The Savoy & Gospel Releases 1958-62

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The Imperial Gospel Singers were a female gospel quartet hailing from Philadelphia, who enjoyed their peak of popularity during the late 1950s and early '60s, most notably featuring the great singer Rosie Wallace, a pastor and evangelist who was also a fine songwriter. With other group members including songwriters Anna Smallwood and Pru David, from 1958 onwards they recorded a number of sessions for the Savoy label and its subsidiary Gospel label - early titles from 1956 on the Tuxedo label are extremely rare and more or less impossible to find. This 32-track 2-CD collection comprises all their releases on Savoy and Gospel from 1958 to 1962, including all the titles from their albums on Savoy Gospel Songs and Fountains Of Blood and their album on Gospel The Sower, plus the A & B sides of singles from these years not otherwise released on album. They were a group who sang with the verve of the likes of The Caravans, Davis Sisters and Ward Singers, and this collection is an inspiring and uplifting showcase for their distinctive style of gospel music.