Artist:
Clarence Fountain
Album:
Blessed Assurance
Label:
Jewel LPS 0108 (1975)
Tracklist:
A: B:
1 – Blessed Assurance 1
– Where Could I Go
2 – He’ll Understand 2
– Ain’t No
Way
3 – I Saw The Light 3
– Time Is Winding UP
4 – I Tried 4
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5 – Jesus Gave Me Water 5
– God Specializes
A solid album by one of the real masters of
gospel music. Everytime when I listen to Fountain’s solo work and compare it
with his work with the Blind Boys of Alabama I’m getting the impression that
without the Boys there is more room for his voice to excel. It’s now just the
man and the musicians.
In “Ain’t no way” Fountain is singing about one
of his friends who crossed over and started singing rock&roll and who
ultimately lost his soul. Any ideas about who he is singing?