The New Freedome Singer - Oh Happy Day (mp3 320)

"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the US Singles Chart, No. 1 in France, Germany, and the Netherlands and No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart, UK Singles Chart, and Irish Singles Chart. It has since become a gospel music standard.

The recording begins with a muted piano, drum, and bass backing lead singer Dorothy Combs Morrison on the left-hand stereo channel, then alternates twice with a full-throated chorus that includes a large ensemble, and ends with a return to the muted sound at the beginning. The track is notable for its clear sound given the powerful vocals and the modest equipment used to capture them. It was made at Hawkins' church, the Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley, California.[1]

Rip from original LP with good sound. Some work with EQ is done by me with this tracks.

Tracklist;

1. put your hand in the hand
2. promised land
3. all my sorrows
4. swing low, sweet chariot
5. amen
6. to my father's house
7. oh happy day
8. he's got the whole world in his hands
9. hey joe
10. nobody knows
11. kumbaya
12. i remember