

[bighugephil]

It`s a "D" mate lol

[bighugephil]

Was a "D" fella lol

[chipojo2008]

you just gotta love david lol =D

[lovegospel777]

and also guy penrod and mark lowry lol

[marilynroythomas]

Such a blessing to watch Jake Hess coming in for the finale lines !!! :)

[Kaymikes23]

lol ii think ii can hold a note that lonq el oh el

[lovegospel777]

and u will start turning blue slowly... haha

[mthoshushine1]

David!!!

[Scottyboyman]

I miss Jake Hess and that wonderful smile of his. "What a time" is taking place with the saints in glory.

[asoberaddict]

I think Jake, Howard, Vestal, George, Glenn and Anthony all have their own Convention. I have a ticket but i can't read the date. Can't wait to hear them.

[rbeaves]

david phelps hold that note for 12 seconds great job david phelps

[rbeaves]

DAVID PHELPS HOLDS THZT NOTE FOR 12 seconds that is verry good.

[starhigh3]

When i hear this song i feel so happpy . Thank god!!!!!!!!

[SoNofThundeR89]

I'm gonna miss Guy...too bad he didn't stick around just a bit longer to sing w/ David, again...I loved hearing those two together...but, I am looking forward to his new solo album!

[chirombesum]

its all amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!amazing grace,love,blessings,talents of God

[Morlsmhc]

Love this version as well as the one with Ernie Hasse and Signature Sound + Gaither Vocal Band

[jaedwards11]

David Phelps: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHH, Oh my LORD what a time. He`s my Hero

[abetiuc]

simply amazing!

[FutureNcSWAT]

Praise the Lord! I love this group....They have such a talent. It is great to see a group with this much talent using it to further God's kingdom. They could make much more money as secular artists but they choose to use their talents for God's glory!

[carrolc1]

David is amazing..... What a gift he has...

carrol

[blazeoffuegon]

I love this song! That note that David Phelps at 1:30 is incredible!

[lilyofthevalley94]

Man... he can SING!

[DrewWarriors]

truly amazing :) i believe the note is very impressive yes..but the most impressive thing is that he does it in full voice..thats so impossibly hard haha..im still in high school and i was just chosen the number 1 bass 2 in my district and im happy with what God blessed me with..but man i wish i had that voice!

[goofyguy1987]

from bass to bass, i totally know where you're coming from.

[Joke150]

As the Bass section leader in my college chorale, and a tenor vocal student, i am gonna go with you guys and say i wish i could do that lol... but the belief that this is in complete full voice, is not completely accurate. His voice when he does the high note is not in full voice until the end when he switches to make the drop to his final notes... David Phelps has an incredible range, and an incredibly tuned falsetto, one of the most amazing falsetto's i have ever heard in my life.

[markt2429]

What makes you think that? The tone, volume and sheer force of the note would suggest it was a mixed voice (full). Besides...there is no way something that timbre-ful and strong is falsetto. If you watch David performing 'O love that will not let me go', you'll get a better idea of his falsetto style

[Joke150]

My voice instructor believes its a tuned falsetto, because he can do that in his falsetto.

[SolomonD01]

@Joke150 lol sorry to say your voice trainer isn't very good to think that is falsetto

[Poiguychs]

that is amazing how long u can hold that note wow

[MEHTEHMAH]

lawl at like 2:43 there's

a black lady in the crowd

ROCKING out.

[BarbieLover52]

black people love God too

[RandomZydeco]

yeah, I can hold that for as long as he does in falsetto, but I can't even hit it in full voice. No doubt about it, David is on a level above any gospel tenors I've heard.

[hoover4000]

yeah i can hold it for that long too. it's not really holding it for that long thats the problem, it's doing it in full voice and in key that is LOL

[BnCSGMusic]

Before my voice finally changed all the way, it was pretty easy to hit that note but not hold it for that long lol. Although i could still do it but not anywhere near good as that. Now that i'm a baritone i wonder how i ever did that kind of stuff. 2 thumbs up for David!

[lgp1987]

@hoover4000 I can do it...but only once per day :D

[Kitts90]

@hoover4000 ya david definately has the voice for this stuff. lol. it's being able to sing it full voice and hold it without killing it =). definately shows you a vocal performance degree =P

[jameson1333]

@hoover4000 and three times in a row, and on top of that sing the rest of the song lol. He's awesome

[PaulW98Z]

@RandomZydeco I can hit it and hold it that long in full voice, but my voice has to be completely warmed up. After I do it though, i have to sing some lower pitch songs to let my voice rest. If I do No More Night, then These are They back to back, my voice starts to sway a little.

[qwertyjuan]

Ernie Haase sounds TERRIBLE when he does his little 'oooooooooo' on the 'Together' version... not even CLOSE. David Phelps IS the man... why oh why did he leave??

[randyjsing]

I'm comforted with the fact that others have been in awe with the voice of David Phelps...

I was amazed at this voice back in 1988 when I sang in the Texas All-State Choir and we were singing an a cappella german piece and at the end I heard someone singing a clear and powerful Tenor 1 pitch unlike anything I had ever heard...I turned around to see who was singing it but wasn't sure who it was...later that afternoon I was told it was a guy named David Phelps. Something you don't forget...

[kghobbes]

oh, that's why he's so amazing! haha. the texas all-state choir is the best in the country currently, and probably was back then too. i just got back from my iowa all-state concert...great music.

[LeadSingerNate]

HE IS BACK, I LOVE THE GVB LINEUP!!!!!!!!!!! Pure AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Ernie does sound awful on that song lol :) (Compared to David anyway)

[jclaus240]

@qwertyjuan : HOW DARE YOU!?!?!? Ernie is a beautiful vocalist, and can sing circles around the pompous Phelps up there!

