CHURCH DOOR
The Church Door label out of Atlanta, Georgia was started by Herb Lance, who together with Calvin Arnold ran a studio in Atlanta, in the late 1960s or early 1970s. On many a Church Door 45 Calvin Arnold is given credited as producer and Herb Lance as executive producer. It's interesting to notice that artists (Favorite Aires, Mighty Knights) who had 45s released on Church Door had an album (including the 45s) released in the first half of the 1970s on the Mainstream label out of New York. Church Door started releasing albums on its own label by the end of 1970s. Around that time Rev. Jasper Williams had taken over control (and ownership?) of Church Door. Church Door became mainly an outlet for Jasper Williams' sermons. In the first half of the eighties Atlanta International Record Company (A.I.R.). who had been distributing Church Door records for several year, took over Church Door. Releases on Church Door did get a Church Door catalogue number but the pressed logo on the vinyl was an AIR label. Around 1987 the Church Door label was folded by A.I.R. who continued releasing records by artists previously on Church Door on the A.I.R. label.
| Rev. Jasper Williams | Doubting Thomas (part 1) | Church Door 100 | ||
| Doubting Thomas (part 2) | ||||
| Mighty Knights, the & Rev. James Paden | I'll do that to | Church Door 101 | ||
| He's real | ||||
| Female Nightingales | He can do anything | Church Door 102 | ||
| Wrapped up | ||||
| Squeaky Morgan | You don't know | Church Door 103 | ||
| Come on | ||||
| Female Nightingales | You going to need Him | Church Door 104 | ||
| What love | ||||
| Crossroad Gospel Singers | Forgive me Lord | Church Door 105 | ||
| God is still on the throne | ||||
| Squeaky Morgan | Don't need no vacation | Church Door 106 | ||
| Leaning on the everlasting arms | ||||
| Rev. Jasper Williams | Back stabbers (part 1) | Church Door 107 | ||
| Back stabbers (part 2) | ||||
| Heavyweights | It going to take time | Church Door 108 | ||
| God got his eyes on you | ||||
| Tommy Johnson | He's so wonderful | Church Door 110 | ||
| Don't take your love from me | ||||
| Daytonians | Jesus is calling | Church Door 112 | ||
| Why can't I | ||||
| Favorite Aires of Atlanta | God is using me | Church Door 114 | ||
| Peace in the valley | ||||
| Favorite Aires of Atlanta | Working in your vinyard | Church Door 115 | ||
| I cried Lord | ||||
| Southern Harmoneers | Surely the Lord been good to me | Church Door 116 | ||
| I know the Lord will make a way | ||||
| Southern Harmoneers | Mary Magdalene | Church Door 117 | ||
| Dear Lord I pray | ||||
| Spiritual Aires | Three pictures of the Lord | Church Door 118 | ||
| Hold to God's unchaniging hand | ||||
| Spiritual Aires | He set me free | Church Door 119 | ||
| Working for Jesus | ||||
| Twilight Singers & Rev. Hubert Baker | Jesus will fix it | Church Door 120 | ||
| I know it was the blood | ||||
| Related Six | Gracious father | Church Door 122 | ||
| Ninety and a half | ||||
| Related Six | Waiting on you | Church Door 123 | ||
| Hold my hand | ||||
| Sensational Five Singing Sons | Share your love with the Master | Church Door 127 | ||
| If I could only hear my mother pray again | ||||
| Sensational Five Singing Sons | Hotel Happiness (part 1) | Church Door 128 | ||
| Hotel Happiness (part 2) | ||||
| Clinton Logan Singers | Couldn't have made this journey | Church Door 129 | ||
| How glad I am | ||||
| Freddie Branch & Singing Stars | If you need a friend call on Jesus | Church Door 502 | ||
| The Lord has blessed me again |
Contributors:
- John Glassburner