Released 1992 Release date 1992 | Length 75:42 Label Reprise Records | |
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Producer Norman Miller
Gail Hamilton
Mervyn Warren
(executive producers) Genres Jazz, Hip hop music, Contemporary Christian music, Contemporary R&B Awards Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album Similar Messiah, The Commissioned Reunion, Q's Jook Joint, Back on the Block, He Is Christmas | ||
Overture
Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration is a critically acclaimed gospel album by various artists, released in 1992 on Warner Alliance. Executive produced by Norman Miller, Gail Hamilton and Mervyn Warren, it is a reinterpretation of the 1741 oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel, and has been widely praised for its use of multiple genres of African-American music, including spirituals, blues, ragtime, big band, jazz fusion, R&B and hip hop.
Contents
The album received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, as well as the 1992 Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. In 1993, the various recording artists participating in the project were collectively nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist.
comfort ye my people 1992 daryl coley vanessa bell armstrong
Songs
1A Partial History of Black MusicSoulful Celebration5:15
2Comfort Ye My People (feat Daryl Coley)Daryl Coley - Vanessa Bell Armstrong5:47
3Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (feat Chris Willis and Mike E)Chris Willis - Mike-E - Lizz Lee3:43