WOW Gospel 2005 is a double CD gospel music compilation album in the WOW series. Released on January 25, 2005, it has thirty-one tracks. The album cover pays tribute to Washington, D.C.

WOW Gospel 2005
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005
GenreCCM, Gospel
LabelVerity Records
Various Artists chronology
WOW Gospel 2004
(2004)
WOW Gospel 2005
(2005)
WOW Gospel 2006
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Black Gospel(extremely favourable)[2]

It reached 29th place on the Billboard 200 chart in 2005, first place on the Top Gospel Albums chart in both 2005 and 2006, and 13th place on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] In 2006, WOW Gospel 2005 was certified as platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

Track listing edit

Disc 1 edit

  1. Celebrate (He Lives) - Fred Hammond - 4:06
  2. God Is Good - Deitrick Haddon - 3:54
  3. You Don't Know - Kierra "Kiki" Sheard - 4:11
  4. God Will Take Care - Ted & Sheri - 4:36
  5. Hallelujah Praise - CeCe Winans - 4:08
  6. Healed - Donald Lawrence & Co. - 4:59
  7. Because Of Who You Are - Vicki Yohe - 5:15
  8. 'Tis So Sweet - Shea Norman - 3:30
  9. We Need A Word From The Lord - Vickie Winans - 4:31
  10. In Your Name - John P. Kee - 4:22
  11. Make Me Over - Tonéx & The Peculiar People - 4:29
  12. Take My Life - Micah Stampley - 4:59
  13. In The Presence Of A King - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers - 4:48
  14. The Prayer (duet) - Donnie McClurkin featuring Yolanda Adams - 4:33
  15. You Cover Me - Donald Lawrence featuring Hezekiah Walker - 5:50
  16. Sweet Spirit - 21:03 - 4:12

Disc 2 edit

  1. Can't Nobody (live) - Smokie Norful - 5:17
  2. Again I Say Rejoice - Israel & New Breed - 5:06
  3. The Presence Of The Lord Is Here - Byron Cage - 6:38
  4. We Acknowledge You - Karen Clark-Sheard - 5:03
  5. Suddenly - Bishop Eddie Long presents New Birth Total Praise Choir, feat. Vanessa Bell Armstrong - 4:29
  6. Stronger - The Canton Spirituals featuring Paul Porter - 4:39
  7. I'm Going To Wait - Shirley Caesar featuring The Caesar Singers & The Greater Grace Temple Community Church Choir - 4:28
  8. I Belong To You - The Rance Allen Group - 4:48
  9. He Lifted Me - Twinkie Clark - 5:51
  10. Let Go And Let God - Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson & The Spiritual Voices - 4:58
  11. Let Us All Go Back - Ricky Dillard & New G - 5:30
  12. Glorious - Martha Munizzi - 4:09
  13. Worship Experience - William Murphy - 5:26
  14. Let It Rain - Bishop Paul S. Morton & The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Mass Choir - 3:54
  15. Glory Hallelujah - Darrel Petties & Strength In Praise - 4:00

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Various Artists: WOW Gospel 2005". Allmusic. 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Belot, Jennifer (January 8, 2005). "WOW Gospel 2005". Black Gospel. Black Gospel Music Clef Network. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  3. ^ RIAA official site Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.