The Perry Sisters - Thank God I've Made It

From the album Gloryland Train, Harvest Records, 1984.

This video is part of series I'm doing on the soundtrack of my youth. Most of these songs are southern gospel in nature but I may post other types of music eventually. If I had known as a young child that these albums would one day be rare and I'd want to record them into something called a computer and convert them into something called a MP3 file so that I could burn them to something called a CD or listen to them on something called an iPod, I would have taken better care of them. But all I knew at the time is that I loved them and I played them over and over again. So sorry for any snap, crackle and pop.

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Music

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• Southern
• Gospel

[1984cleansedme]

I live very close to Huntington WV. I listened to the Perry Sisters in 1984. I thank you for the history and this song. I didn't know they were from my way. Another song from them is " Who Will Work In My Vineyard? Someone please post it. I loved thier songs and the people on here are right.....Sometimes you want to hear the orginal people that you first heard it from. I would buy all thier songs again. I would love it if someone would post all thier songs.

[jiddijai]

i rember having a tape too, and it has vanished as well. sir could you please post "soon going home". i think that song is on the album. if anyone out there knows the perrys personally, can you ask them to re-release all of their old stuff. they don't have to worry about it not selling, i think all their old stuff would sell like hotcakes!!!!

again, thanks for posting and God bless!

[kathypitcherful]

I'm looking for the song "I Asked the Reason Why..." I guess that's the title. It's so beautiful, and I want to hear it so badly. Love this song!!

[judydynise]

this is my all time favorite group young and old no body beats The Perry Sisters!

[katdil66]

Thank you for posting this older recording by the Perry Sisters. Their older material is very hard to find.

[Escapeboi30]

I have several of their cassettes from the late 80's and 90's. I believe the only one I'm missing is "His Name Be Praised." Let me know if I can help you replace some of your Perry Sisters music.

[plward2]

Jason, thanks for the post and all the history that you shared with the song. I have a cassettet that the Perry Sisters recorded in the last 80s if I remember correctly. It was a live recording that included Zion's Hill, Two Coats, I Wonder How Mary Felt, and I'll Not Turn Back to which Diana gets pretty wound up and gives a wonderful testimony. It is truly one of my Southern Gospel treasures (long lost and forgotten by many but still blessing me).

[kdwhitaker]

Loved the Perry Sisters, seen them in person years ago and wondered where they had got to and if they were still singing. Thanks for sharing this song!

[rodneylisa1965]

I Love this song Thanks so much for the post keep them coming