VA / Soul Jazz Records Presents : Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul - A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 Shakespears Sister 2 x 12” 140g black

2 x 12” 140g black vinyl

The album was released in two parts: the first was an EP

The Irony of It All - The Streets (3

Wrong With Me - Ani DiFranco

Hard On for Love - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (5

VA / Soul Jazz Records Presents : Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul - A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 Shakespears Sister 2 x 12” 140g blackThe album draws upon the extensive links between black American gospel music and soul music, showing how the sensibilities of gospel artists such as Shirley Caesar, Dorothy Norwood, Andra Crouch and others crossed over into secular soul music during this period. Track Listing: 1. Satisfied Andra Crouch & The Disciples (3. 07) 2. Jesus Children of America Shirley Caesar (4. 19) 3. Trouble's Brewin Meditation Singers (5. 01) 4. You Bought the Sunshine