Contemporary Gospel
Various Artists
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- The Basics
What does your soul sound like? That's the question modern gospel artists are devoted to answering, in ways that range from sweet and tender to flat-out funky. Kirk Franklin speaks straight to the heart with his message of hope, served up over smooth choral vocals and sneaky, syncopated grooves on "Imagine Me." Hezekiah Walker takes you back to church on "Faithful Is Our God," leading his Love Fellowship Choir through sunny explosions of joy that spread the Good News with that good, old Sunday morning feeling. And though Regina Belle made her name stirring up a quiet storm on the secular side, when she lays down the praise amid stompin', clappin' faithful friends on "God Is Good," you know she's focused on a whole other plane.
Get the Spirit with some gospel sisters in Next Steps.$19.44 The BasicsName Artist Time Price 1 The Best In Me (Radio Version) [Live] Marvin Sapp 4:18 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Imagine Me Kirk Franklin 5:18 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Back II Eden Donald Lawrence & Co. 4:30 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Lord You're Worthy New Direction 5:36 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 God Favored Me Pt. I Hezekiah Walker 5:14 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Never Would Have Made It Marvin Sapp 6:55 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Close to You BeBe & CeCe Winans 3:24 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Wait On the Lord (feat. Karen Clark Sheard) Donnie McClurkin 5:30 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Love Him Like I Do Deitrick Haddon, Ruben Studdard & Mary Mary 3:17 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Living On the Top DeWayne Woods 3:28 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 Faithful Is Our God Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir 7:24 $1.29 View in iTunes 12 I Love the Lord Phillip Carter & SOV 6:09 $0.99 View in iTunes 13 Step Aside Yolanda Adams 4:05 $1.29 View in iTunes 14 They That Wait (feat. John P. Kee) Fred Hammond 6:16 $1.29 View in iTunes 15 Hold On Tye Tribbett & G.A. 5:06 $1.29 View in iTunes 16 Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary 3:16 $1.29 View in iTunes 16 Songs - Next Steps
Forget those images of uptight church ladies — these testifyin' gals can electrify the concert stage and the congregation with a surge of pure gospel power. Karen Clark Sheard's acrobatic pipes arc over organ blasts that leap achingly heavenward as she fills you in on "The Will of God." Everybody comes out a winner when buzzing synths and razor-sharp beats bring an urban slant to Yolanda Adams' celebration of the Spirit in "Victory." And Bebe & CeCe Winans show that when sisters aren't doing it for themselves, sometimes they get a boost from their brothers, but be careful not to get hooked on the bright, pumping pop-soul bounce of "Addictive Love."
Gospel gets an R&B update in Deep Cuts.$18.54 Next StepsName Artist Time Price 1 Praise On the Inside J Moss 3:43 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 We Fall Down Donnie McClurkin 4:53 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Joy Christopher Lewis 4:20 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 Healing Kelly Price 4:12 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 There Is a King In You Donald Lawrence & Co. 7:47 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Work It Out Bonafide Praisers 5:43 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Declaration (This Is It!) Kirk Franklin 4:24 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Encore James Fortune & FIYA 4:46 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Let Go DeWayne Woods 4:55 $0.99 View in iTunes 10 One God Maurette Brown Clark 4:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 God Is Able Joe Leavell & St. Stephen Temple Choir 6:44 $0.99 View in iTunes 12 High Praise The Anointed Pace Sisters 4:32 $0.99 View in iTunes 13 Victory Tye Tribbett & G.A. 4:09 $1.29 View in iTunes 14 Hallelujah Troy Sneed 5:50 $0.99 View in iTunes 15 Victory Yolanda Adams 4:41 $1.29 View in iTunes 16 Run On 7 Sons of Soul 3:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 16 Songs - Deep Cuts
Gospel has always been the blood pumping into the heart of soul music, and today there's so much crossover between the two, they sometimes seem inseparable. Sister act Mary Mary might have a doubly biblical name, and a faith-based message in "Good to Me," but their undeniably slinky, hip-hop-tinged sound could give Beyonce a run for her money. Anthony "Tonéx" Williams' work as a pastor doesn't keep him from churning out breezy, slow-jam mission statements like "I Have Decided . . ." And if you're in the market for a sanctified answer to Gnarls Barkley, let us introduce you to the skittering beats, wailing vocals, and irrepressible energy of "God Is Good," by yet another pastor — Detroit instrument of divinity Deitrick Haddon.
