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Down in New Orleans
Gospel / Spiritual · 2008 · 12 tracks · 43m

Down in New Orleans

The Blind Boys of Alabama

A gritty, brass-heavy collision of Alabama gospel and New Orleans jazz. Weathered harmonies meet the resilient spirit of a city in recovery.

January 28, 2008

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A resilient and soulful celebration that finds joy and rhythm within the echoes of hardship.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
Free at Last
3:33
02
Make a Better World
3:19
03
How I Got Over
5:03
04
You Got to Move
3:35
05
Across the Bridge
3:42
06
You Better Mind
3:49
07
Down by the Riverside
3:52
08
If I Could Help Somebody
2:29
09
Uncloudy Day
2:55
10
A Prayer
3:31
11
I’ve Got a Home
2:52
12
I’ll Fly Away
4:27
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into a funeral-march-turned-parade on Down by the Riverside
The gravelly, vulnerable lead vocal on A Prayer that feels like a private confession
The explosive, rhythmic call-and-response during the climax of Free at Last

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