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Word has it that Integrity Music’s hit gospel compilation project, Gotta Have Gospel, will be returning to stores with its 8th edition on October 5th.

The project features 24 tracks, with a bonus DVD of gospel performances and music videos.

The track listing?  Glad you asked–

Disc One
1.  I Give You Praise – Byron Cage
2. Expect The Great – Jonathan Nelson
3. All Of My Help – Hezekiah Walker & LFC
4. How I Got Over featuring Tim Bowman, Jr. – Vickie Winans
5. Nobody Like You Lord – Fred Hammond
6. Every Prayer featuring Mary Mary – Israel Houghton
7. I Will Lift – Trin-I-Tee 5:7
8. Your Name Alone – Stephen Hurd
9. Lord You Reign Forever – Crystal Aikin
10. Jesus – Kirk Franklin
11. Free – Rizen
12. I Gave It Up – J Moss

Disc Two
1. Trusting In You – Donnie McClurkin
2. Let The Word Do The Work featuring Brother Hahz – Donald Lawrence & Co.
3. I Praise You – Shari Addison
4. Get Up – Mary Mary
5. It All Belongs To You – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
6. The Master Plan – Tamela Mann
7. Bless The Lord (Son Of Man) – Tye Tribbett
8. Worship Medley: I Worship You Almighty God/There Is None Like You/There’s Something About That Name – Marvin Sapp
9. All I Need – Brian Courtney Wilson
10. Free – Darwin Hobbs
11. Your Will – Ken Reynolds
12. Trading My Sorrows – PAJAM

DVD Footage
1. La Buena Vida (Romans 8:31) – Ken Reynolds featuring Lucia Parker
2. I’ll Say Yes – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
3. Just Wanna Say – Israel Houghton
4. Worship Medley: I Worship You Almighty God/There Is None Like You/There’s Something About That Name – Marvin Sapp

Sounds good, yes?

Who’s thinking of grabbin’ this one???

The latest project in the Gotta Have Gospel series– this one, featuring Choirs– will be in stores on July 27th.  There will also be an accompanying DVD released on the same day.

Check out the track listing–

1. Lift Him Up -Hezekiah Walker
2. Victory (Live) -Tye Tribbett & G.A.
3. Zion Rejoice (featuring Erica Campbell of Mary Mary) -Faithful Central Church
4. Let The Praise Begin -Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ
5. You Are Good -Lakewood Church
6. High And Lifted Up -Joe Pace
7. God Is Featuring The Tri-City Singers -Dewayne Woods
8. Imagine Me -Kirk Franklin
9. I Speak Life -Donald Lawrence featuring Donnie McClurkin
10. Total Praise -Richard Smallwood With Vision
11. God Great God -Kurt Carr
12. Holy Is The Lord -The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
13. Show Up! -The New Life Community Choir Featuring John P. Kee
14. The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow -Bobby Jones & New Life with The Nashville Super Choir
15. Stand! -VIP Mass Choir featuring John P. Kee
16. Give Thanks- T.D. Jakes

For anyone who doesn’t already have the individual projects that first featured these songs, this is a pretty decent line-up.  I am, however, givin’ the side-eye to the notion that Kirk Franklin’s “Imagine Me” should be listed as a choir song…

Again, it’s in stores next Tuesday, but you can pre-order now by clicking here.

Anyone thinking of grabbin’ it?  Do you guys typically buy compilation projects like this???

There are 4 compilation projects the top 10 spots of Billboard’s gospel albums chart.  I believe there’s a direct correlation between that number and the Christmas season– a woman knows that her auntie loves gospel music, but is totally unfamiliar with the genre, herself… she grabs a compilation album cuz you can’t go wrong.

So, the Time Life Christmas compilation continues selling, as does Gotta Have Gospel Christmas, WOW Gospel 2009 and a compilation called Gospel’s Best: Men, Women and Choirs, which I believe is a 3-disc, 30-track compilation released by EMI Gospel… great gift idea.

Other than that, the charts are really uneventful, folks.

In fact, the only movement in the top 5 slots is that Tamela Mann’s The Master Plan and Gotta Have Gospel Christmas have switched places since last week.

The full run down in the top 5:

1.  BeBe & CeCe Winans – Still
2.  Voices: A Gospel Choir Christmas (Time Life compilation)
3.  Fred Hammond – Love Unstoppable
4.  Tamela Mann – The Master Plan
5.  Gotta Have Gospel Christmas

I also wanna shout-out Trin-i-tee 5:7, whose Christmas album, Love, Peace, Joy at Christmas, popped into #10.  I’ll share some of that music with you guys soon.

Are you buying gospel music as gifts for the holidays?  Who are you buying?

I’m not too surprised because I saw it coming last week, but two of the top 5 slots on Billboard’s gospel album chart have been snatched up by Christmas projects.

Time Life’s Christmas compilation, Voices: A Gospel Choir Christmas, has jumped from #5 to #2, while Gotta Have Gospel Christmas has landed at #4.

BeBe & CeCe Winans remain at #1, while Fred Hammond drops from #2 to #3 and Tamela Mann drops from #3 to #5.  Mary Mary, at #4 last week, sit at #6.

As a side note, Heather Headley’s Audience Of One re-entered the chart at #47 (I’m assuming it’s due to her multiple GRAMMY nods).

How many of you are going back to check out albums you might have passed up because of the GRAMMY nominations???

Some good new music came out yesterday.  I think you guys should check it out…

1. The newest album from gospel favorite Lisa Page Brooks, entitled Stronger;

2. The debut gospel project, Thankful, from legendary R&B group The Whispers;

2. The newest compilation in the Gotta Have Gospel series– Gotta Have Gospel Christmas;

3. The 6-track EP from former New Breed vocalist Leah Smith, Beautifully Made.

Which of ‘em are YOU buying?  Which have you already bought?

Hollerrrr at me.

The latest installment in the Gotta Have Gospel series hit stores yesterday.  It’s a two-disc compilation album with some of the hottest singles we’ve heard in the past year or so.

You may wanna check it out, even if you already own most of the songs on it– it features new music videos from Mary Mary and Donnie McClurkin.

Click here to check it out!