Brighten the Corner is a 1967 studio album by the American jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 singer Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...

, debut album on Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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. The album charted at #172 in the Billboard Hot 200 album charts.

Re-issued by Capitol Records on CD in 1991 and together, on one CD, with the album "Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas

Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas

Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas is a 1967 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald. This was her second Christmas album. Unlike her previous Christmas album , this album consisted of only religious Christmas songs. It was her second album for Capitol Records, the album charted at #27 in the Billboard 200...

" in 2006.

The album was Ella's first since leaving the Verve label, which had seen her produce her most acclaimed body of work. It marked a sharp change of direction for Fitzgerald, as Brighten the Corner saw Ella sing Christian

Christian

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 hymns, reflecting her own spirituality, and eschewing the Great American Songbook

Great American Songbook

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 standards on which she had previously concentrated.

Track listing

For the 1967 LP on Capitol Records; Capitol ST 2684; ; Re-issued in 1991 on CD, Capitol CDP 7 95151-2

Side One:

1. "Abide with Me
   Abide With Me
   The hymn tune most often used with this hymn is "Eventide" composed by William Henry Monk in 1861.Alternate tunes include:* "Abide with Me," Henry Lyte, 1847* "Morecambe", Frederick C...
   
   " (Henry Francis Lyte
   Henry Francis Lyte
   Henry Francis Lyte was a Scottish Anglican divine and hymn-writer.-Youth and education:Henry Francis Lyte was born to Thomas and Anna Maria Lyte on a farm at Ednam, near Kelso, Scotland...
   
   , Arranger
   Arranger
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   s; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24
2. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional
   Traditional music
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   , Arranger
   Arranger
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   s; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
3. "The Old Rugged Cross
   The Old Rugged Cross
   "The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular Christian song written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard .George Bennard, was a native of Youngstown, Ohio but was reared in Iowa. After his conversion in a Salvation Army meeting, he and his wife became brigade leaders before leaving the...
   
   " (George Bennard
   George Bennard
   George Bennard was an American hymn composer and preacher. He is best known for composing the famous hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross".- Early years :...
   
   ) - 3.50
4. "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" (Ina D. Ogdon, Charles H. Gabriel ) - 2.33
5. "I Need Thee Every Hour" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3.38
6. "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) - 3.14
7. "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (Jeremiah E. Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 1.19

Side Two:

1. "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W. Stillman Martin) - 3.29
2. "The Church in the Wildwood
   The Church in the Wildwood
   "The Church in the Wildwood" is a song that was written by Dr. William S. Pitts in 1857 following a coach ride that stopped in Bradford, Iowa. It is a song about a church in a valley near the town, though the church was not actually built until several years later...
   
   " (William S. Pitts) - 3.00
3. "Throw Out the Lifeline" (Edwin Ufford) - 3.12
4. "I Shall Not Be Moved
   I Shall Not Be Moved
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   " (Traditional
   Traditional music
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   , Arranger
   Arranger
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   s; G. Price, R. Black) - 2.40
5. "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (Philip P. Bliss) - 2.46
6. "What a Friend We Have In Jesus
   What a Friend We Have in Jesus
   "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. The tune to...
   
   " (Joseph M. Scriven
   Joseph M. Scriven
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   , Charles Crozat Converse
   Charles Crozat Converse
   Charles Crozat Converse was a United States attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He was born in Warren, Massachusetts. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". Converse also published an arrangement of...
   
   ) - 4.02
7. "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me" (Augustus Toplady, Thomas Hastings) - 1.58

Personnel

• Ella Fitzgerald
  Ella Fitzgerald
  Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
  
  - Vocals
• Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals
• John Kraus - engineer
• Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements