David Haas and friends invite you to celebrate Christmas in a fresh way with the release of his new collection, Star Child. A combination of recent orginal compositions and special arrangements of traditional favorites, this musical celebration will stir joy and reflection. New, evocative texts by Brian Wren, Ruth Duck, Jaroslav Vajda, Timothy Dudley-Smith, Shirley Erena Murray, and others are featured in this collection, and the vocal and instrumental arrangements will challenge many parish and liturgical ensembles. All selections will be available in octavo format, perfect for Christmas celebrations; and with a fresh sound for the season, this innovative recording makes a wonderful gift for any music lover.

This album is a tribute to the life and published choral works of Dr. Nathan Carter. "In celebration of his birthday, GIA has compiled a selection of the published works of Nathan Carter drawn from it's many recordings of the African American Church Music Series, Psalm 131, and If I Can Help Someobdy and many other favorites.

Classical Music

2022 release. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) As the central theme of the Gospel message, this scripture is probably the best known passage. And this message is one that The Perrys share through every album and every concert. The title cut from the album, "John 3:16 Is Calling Out To You," has already released digitally and to radio and it is gaining traction. Putting this scripture into song feels familiar and comforting - something The Perrys also long for these days. With numerous changes over the last few years, they are blessed to be able to look back and find consistency. Wayne Haun has been a long-time friend and producer for Libbi Perry Stuffle and The Perrys. He helps them find just the right songs and then pushes each member to give their best in the studio. He knows their sound. His care and expertise is evident throughout the entire album John 3:16. The Perrys have also been fortunate to record many songs by the famed songstress Kyla Rowland. When Kyla passed away just a few weeks ago, it brought comfort to The Perrys that they had already received a song from their beautiful friend for this upcoming recording. It may well be the final new recording of a Kyla Rowland song. Also providing consistency for The Perrys is this recording of songs with themes of victory, encouragement, salvation, and redemption.

Two CD collection. Craft Recordings honors the music of The Gospel Truth Records, a subsidiary of Stax Records, with the first-ever complete collection of all 17 singles-and their respective B-sides-issued by the imprint between 1972 and 1974. This set features in-depth liner notes by Memphis-based journalist Jared Boyd, who captured new interviews with Stax executive Al Bell, trailblazing gospel artist Rance Allen, and Mary Peak Patterson, who helped establish the label.

If there is one thing that Triumphant Quartet does exceptionally well, it is giving the fans what they want. As trailblazers in the Southern Gospel industry, they are bridging the gap between the legacy of sound and songs familiar to long-time listeners and a younger, newer audience more familiar with CCM hits. On previous projects, they've crossed barriers with "Chain Breaker," "Eye of the Storm," "We Believe," "Way Maker" and "Goodness of God" to find that whether people were hearing it for the first time or for the hundredth, these songs resonated with everyone. With a strong, consistent heart for the Church, Triumphant Quartet sought to embrace both hymns and worship songs of the Church on their latest offering, Hymns and Worship. The pairing of Triumphant Quartet with veteran producer Wayne Haun has yielded a new recording filled with familiar songs all in a true Triumphant Quartet, progressive southern sound. The results are stunning, and the goal of bringing their talents to songs they sing in church each Sunday is beautifully met. The simplicity of hymns like "My Jesus, I Love Thee" and "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" brings subtle, personal worship moments to the album. Recent CCM and Praise & Worship covers include Zach Williams' "Less Like Me," "The Blessing" (Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe), "Homecoming" by Bethel Music & Cody Asbury, "Help is on the Way (Maybe Midnight)" by Toby Mac, and the current hit "My Jesus" by Anne Wilson. The brilliant arrangements of each of these songs create a masterpiece of worship where the focus is truly on the One worthy of our praise and the artist is truly a vessel leading the listener in song.

This lovely little book and CD set is intended to familiarize you with the spirit, song, and life of the Taize Community. Sixty color photos depict the beautiful Taize countryside and the captivating, universal allure of this thought-provoking and powerful way of life and prayer. Prayers and meditations by Brother Roger, founder of Taize, are incorporated into the book as well. The accompanying CD holds nearly 71 minutes of Taize favorites from their various recordings. "Nothing is more conducive to a communion with the living God than a meditative common prayer with, as it's high point, singing that never ends and that continues in the silence of one's heart when one is alone again." - Brother Roger of Taize

2021 release. Produced and arranged by Dove Award-winning and Grammy-nominated musical genius Wayne Haun, Favorites: On Repeat showcases the versatility of The Erwins, and they are truly excited to share some of the music that has impacted them personally. Keith Erwin reveals, "After five years of being with StowTown, and three projects of all original material, we saw a need for a healthy balance of songs that are ours, as well as tunes that people already know. This recording is filled with both songs we grew up listening to and songs that are current today. We pray that this project will allow the audience to hear a familiar lyric that may bring sweet memories to them, but also hear a song of our generation that they can sing along to and worship with us."