[KiNgOfKaRaBiNeR]

@qwertyjuan

Ernie haase "ooooooo" is a little bit harder than David Phelps' technically spoken :)

[mtm827]

I grew up with my Dad listening to the gaither's and I still love listening to them!! They are truly blessed with talent, sing it brothers!!!

[mikalakacity90]

genius.genius.genius...david phelps makes the difference

[trulyamazingxx]

i did it!!!! i held the note with david. hah.

[KPMaker12]

Good job ;) That is not an easy task.

[KPMaker12]

Congrats ;)

That is no easy task.

[HollWall09]

those notes on d. phelps part are CRAZYYY. lol.

[gregygladys]

I love this band,but David is my favorite. He is amazing and has a great voice!!! God bless them!!! Thanks God, for this band!!!!

[gracefallsman7]

Why are Christian singers on here putting people's comments down because they like David Phelps.  Wow! Go ahead and lift yourself because that is all the praise you are going to receive.

[mrcathey7]

I am in a quartet, and we cover alot of GVB stuff. I am the tenor, and I am able to hit his notes full-voiced. It is not as difficult as you all make it sound. I have trained my voice, and have put alot of work into what God has blessed me with. Believe me it can be done.

[ULOOOOZER]

mrcathey...if you could hit those notes the way David did...you'd be plastered all over youtube. I don't even see any of your quartet videos under your account??? If you have any, post 'em. We'd love to here you cover some of these songs.

[Tsax53]

yea and my dog can too.. but the question is.. can you do it with his POWER and VOLUME... probably not haha most of the angels might have trouble with that.. ohman.. just imagine what his voice will be like in heaven =D

[MikaelaKingsley]

I can sing it.... I have been a singer for 37 years!!!!!!!!!!!! I know the difference between a falsetto.... David Phelps isnt the only one is the world that can sing !!!!!!!!!!!

[ULOOOOZER]

He's the only one in the world that can sing like that.

[alanemoura]

it's true

[organizer5]

I sense some jealousy!! LOL You won't change any minds here.......David has phans and they are loyal!!!

[daisies88]

mrcathey7 and mikaelakingsley are just incredibly jealous!!! You guys need to stop!!! David is an amazing singer. So is Guy and that is the truth. Deal with it, if you cannot keep your negative comments to yourself.

[MikaelaKingsley]

David is hitting a D.............

[MikaelaKingsley]

I totally love this song and the GVB sings it great.... I can hold that note that David does and even longer....

[krizzle55]

prove it

[hoover4000]

...sure you can. LOL

[tormenter012]

lol, say hello to my mom :) hi mom! it's Caleb!

[tormenter012]

I can hold a note longer than David :D just not THAT note that he hits, I'm a bass lol

[alanemoura]

More time on the note so good ...

Now pitch, volume, strength, beauty, ...

[runr4evr]

There is a difference between being able to hold it, and being able to sing it full voiced (i.e. without falsetto). You may be able to sing that note in falsetto, the note itself is not all that difficult to sing, but I highly doubt you can sing this full voiced...

[tormenter012]

lol, quit bragging mom

[OhGodisGood]

WHOAAAA!! WHAT A TIME!!

[SamTheChoirMan]

Man...David Phelps is just too amazing...is that a C# or a D that he hits?

[tormenter012]

it's a d flat

[jleewright]

Just wonderful,, what GOD felt moments,,, if you dont move during this great song something is truly wrong! GOD bless everyone.

[melissawells]

AMAZING!!

[kanaan00]

It's not just the note that's impressive but also the way he just goes into the note, no pause, no deep breath, just right in. Absolutely fanstatic!!

[magnolia4201]

David's note is a D flat...wow.

[PWitness]

He can hold a note that long because he went to Baylor. ;-)

[Macman783118]

Well its very easy to us to say we can reach that note and sustain it that long , but your also not taking in the fact that he is singing in the next to Guy and Mark on a live video being recorded and in front of say 4000 people .try doing that!

[kanaan00]

I can't do that once, let alone 3 times. Props to David. Wow!! What note is that?

[f1loyal]

David's note is a C#(5) and he holds each one about 12 seconds...that's 36 seconds total of sustaining a C#(5) full voice in one song. Simply the best.

[Angelous88]

I can hold the note that long, but it is difficult. Practice the right way of breath!

I love this song!! thanks for it!

[musicianforjesus]

You gotta know how to breathe just right to be able to do something like that.

[brittlipthratt]

I love Guy Penrod !

[abdias7]

un fenomeno

[trans94]

Love Davids voice. THanks for the upload

[salipi]

hoover400 .. please send me the movies this group .. please !!!

PLease ...

God Bless you ..

[hoover4000]

you mean send you the videos? I can tell you how and where to buy them..but I can't send them to you for free

[terryjune]

Wow, that David can hold that note....Fantastic!!!!

[ludenasan]

I can't even hit it let alone hold it!

[smm86]

Yay, I can hold the note too, lol. Thanks for posting this great song.

[grumpychipmunk]

He holds it for 12.5 seconds of something. That's nothing when you think he holds the ME in "Hide Thou Me" for 16 seconds!! Go David!!

[rnman99]

I'm not even going to try that; Guy sings too high for me, forget even trying what David does. Maybe I should be watching George Younce videos instead :p

[cowgurlzrule]

i know it makes you so proud don't it?

[cowgurlzrule]

I found out i could do that hold out with his voice, i got sp excited i tried 4 years and finally got it.

[hoover4000]

i can do it too!! ah, the feeling of accomplishment LOL

[travisblye]

"I do believe" is one of their best dvds

[madzkills]

its good to see jake hess come up on stage and sing with them together.