| Songs of Faith & Inspiration | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | June 1967 | |||
| Genre | gospel, soul | |||
| Length | 34:12 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
| Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations chronology | ||||
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Songs of Faith & Inspiration is the second album by American recording gospel/soul female group the Sweet Inspirations, released in the U.S. on Atlantic Records in 1968. The album is the follow-up to the group's self-titled debut The Sweet Inspirations, and the sound is predominantly centered in the gospel genre. [1]
The tracks were written by Cissy Drinkard (better known as Cissy Houston), Myrna Smith, Estelle Brown, and Sylvia Shernwell; the group's official name for the album is Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations.
Track listing
- Side A
- "What a Friend" - 3:55
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "I Shall Know Him" - 3:05
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "Swing Low" - 3:04
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "Guide Me" - 4:09
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "Looking on the Bright Side" - 2:46
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- Side B
- "He'll Fight" - 4:51
- (Written Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "Without a Doubt" - 2:33
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "The 23rd Psalm" - 4:23
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "Down by the Riverside" - 2:21
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
- "Pilgrims of Sorrow" - 3:11
- (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
Personnel
- Producer: Tom Dowd
- Supervised: Jerry Wexler