20 Gospel Greats

~ Release by George Jones (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Small Time Laboring Man
recording of:
Small Time Laboring Man
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)
2:36
2Wandering Soul
recording of:
Wandering Soul
writer:
Bill Dudley (country musician) and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:33
3Bringin’ It Home
recording of:
Bringin’ It Home
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
2:36
4Family Bible
cover recording of:
Family Bible
lyricist:
Willie Nelson
composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
previously attributed to:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Claude Gray (American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP and Pappy Daily Music
3:14
5Old Brush Arbors2:29
6Won’t It Be Wonderful There?
cover recording of:
Won’t It Be Wonderful There?
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:22
7I’ll Fly Away
cover recording of:
I’ll Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
2:43
8Where We’ll Never Grow Old
recording of:
Where We’ll Never Grow Old
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and James C. Moore
2:27
9Take the World But Give Me Jesus
recording of:
Take the World but Give Me Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Benny Barnes
2:39
10Boat of Life
recording of:
Boat of Life
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:07
11Will There Be Stars in My Crown?3:04
12If You Believe
recording of:
If You Believe
lyricist and composer:
Darrell Edwards
2:11
13How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
cover recording of:
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
writer:
A.S. Bridgewater (US gospel songwriter) and A.P. Bland (US gospel songwriter)
2:27
14Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
cover recording of:
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
lyricist:
Elisha A. Hoffman (19th century hymn/gospel writer) and Anthony Johnson Showalter
composer:
Anthony Johnson Showalter
2:27
15Lord You’ve Been Mighty Good to Me
recording of:
Lord You’ve Been Mighty Good to Me
lyricist and composer:
Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)
2:30
16Will the Circle Be Unbroken
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
2:25
17Flowers for Mama
recording of:
Flowers for Mama
writer:
Eddie Noack (late 50s rock & roll/rockabilly artist), Al Rumley and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:48
18The Old Rugged Cross
cover recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (from 1912 to present)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
2:54
19The Unclouded Day
2:47
20Cup of Loneliness
recording of:
Cup of Loneliness
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Burl Stephens
2:22