A Joyful Noise (Drinkard Singers album) explained

A Joyful Noise
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Drinkard Singers
Cover:	This_is_the_actual_cover_picture_for_A_Joyful_Noise_album.jpeg
Released:	1958, U.S.A. 2009 Re-issue, Australia
Recorded:	April 9, 14, 16 and 25, 1958
Venue:	Webster Hall, New York
Genre:	Gospel
Length:	31:58
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Brad McCuen

A Joyful Noise is a live album by American gospel singing group The Drinkard Singers, released in the U.S. in 1958 on RCA Records. It is a live recording of gospel tunes performed by the family act which comprised Emily Drinkard (later known as Cissy Houston), her sisters Anne Moss, Lee Warrick (mother of Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick), and brothers Nickolas and Larry Drinkard and Marie Epps. Anne Drinkard left and was replaced by Lee's adopted daughter Judy Guions, who was later known as Judy Clay.^[1]

Notes

After the Drinkard Singers appearance at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival, they recorded the first gospel album to appear on a major label, which would become the live album, A Joyful Noise for RCA Records in 1958.^[2]

Track listing

U.S. LP Album^[3]

A Side

1. "My Rock" - 2:39
2. "Use Me, Lord" - 2:45
3. "Rise, Shine" - 3:10
4. "One Day" - 3:06
5. "Listen to the Lambs" - 3:11
6. "After It's All Over" - 2:39

B Side

1. "Somebody Touched Me" - 2:49
2. "Wade in the Water" - 2:23
3. "Just a Little While to Stay Here" - 2:58
4. "Singing In My Soul" - 2:52
5. "Ring Those Golden Bells - 2:35
6. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (William B. Bradbury, William W. Walford) - 3:11

Personnel

• Ann Moss, Judy Clay, Larry Drinkard, Lee Warrick, Marie Epps, Emily Drinkard Garland - vocals
• Nicky Drinkard - vocals, piano
• Teddy Jones - bass (Track 2)
• Moe Harper - drums
• Dicky Mitchell - organ
• John Johnson Jr (tracks: A2, A4 to A6, B1, B2, B4, B5), Kelly Owens (tracks: A1, A3, B3, B6) - piano (uncredited)
• Unknown Artist (tracks: B1) - tambourine (uncredited)

Technical

• Brad McCuen - producer
• Ray Hall - engineer
• Murray Laden - photography

External links

• The Drinkard Singers Bio
• Cissy Houston

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/drinkard-singers-mn0000785833/biography Drinkard Singers Music Bio
2. http://www.artistopia.com/the-drinkard-singers The Drinkard Singers-Artistopia Music
3. http://www.discogs.com/Drinkard-Singers-A-Joyful-Noise/release/2722082 Drinkard Singers-A Joyful Noise (LP, Album)