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Songs of Faith & Inspiration

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Songs of Faith & Inspiration
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedJune 1967
Genregospel, soul
Length34:12
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTom Dowd
Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations chronology
The Sweet Inspirations
(1967)
Songs of Faith & Inspiration
(1968)
What the World Needs Now Is Love
(1968)

Songs of Faith & Inspiration is the second album by American recording gospel/soul female group the Sweet Inspirations, released in the U.S. on Atlantic Records in 1968. The album is the follow-up to the group's self-titled debut The Sweet Inspirations, and the sound is predominantly centered in the gospel genre.[1]

The tracks were written by Cissy Drinkard (better known as Cissy Houston), Myrna Smith, Estelle Brown, and Sylvia Shernwell; the group's official name for the album is Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations.

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "What a Friend" - 3:55
  2. "I Shall Know Him" - 3:05
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  3. "Swing Low" - 3:04
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  4. "Guide Me" - 4:09
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  5. "Looking on the Bright Side" - 2:46
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
Side B
  1. "He'll Fight" - 4:51
    • (Written Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  2. "Without a Doubt" - 2:33
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  3. "The 23rd Psalm" - 4:23
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  4. "Down by the Riverside" - 2:21
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
  5. "Pilgrims of Sorrow" - 3:11
    • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)

Personnel

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References

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