THE SOUTHSIDE SINGERS - "I've Already Been To the Waters," "I'm Going Through," and "Walk In The Light" (from Walk In the Light, ACR RHS-7223)
Almost no fidelity whatsoever on this live sounding gospel recording from Midland, Texas. The record label itself states "In Concert", but the audience must have been small, completely off mic, or just plain ol' dead. I would guess it to be more likely that the 35+ members of the Southside Singers huddled up around a mic or two in an empty tabernacle for this recording. Despite the liner notes labeling the group as "gospel soul", without the benefit of a full band backing most of the album has a rather ho hum feel to it. The standouts include an update of the Wynans family classic "Already Been To the Water", an update of the standard "I'm Going Through", and a straight reading of the title number. Not bad, but certainly not amazing. Guitar, drums, and horns would have taken this to a whole new level.
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