God's Beautiful City Explained

God's Beautiful City
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Little Richard
Cover:	God's Beautiful City.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	1979
Genre:	Gospel
Label:	Word
Prev Title:	Little Richard Live
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Lifetime Friend
Next Year:	1986

God's Beautiful City is a gospel album by Little Richard, recorded at unknown dates in Nashville, 1979.^{[1] [2] [3]} Richard was inspired to record it due in part to the death of his brother.^[4]

After recording the album, Richard went on to record two unreleased tracks on June 17, 1981 – "One Day at a Time" and "Where Will I Go Without the Lord?" – before his career fell dormant once more. Some of the tracks have 1978 copyright dates to suggest a 1978 recording, though April 1979 has been reported.

Reception

The album drew mixed reviews and sold poorly. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called the music "nondescript," while The New Rolling Stone Album Guide considered it unfortunate that the album had gone out of print.^{[5] [6]}

Track listing

Side one

1. "There Is Someone (Worse Off Than I Am)"
2. "If You Got the Lord on Your Side (Everything Will Be Alright)"
3. "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)"
4. "I Surrender All"

Side two

1. "Little Richard's Testimony: 1) What Am I Supposed to Do Without Jesus"
2. "Little Richard's Testimony: 1) Come By Here, My Lord; 2) God's Beautiful City"

Personnel

• Little Richard – piano, vocals

Plus unknown personnel on piano, bass, organ, vocals and drums.

Notes and References

1. Web site: When Little Richard gave up rock 'n' roll for Jesus - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com.
2. Web site: The Temptations of Rock Behind Him, Little Richard Becomes a Bible Salesman. PEOPLE.com.
3. Web site: Little Richard dies at 87: Rock and roll legend called Tennessee home. Dave. Paulson. The Tennessean.
4. News: Wireback . Howard . Rocker Little Richard now sings Lord's song . Tallahassee Democrat . 20 Nov 1979 . 1A.
5. Book: Powell . Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . 2002 . Hendrickson Publishers . 1 . 533.
6. Book: Marsh . Dave . The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . 1983 . Random House . 301.