Homecoming in Heaven
Encyclopedia
Homecoming in Heaven is an album by American
country music
artist
George Jones
. This album was released in 1962 on the United Artists Records
.
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist
Artist
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George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
. This album was released in 1962 on the United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
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Track listing
- "Someone's Watching over You" (J. P. RichardsonThe Big BopperJiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star...
) – 2:27 - "He Made Me Free" (Darrell Edwards) – 2:39
- "Beacon in the Night" (Darrell Edwards, Herbie Treece) – 1:52
- "Matthew Twenty-Four" (Lonnie Glossom) – 2:18
- "Peace in the ValleyPeace in the Valley"Peace in the Valley" is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson. The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching No. 7 on the Country & Western Best Seller chart. It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies...
" (Thomas A. DorseyThomas A. DorseyThomas Andrew Dorsey was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys." Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom.As formulated by Dorsey,...
) – 2:41 - "Wings of a Dove" (Bob FergusonBob Ferguson (music)Robert Bruce "Bob" Ferguson Sr was an American songwriter, record producer who was instrumental in establishing Nashville, Tennessee as a center of country music; movie producer, and Choctaw Indian historian. Ferguson wrote the bestselling songs "On the Wings of a Dove" and "The Carroll County...
) – 2:04 - "Wandering Soul" (Bill Dudley, George Jones) – 2:28
- "He's So Good to Me" (Clyde Beaver) – 2:01
- "Magic Valley" (M. Moore, J. P. Richardson) – 2:19
- "Kneel at the Feet of Jesus" (Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
) – 2:03 - "Homecoming in Heaven" (Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Dobie GrayDobie GrayDobie Gray is an African American singer and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater...
, Willie Nelson) – 2:31 - "My Cup Runneth Over" (Edwards) – 2:42
External links
- George Jones' Official Website
- Record LabelUnited Artists RecordsUnited Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...