Just a Little Talk with Jesus explained

Just a Little Talk with Jesus (also known as "I Once was Lost in Sin but Jesus took Me In")
Published: by Stamps-Baxter Music Company, Dallas, Texas, renewed administrated by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc., Brentwood, Tennessee.
Type:Song
Album:song book = Harbor Bells No. 6
Genre:gospel music

"Just a Little Talk with Jesus" is a gospel music song published by Stamps-Baxter Music Company on January 1, 1937,[1] [2] written by Cleavant Derricks. In 1936, he sold the song to Stamps-Baxter in exchange for fifty songbooks, which he then sold for ten cents each.[3]

It has been recorded by many notable artists, including The Fairfield Four.,[4] Elvis Presley, The Stanley Brothers, Nina Hagen and others. In 2005, Keith Lancaster arranged the song as "It's All Right."

Here are 21 additional renditions reported by Hymnary.org.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Pt 3 For the Year 1937 . 1937 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English.
  2. Church Hymnal, Tennessee Music & Printing Company, Cleveland TN, 1951
  3. Web site: Just a little talk with Jesus . 2023-01-21 . Hymnology Archive . en-US.
  4. Web site: Release "The Best of the Fairfield Four 1946-1953" by The Fairfield Four - MusicBrainz . 2023-01-21 . musicbrainz.org.