$18.15 Deep CutsName Artist Time Price 1 God Is Here Juanita Bynum 4:38 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Thank You (I Won't Complain) Fred Hammond 6:15 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 I Trust You James Fortune & FIYA 5:43 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 God's Grace Trin-i-tee 5:7 4:21 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 Nobody But the Lord Alvin Darling & Celebration 4:01 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Peace and Favor Rest On Us Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers 5:35 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 We Praise You The McClurkin Project 5:25 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Shake Yourself Loose (Mario "Yellowman" Winans Remix) Vickie Winans 4:51 $1.29 View in iTunes 9 Souled Out Hezekiah Walker & LFC 3:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 We Must Praise James Moss 5:08 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 Bless the Lord (Son of Man) Tye Tribbett & G.A. 5:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 12 I Will Bless the Lord Byron Cage 5:17 $1.29 View in iTunes 13 God In Me (feat. Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard) Mary Mary 3:10 $1.29 View in iTunes 14 God Is Good Deitrick Haddon 3:53 $1.29 View in iTunes 15 Call Jesus Bruce Parham 6:06 $0.99 View in iTunes 15 Songs - Complete Set
In order to get the Lord's work done in an increasingly fast and complicated world, contemporary gospel focuses on a two-pronged attack. Just like the work of everyone from Mahalia Jackson to Andraé Crouch, it digs deep into what makes us tick, taking up the towering topic of faith in the Almighty. At the same time, though, it plugs into the power of hip-hop, the sensuality of soul — who says you can't get saved and sound sexy? — and the sparkling snap-and-crackle of pop. From the churchified pulpit-pounding of Fred Hammond to the girl-group get-up-and-go of Anointed and the Stevie Wonder-ful spirituality of Kirk Whalum, this is the place to get into the groove and soothe your soul at the same time, with the cream of the modern-gospel crop.
$56.13 Complete SetName Artist Time Price 1 The Best In Me (Radio Version) [Live] Marvin Sapp 4:18 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Imagine Me Kirk Franklin 5:18 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Back II Eden Donald Lawrence & Co. 4:30 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Lord You're Worthy New Direction 5:36 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 God Favored Me Pt. I Hezekiah Walker 5:14 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Never Would Have Made It Marvin Sapp 6:55 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Close to You BeBe & CeCe Winans 3:24 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Wait On the Lord (feat. Karen Clark Sheard) Donnie McClurkin 5:30 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Love Him Like I Do Deitrick Haddon, Ruben Studdard & Mary Mary 3:17 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Living On the Top DeWayne Woods 3:28 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 Faithful Is Our God Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir 7:24 $1.29 View in iTunes 12 I Love the Lord Phillip Carter & SOV 6:09 $0.99 View in iTunes 13 Step Aside Yolanda Adams 4:05 $1.29 View in iTunes 14 They That Wait (feat. John P. Kee) Fred Hammond 6:16 $1.29 View in iTunes 15 Hold On Tye Tribbett & G.A. 5:06 $1.29 View in iTunes 16 Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary 3:16 $1.29 View in iTunes 17 Praise On the Inside J Moss 3:43 $1.29 View in iTunes 18 We Fall Down Donnie McClurkin 4:53 $1.29 View in iTunes 19 Joy Christopher Lewis 4:20 $0.99 View in iTunes 20 Healing Kelly Price 4:12 $1.29 View in iTunes 21 There Is a King In You Donald Lawrence & Co. 7:47 $1.29 View in iTunes 22 Work It Out Bonafide Praisers 5:43 $0.99 View in iTunes 23 Declaration (This Is It!) Kirk Franklin 4:24 $1.29 View in iTunes 24 Encore James Fortune & FIYA 4:46 $0.99 View in iTunes 25 Let Go DeWayne Woods 4:55 $0.99 View in iTunes 26 One God Maurette Brown Clark 4:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 27 God Is Able Joe Leavell & St. Stephen Temple Choir 6:44 $0.99 View in iTunes 28 High Praise The Anointed Pace Sisters 4:32 $0.99 View in iTunes 29 Victory Tye Tribbett & G.A. 4:09 $1.29 View in iTunes 30 Hallelujah Troy Sneed 5:50 $0.99 View in iTunes 31 Victory Yolanda Adams 4:41 $1.29 View in iTunes 32 Run On 7 Sons of Soul 3:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 33 God Is Here Juanita Bynum 4:38 $0.99 View in iTunes 34 Thank You (I Won't Complain) Fred Hammond 6:15 $1.29 View in iTunes 35 I Trust You James Fortune & FIYA 5:43 $0.99 View in iTunes 36 God's Grace Trin-i-tee 5:7 4:21 $1.29 View in iTunes 37 Nobody But the Lord Alvin Darling & Celebration 4:01 $0.99 View in iTunes 38 Peace and Favor Rest On Us Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers 5:35 $1.29 View in iTunes 39 We Praise You The McClurkin Project 5:25 $1.29 View in iTunes 40 Shake Yourself Loose (Mario "Yellowman" Winans Remix) Vickie Winans 4:51 $1.29 View in iTunes 41 Souled Out Hezekiah Walker & LFC 3:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 42 We Must Praise James Moss 5:08 $1.29 View in iTunes 43 Bless the Lord (Son of Man) Tye Tribbett & G.A. 5:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 44 I Will Bless the Lord Byron Cage 5:17 $1.29 View in iTunes 45 God In Me (feat. Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard) Mary Mary 3:10 $1.29 View in iTunes 46 God Is Good Deitrick Haddon 3:53 $1.29 View in iTunes 47 Call Jesus Bruce Parham 6:06 $0.99 View in iTunes 47 Songs
Customer Reviews
contemporary gospel
This is and outstanding line up of GOD praising songs from start to finish
Glory to GOD.
Contemporary Gospel
Excellent line up of God's music of praise. "Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing." Psalm 100:2
What a joy it is to have an abundance of anointed gospel music at your finger tips! I love hearing each track before making the decision of what to buy! Glory to the Highest for the gift of singing, praise and music! It does the soul good.
"Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises."
Psalm 98:4