Mahalia Jackson - A mighty fortress is our God

[assisacpel]

Adicionei em 24/07/2010

[yewtreelodge]

Very nice indeed!

[rezikadnil]

I love the words to song

[rogerneon]

Martin would have been proud!

[mamadre05]

she sounds like she's a foreigner....like youhave to really listen to teh words to undestand her. hee hee. i love this song though and i could listen to it a hundred times.

[1joker88]

@mamadre05

Yes, hymns backed by an orchestra weren't always her strong-suit; too structured. But this album ("Mahalia Jackson - A Mighty Fortress") as a whole is quite good.

[Billinindiana]

@1joker88 I agree and yes she was wonderful on this album. Over a long time, I have come to accept this as one of her finest challenges.  It was difficult for Mahalia, but the product is magnificent, especially "Be Still My Soul."

[Billinindiana]

@Billinindiana Indispuputably great. I love this album, albeit later in her career. It's extremely soulful and her voice is great. I agree, "Be Still My Soul" has wonderfully fantastic qualities of beauty. Her final verse: listen to the word "Soul" as she belts it out. Really amazing. Recorded in 1968, she gave it her best, and her producer even commented "she's back again [after a long period of illness], strong, singing . . . "

[Billinindiana]

@Billinindiana Indispuputably great. I love this album, albeit later in her career. It's extremely soulful and her voice is great. I agree, "Be Still My Soul" has wonderfully fantastic qualities of beauty. Her final verse: listen to the word "Soul" as she belts it out.  Really amazing. Recorded in 1968, she gave it her best, and her producer even commented "she's back again [after a long period of illness], strong, singing . . . "

[Billinindiana]

@Billinindiana Indispuputably great. I love this album, albeit later in her career. It's extremely soulful and her voice is great. I agree. Listen to that final verse where she belts "soul." Her producer stated, "She's back again and strong." Amen.

[rrtallon]

i think this is the greatest hymn, though there are many great ones.

[juniper30]

WOW! :O

Was there a hymn she COULDN'T do? :D

She was that rare gem of a singer that made you think she might have been a diva...but wasn't a diva, and didn't sing like a diva. She sang every hymn like one was supposed to, but still sang it in a way that made you go, "THAT right thar is Ms. Mahalia. Don't forget it!" However, it's a shame that I've never met her. I'm 35 and she died before I was born. Worse is none of my MUCH older sisters never heard of her!

She's definitely missed.

[blufman]

inspiring and uplifting

[blufman]

inspiring

[fcubano1]

amen!

[karpov89]

There are greater hymns, but it is great, and Mahalia is great!

[assisacpel]

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[gringo78586]

there is not a greater hymn.........written by the great martin luther.