Sweet Inspiration is the first of two studio albums by the London gospel choir, The Inspirational Choir. It was released in 1985 and reached number 59 on the UK Album Chart and spent four weeks in the charts.[4] Two singles were released from the album, "Abide with Me", which reached number 36 on the UK Singles Chart, and "I've Got a Feeling".[4][2]
| Sweet Inspiration | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Livingston Recording Studios, Air Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Angel Recording Studios & CBS Studios. | |||
| Genre | Gospel[1] | |||
| Label | Portrait (UK) | |||
| Producer | Don Reedman, Jeff Jarratt | |||
| The Inspirational Choir chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Sweet Inspiration | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Inspiration" | 6:35 |
| 2. | "People Get Ready" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Up Where We Belong" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "One Love" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Jesus Dropped the Charges" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "I've Got a Feeling" | 2:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "You Light Up My Life" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Morning Has Broken" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Amazing Grace" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "When He Comes" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "God Is" | 5:35 |
| 13. | "Abide with Me" | 4:55 |
Personnel
edit- The Inspirational Choir – choir
- Royal Choral Society – additional choir on "Abide with Me"
- Ricky Simpson – bass guitar
- Luke Tunney, Martin Dobson, Pete Thoms, Steve Gregory – brass section
- Soloman Read – drums
- John Francis – keyboards
- Bob Carter, Phil Sawyer, Richard Gillinson, Trevor Bastow – synthesizer
- Mitch Dalton, Ronnie Simpson – guitars
- Don Reedman, Jeff Jarratt – record producer
- John Kurlander, John Timperley, Mark Chamberlain, Mark Maguire, Mike Jarratt, Mike Ross, Peter Mew – engineers
- Rosław Szaybo – album cover design
References
edit- ^ "The Inspirational Choir – Sweet Inspiration". Discogs. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Inspirational Choir – Discography". 45cat. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "The Inspirational Choir – Sweet Inspiration". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Inspirational Choir". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External links
edit- Sweet Inspiration at Discogs