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DEEP RIVER is an electrifying album by one of the leading exponents of traditional black gospel music. The Five Blind Boys are an updated incarnation of a long-standing Alabama quintet, now led by the impassioned vocals of Clarence Fountain. And though their music features zealous attempts to bring new recruits to Jesus, their amalgam of traditional and modern Gospel vocal styles will seem wondrous to even the most secular-minded listeners.
Using their deep, rich harmonies, the Blind Boys show their hand at a variety of musical styles. There are tambourine-led spirituals ("Brother Moses"), the blues ("Reminiscing"), and classic R&B ("I've Got The Love Of Jesus"), with most tracks featuring the soulful articulate organ of Booker T. Jones. They even include a deeply textured, well-controlled rave-up version of Bob Dylan's "I Believe In You." Their singing style ranges as well, from the a capella title track to the chunky funky harmonies of "Don't Play With God."
Their stylistic accomplishments--mid-song lead vocal changes and rousing choral deliveries--have greatly influenced modern R&B singers, and, on DEEP RIVER, provide a stirring musical momentum that sweeps the listener away. The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama vamp, rock and shout out their well-defined religious message; and while doing so, they bring down the house along with many preconceptions about Gospel.
Recorded at Record I Studios, Sherman Oaks, California on June 8-15, 1992. Includes liner notes by Ben Sandmel.
Full performer name: The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Clarence Fountain.
Personnel: Five Blind Boys Of Alabama (vocals); Eric Gale (guitar); Jerry Peters (piano); Booker T. Jones (organ); James Jamerson, Jr. (bass); Ndugu Leon Chancler (drums); Brenda King (tambourine).
Personnel: Eric Gale (guitar); Jerry Peters (piano); Booker T. Jones III (organ); Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (drums); Brenda King (tambourine).
Recording information: Record I Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Photographer: Michael P. Smith.Rolling Stone (2/4/93, p.68) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...with an alert band that includes particularly good pianos and organs, DEEP RIVER proceeds like a great concert....This is a group with a sound--Fountain's gravel against the Blind Boys' harmony silk--and they deploy it as though it explained the world..."
Entertainment Weekly (1/8/93, pp.54-55) - "...Fountain and crew use fist-tight harmonies to restore power to familiar spirituals....An hour of righteous old-school roof raising..." - Rating: A
Q (2/93, p.79) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...The Five Blind Boys are still testifying like men possessed....[They] combine astonishing harmonies with stately fervour that manages to be both dignified and ecstatic..."
Musician (2/93, p.94) - "...DEEP RIVER is the fountainhead of all that is eternal and uplifting in American music..." Five Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Clarence Fountain Deep River Songs | 1. | Deep River, Part 1 |
| 2. | Don't Play with God |
| 3. | Reminiscing |
| 4. | God Said It |
| 5. | Look Where He Brought Me From |
| 6. | Down on Bending Knees |
| 7. | I Believe in You |
| 8. | I'm Getting Better All the Time |
| 9. | Brother Moses |
| 10. | Every Time I Feel the Spirit |
| 11. | Just a Closer Walk with Thee |
| 12. | I've Got the Love of Jesus |
| 13. | Deep River, Part 2 |
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