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Go Tell It on the Mountain

~ Blind Boys of Alabama
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  • Audio CD (17 Nov 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Real World
  • ASIN: B0000AM6NX
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,916 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #31 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Novelty
    #86 in  Music > R&B and Soul > Gospel
    #100 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy

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1. Last Month Of The Year
2. I Pray On Christmas
3. Go Tell It On The Mountain
4. Little Drummer Boy
5. In The Bleak Midwinter
6. Joy To The World
7. Born In Bethlehem
8. Christmas Song
9. Away In A Manger
10. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
11. White Christmas
12. Silent Night

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Exceptional in every way, the Blind Boys of Alabama's Christmas record is a must have for Christmas music fans of all ages and musical persuasions. Go Tell It on the Mountain features the legendary gospel group singing with some of the most renowned artists in the music world who share gospel, R&B and folk roots. Thirteen tracks deep, every song is a gift, offering such compelling new arrangements and dynamic vocal performances of traditional hymns, carols and mistletoe pop standards that some will seem like you're hearing them for the first time. With guest stars such as Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Shelby Lynne, Chrissie Hynde, Aaron Neville, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, the immortal jazz man Les McCann and others, it's impossible to list all the highlights. Suffice to say, the blistering blues-funk rendering of "Away in a Manger" with George Clinton, Robert Randolph and the Blind Boys, along with a smouldering duet of "The Christmas Song" by Shelby Lynne and Clarence Fountain from the group, will have you shoutin' from the mountaintop again and again.--Martin Keller


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On the surface, one might fear the taint of market-researchexploitation on an album where this classic gospel group backs a variety of famous guests on well known Christmas songs, but that fear is aesthetically unfounded. The Blind Boys of Alabama, for all their soulful gravitas, function extremely well in a support role (though their "solo" track, "Last Month of the Year", is one of the most memorable moments here). Tom Waits comes off like a half-crazed preacher, throwingdown the spiritual gauntlet on "Go Tell It on the Mountain". Chrissie Hynde demonstrates why she's one of the more underrated singers in rock, as she heats up "In the Bleak Midwinter". And, of course, the Aaron Neville and Mavis Staples cuts are no-brainers; how could they possibly not work? Some less expected guests include Spearhead frontman Michael Franti and the funkmaster himself, George Clinton, who brings theblues, if not the funk, to "Away in a Manger".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas - Gospel & Blues Style, 16 Dec 2003
By S. Bradnam (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Don't expect the scmaltzy, pop, Christmas tunes here - this is deep, soulful and meaningful gospel blues applied to some great seasonal classics. You will not believe what the BBOA have done to Away in A Manger - a fantastic rendition of this carol -you will never want to hear it any other way!! The boys are assisted by Solomon Burke, Chrissy Hynde and Tom Waits, to name but three. Aaron Neville does a great a cappella rendering of Joy to the World...overall, a soulful Christmas Cracker! Very highly recommended.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A bluesy gospel Christmas album with special guests, 15 Nov 2005
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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I had not heard any music by this group prior to borrowing a copy of this album - however, this is an excellent Christmas album. As you would expect from a gospel group, they focus almost exclusively on the religious aspect of the festival, the sole exception being White Christmas. There is a different guest singer on each track except the opening and closing tracks, which are without guests.

With any album featuring a variety of guests, one's favorites depend to some extent on one's opion of the various guests. For example, my favorite guest is Shelby Lynne, who does a fine duet of The Christmas song - however, it's not quite my absolute favorite track. That distinction goes to Chrissie Hynde singing In the bleak midwinter, almost as a solo track with the group providing backup harmony. It is one of my favorite carols and I get the impression that it is more popular in Britain than in America, where it turns up occasionally on Christmas albums (this one included) but is by no means common. Other favorites include I pray on Christmas (a cover of a Harry Connick Jr song featuring Solomon Burke), Born in Bethlehem (with Mavis Staples), Little drummer boy (with Michael Franti) and Joy to the world (with Aaron Neville).

This is an album with plenty of variety - they put plenty of energy into Last month of the year (no guests) and Go tell it on the mountain (with Tom Waits), which provide plenty of contrast with the slower songs.

If you are looking for a bluesy gospel Christmas album, this is certainly a good one to choose.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The mountains tells it, 16 May 2009
By Mr. D. R. Dixon (UK - Northants) - See all my reviews
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I love this album. I really do. These people on it, they sing. Beautifully. It's beautiful.
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