Peace Be Still is the live album of gospel singer James Cleveland and The Angelic Choir of the First Baptist Church of Nutley, NJ, a choir directed by Rev. Lawrence Roberts. It was recorded on September 19, 1963, at Trinity Seventh Day Adventist Church in Newark, NJ, and released in 1964 under Savoy Records. With sales of over 1 million copies,[1][2] it is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 19, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Length | 44:36 | |||
| Label | Savoy Records | |||
| Producer | Fred Mendelsohn | |||
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Track listing edit
All tracks written or arranged by James Cleveland unless noted.
- "Peace Be Still" - 6:06
- "Jesus Saves" - 10:26
- "I Had a Talk with God" - 4:15
- "Where He Leads Me" (traditional) - 3:31
- "Shine on Me" (traditional) - 7:09
- "The Lord Brought Us Out" - 3:47
- "I'll Wear a Crown" - 5:45
- "I'll Be Caught Up to Meet Him" - 4:39
- "Praise God" (traditional) - 2:11
References edit
- ^ Jackson, David (April 16, 1979). "Black Music: James Cleveland Sings the Horns off the Devil". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
Cleveland has more than 50 albums in the Savoy catalogue, including Peace Be Still, recorded live with the legendary Angelic Choir more than 15 years ago. It has sold more than a million copies to an almost exclusively black gospel audience, and it is still one of Savoy's biggest hits.
- ^ "James Cleveland". Encyclopedia.com. May 29, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
The artist passed another milestone with Savoy's 1963 release Peace Be Still.A recording pairing Cleveland with the Angelic Choir of Nutley, New Jersey, the album, which held a spot on the gospel charts for more than fifteen years, has sold more than one million copies, an almost unheard of achievement for a gospel recording.
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