Springfield is a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks

Carole Fredericks

Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France. Carole emerged from the shadow of her brother, the legendary blues musicologist Taj Mahal, to achieve fame and popularity in Europe and the French-speaking world...

. It features a cover of Edwin Hawkins’ "Oh Happy Day," the traditional "Silent Night," "You Had It Comin’," a duet with her brother blues musician Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal (musician)

Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...

, and the pop single, "Run Away Love," which was the theme song to the 1998 Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

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 film Une Chance Sur Deux.

The album was recorded in English

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 and released in France

France

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, Belgium

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 and Switzerland. The album was released in the United States

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 in 2002. Springfield won Best Gospel Album, and singles from the album, "Shine" and "Save My Soul," took Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Song 2nd Place in the 2004 JPF Music Awards. In the 2008 International Songwriting Competition

International Songwriting Competition

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, "Reason To Stay" won Honorable Mention in the Blues category, and "Shine" won Honorable Mention in the Gospel/Christian category.

Track listing

The album contains the following tracks:

1. "Save My Soul"
2. "Reachin’"
3. "You Had It Comin’"
4. "Shine"
5. "Jesus in Me"
6. "Run Away Love"
7. "No Rain"
8. "Change"
9. "Let Him Be Blues"
10. "Reason to Stay"
11. "Tender Love"
12. "Oh Happy Day"
13. "So I Pray"
14. "Silent Night"

Personnel

The following personnel performed on the album:

• Carole Fredericks
  Carole Fredericks
  Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France. Carole emerged from the shadow of her brother, the legendary blues musicologist Taj Mahal, to achieve fame and popularity in Europe and the French-speaking world...
  
   – Vocals
• Taj Mahal
  Taj Mahal (musician)
  Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
  
   – Vocal/Harmonica
• Charly Doll – Drums/Percussion
• David Bernadaux - Drums
• Yannick Hardoium – Bass
• Youssef Bouchou - Bass
• Didier Mouret – Organ/Piano
• Jacques Veneruso – Electric & acoustic guitar/Dobro
• Gildas Arzel – Electric & acoustic guitar/Dobro
• Christopher Satterfield – Guitars
• BAT’BRASS – Brass
• Thierry Durel – Trombone
• Stephane Baudet – Trompet/Bugle
• Gilles Martin – Alto/Tenor/Baritone sax

Background vocals were performed by Yvonne Jones, Carole Fredericks

Carole Fredericks

Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France. Carole emerged from the shadow of her brother, the legendary blues musicologist Taj Mahal, to achieve fame and popularity in Europe and the French-speaking world...

, Catherine Russell

Catherine Russell

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, Erick Benzi

Erick Benzi

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, Jacques Veneruso, Jean-Jacques Goldman

Jean-Jacques Goldman

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and Connie Malone.