Go Tell It on the Mountain (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Go Tell It on the Mountain

| type = studio

| artist = The Blind Boys of Alabama

| cover = Gtiotm Bboa.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 16, 2003

| recorded = 2003

| venue =

| studio = Capitol Studio B (Hollywood)

| genre = Gospel music

| length = 45:18

| label = Real World, Narada

| producer = John Chelew

| prev_title = Higher Ground

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = There Will Be a Light

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r653210|pure_url=yes}} link]

| noprose = yes

}}

Go Tell It on the Mountain is a Grammy Award winning Christmas album by The Blind Boys of Alabama, released in 2003.

Track listing

  1. "Last Month of the Year" – 3:03
  2. "I Pray on Christmas" (featuring Solomon Burke) – 3:41
  3. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (featuring Tom Waits) – 3:57
  4. "Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Michael Franti) – 3:19
  5. "In the Bleak Midwinter" (featuring Chrissie Hynde & Richard Thompson) – 4:49
  6. "Joy to the World" (featuring Aaron Neville) – 2:25
  7. "Born in Bethlehem" (featuring Mavis Staples) – 6:36
  8. "The Christmas Song" (featuring Shelby Lynne) – 2:34
  9. "Away in a Manger" (featuring George Clinton & Robert Randolph) – 5:22
  10. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegeocello) – 2:10
  11. "White Christmas" (featuring Les McCann) – 4:03
  12. "Silent Night" – 3:19
  13. "My Lord, What a Morning" – bonus track

Personnel

;The Blind Boys of Alabama

  • Bobby Butler
  • Clarence Fountain
  • George Scott
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Joey Williams
  • Ricky McKinnie
  • Tracy Pierce

with:

Charts

  • 2003 Top Gospel Albums No. 1{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chart-beat-bonus-4-67652/ |title=CHART BEAT BONUS |date=2003-12-26 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Billboard charts |last=Billboard staff}}
  • 2004 Top Internet Albums No. 247

Awards

DVD

A DVD, Blind Boys of Alabama - Go Tell it on the Mountain : Live in New York, was recorded live in concert, in December 2003, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The special holiday concert aired on PBS in December 2004. The band performs with Aaron Neville, John Medeski, Duke Robillard, Chrissie Hynde, Mavis Staples, Michael Franti, Robert Randolph, and Charlie Musselwhite.

References