Acrobat has a significant catalogue of gospel recordings, and this addition to those offerings enables to make available recordings by some artists for whom we do not individual collections at this stage. It comprises material released on the celebrated Peacock label of Houston, Texas, which was a significant regional focus for the recording activity of some of the important and hugely popular gospel quartets who were highly active across the southern states during the post-war era. This great-value 110-track 4-CD features recordings by many of the artists who recorded for Peacock during this time - The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Sensational Nightingales, Sister Jessie Mae Renfro, Rev. Cleophus Robinson, Sister Josephine James, Otis Jackson, The Bells Of Joy, The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi, The Spirit of Memphis Quartet, The Gospelaires of Dayton Ohio, The Brooklyn All Stars, The Alpha And Omega Singers, The Gospel Consolators, The Ever-Ready Gospel Singers, The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers and The Baltimore Echos. It's an inspiring, uplifting and entertaining anthology which is a must for fans of this genre

2021 release. During 2020, many artists used their time at home to connect with their family and friends. Ernie Haase not only did that, he and Signature Sound also continued ministering through music. When so many people were offering pay-per-view online concerts, EHSS came into their fans' living rooms on Friday nights with a full half-hour of music and encouragement - for free. Letters and emails from viewers indicated that this was often the only ray of hope during the season of isolation, loss, and grief. Keeping On was born in that darkness, fear, and anxiety that seemed to grip us all. If all you've got left is just one more breath, rise up in faith - take one more step. Keep on keeping on. Filled with songs of encouragement, hope, unity, and praise, Keeping On is the perfect collection of songs for this time. The first single, "Wake Up," released October 2020 and has climbed the Southern Gospel radio charts (currently #22). Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is poised for a banner year with the release of Keeping On. This album serves as a springboard for their concert tour, as well as season two of their web series, which will be rebranded as "Good To Be Home." Join EHSS in the journey into the light through these fun, fresh, faith-focused songs as they inspire us to Keep On Keeping On.

GIA brings you our fifth in a series of top-selling recordings: Catholic Classics, Volume 5: Simple Gifts of Praise, featuring classical guitar played by master-guitarist Stephen Petrunak and the lovely solo voice of tenor David Fischer. This unique musical duo brings a fresh twist to old favorites. The songs contained in the volumes of the Catholic Classics series have stood the test of time. These are definitive Catholic songs—the one's that are always popular, that everyone sings, knows by heart, and wants to hear over and over again. Perhaps best of all, Catholic Classics is not "for Catholics only." Catholics are joined by Christians across the other denominations in singing these wonderful and beloved hymns.

SINGLES COLLECTION 1949-62

Honey from the Rock: Entrance and Communion Antiphons for the Church Year, includes 20 antiphons selected from the Missal that allow, by virtue of their texts, for broader application. Although Holland’s initial intent was to meet a specific need of the Black Catholic community, our hope is that these antiphon settings may be of use to the entire Catholic Church and the wider Christian community. The majority of the texts are taken from the Psalms. The settings vary in style and genre, including traditional and contemporary gospel, classical, praise & worship, reggae, jazz, R&B, and even a bit of funk. No matter your liturgical environment or faith tradition, we are sure you will find something in this collection that is suitable for your worshiping community.

Ink Spots - The Hits Collection 1939-51 The Ink Spots, along with the Mills Brothers, were one of the leading early doowop vocal groups during the decades spanning WWII, bringing together the influences of barber-shop quartets, gospel and jazz to create a sound and style that appealed to the mainstream pop market. Employing a distinctive guitar introduction, and using the "top and bottom" technique that contrasted the high tenor lead vocal of Bill Kenny with the bass voice of Orville Jones delivering a spoken verse, they developed a successful formula that was all their own, and between 1939 and 1951 they had around 50 hits in the various incarnations of the charts. In fact they had too many hits for us to be able to include all of them in this great-value 48-track 2-CD collection, which features all their Top 30 pop hits and all their Top 10 R&B hits, plus a few more, including those with Ella Fitzgerald. It features the No. 1s "Address Unknown", "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)", "I'm Making Believe", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", "The Gypsy", and "To Each His Own" plus the R&B No.1s "I Can't Stand Losing You" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore". It's a concentrated presentation of their very best recordings, featuring their highly individual treatments of some of the finest songs of the era, and it's a marvellous showcase for their unique style of music.

FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS AND MORE 1958-62

2020 release. In the three decades since it's inception, the internationally renowned Chicago Mass Choir has defined the passion, power, and excellence of traditional gospel voices lifted in praise. They've had no less than sixteen albums reach the Billboard Gospel charts and earned two Grammy, three Dove, and more than ten Stellar Award nominations. CMC's unparalleled live performances reach from America's heartland all the way to Canada and Europe as well as to high-profile Gospel television shows and music festivals. In their 30th anniversary year, New Haven Records in honored to release the 17th album from Chicago Mass Choir, My Soul Says Yes. From award-winning producers Percy Gray Jr, and Jeral Gray Sr., this project captures the unmatched energy of today's Chicago Mass Choir while staying true to the genre and the life-changing message of the Gospel.

Vinyl LP pressing. Aficionados of Doo-wop will have long been acquainted with the heavenly harmonies of Johnny Maestro and The Crests, and yet this sublime group has often been overlooked in retrospectives of the genre. Ground-breaking from the very start, this was the first racially-mixed group to hit the big time. Their hits included uptempo pop songs, to dreamily-rendered love ballads, and they enjoyed significant success in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However, theirs is a story of a band ahead of it's time, in a country that was much divided in terms of race and ethnicity, and it was this that ultimately led to it's demise. This stunning collection showcases the talents of Johnny Maestro and The Crests; classic songs, effortless harmonies, possessing a rare timeless quality that still sound fresh today. This sumptuous collection features 18 of their most beloved and beautiful releases when at the height of their fame including the huge singles "Sixteen Candles", "Sweetest One", "The Angel Listened In", "Trouble In Paradise" and the timeless "I'll Remember (In The Still Of The Night".

This exciting collection from a true talent and vibrant voice in sacred music takes you to church! With an eclectic fusion of styles including jazz, R&B, and gospel, the disc includes the bestselling single "Worthy God" as well as bonus track "Anchored in de Lord." Featured Artists M. Roger Holland: vocals, piano, keyboards, Hammond Kate Bassier: Hammond, keyboards Willie Brown, Jr.: guitars Alvin Jones: keyboards Phil Christie: bass Lonnie Christian, Jr.: drums.

The Deep River Boys sang in a wide variety of music styles, including pop, rhythm & blues, show tunes, jazz, blues and rock & roll. Yet if there's one thing the Deep River Boys are remembered for, it's their respect for their musical roots. Like other groups that formed in Black colleges during the 1930s. The Deeps began by singing old African American spirituals. Most genres of American music, including jazz, blues, rhythm & blues and rock & roll trace their roots to spirituals, sung first by slaves in the cotton fields of the American South. Throughout their career, the Deep River Boys continued to preserve the legacy of spirituals in their authentic form and dialect, resisting the temptation to modernize them. The songs on this CD were recorded by the Deep River Boys for the Lang-Worth radio transcription company in the 1940s.

United's gospel catalog was lean but prime. During the 1950s, Chicago was gospel's capital, home turf of it's pioneer exponents, Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Roberta Martin. Features United's gospel quartets, including Southern Tornadoes, Veteran Singers, Spiritualaires, and, from J.O.B. Records, Joiner's Five Trumpets. This 25 track compilation contains 17 never before released tracks - even the 8 previously issued sides are from rare 78s that have never been reissued until now.

Compilation from the vaults of United, feat. The most innovative & eclectic gospel artists from the 1950s.

The natural Truth is that Guy King is a bad man, a fierce and soon-to-be prominent practitioner of the music that has thrilled his heart ever since he was a small boy. This brilliant new album, produced by Dick Shurman, features three songs co-written by King and noted biographer/songwriter David Ritz who also wrote the descriptive notes. Truth showcases present-day Guy King in his many guises: a straight-ahead blues shouter, a straight-ahead blues gunslinger, a powerful singer of blues-tinged pop songs, a gifted arranger and original writer of fresh and compelling blues-based material. "Yes, it's blues," says King, "but it's also deep soul and swinging jazz." 15 songs, over 70 minutes!

This collection is easily among David's best. These are innovative songs that will have you humming long after the music has ended. They are celebrations in the true sense of the word.

Recorded in 1988 and still considered one of the most beautiful mass settings ever written, Michael Joncas's No Greater Love offers cathedral-style music that invites congregational participation. Multiple arrangements allow for flexibility in format and variety of instrumentation. Perfectly suited for Lenten liturgies, No Greater Love uses the Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II, which has as its theme the mystery of reconciliation. The setting includes the beloved song "No Greater Love," which has become a popular "classic" and is used regularly at Catholic Masses year after year.

In response to many requests, David has gathered together his most popular Lent and Easter music into one convenient collection—most available for the first time on compact disc and in convenient choral octavos. Drawn from his popular Who Calls You By Name series, this fine collection includes many selections for Triduum, complimented by titles appropriate for funerals and reconciliation. And of course, all of this music reflects David's remarkable sense of melody!