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New Orleans Gospel Genius

by Raymond Myles

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    A1 I Go To The Rock
    A2 Bringing In The Sheaves
    A3 Sign Me Up
    A4 I Know My Redeemer Lives
    B1 Miracle
    Vocals – Anthony Bailey (4), Jerard Woods, R.A. Myles*
    B2 His Eye Is On The Sparrow
    Backing Vocals – R.A. Myles*
    Vocals, Backing Vocals – Jerard Woods
    B3 Strange
    Vocals – Anthony Bailey (4)
    B4 Beams Of Heaven
    Vocals – Raymond A Myles*

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1.
I Go To The Rock 04:05
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Bringing In The Sheaves 05:27
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3.
Sign Me Up 06:25
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4.
I Know My Redeemer Lives 06:12
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5.
Miracle 07:43
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His Eye Is On The Sparrow 03:46
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Strange 01:52
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8.
Beams of Heaven 06:18
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Beautiful, deeply driven New Orleans gospel, ahead of it's time, RIYL: Donnie Hathaway, Luther Vandross.  Gay choir leader cut down at 40 in 1998 on the brink of wider success.  His fans include Dr. John, Aaron Neville, and Allen Toussaint, who had signed Myles to his imprint at the time of his murder.

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released April 8, 2022

Arranged By, Piano, Lead Vocals
Directed By – Raymond Myles
Bass Guitar – Donald Ramsey
Choir – Alecia Michelle Reid, Anderson A. Montgomery, Anthony Bailey, Barbara Sykes, Belinda F. Craft, Beulah Evans, Brandon Wilson, Brenda Ann Heidelberg, Carol Y. Foston-Wilson, Chevel Johnson, Clarence Thomas Jr., Dionne M. Cooley, Eingo D. Johnson, Fatessa Lewis, Gail Duhon, Howard Bowie II, Jacqueline Johnson, Gerard Woods, Karen Warsley, Mary Hampton, Michelle Cooley, Pamela Hart, Rennard Jarvis, Stephanie Blouin, Tanya Jarvis, Venesa Ann Blouin
Drums – Clifford Cooley, Kenneth Blevins
Engineer – Jay Gallagher, Scott Goudeau
Keyboards – Samuel Berfect
Producer – Terry Koehn
Tambourine, Choir – Charlene T. Johnson
Wood Block, Choir – Gregory A. Dawson

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