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I’m Gonna Let It Shine
1990
$15.00
A remarkable recording of traditional and new Freedom Songs sung by some of the original voices of the Civil Rights Movement, contemporary singers and students from Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, RI. Named one of the best recordings of the year by Entertainment Weekly!
On this album: Get On Board, Children, Hold On (Keep Your Eyes on the Prize), Everybody Says Freedom, Oh Freedom, I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table, Woke Up this Morning with My Mind on Freedom, Come By Here, Up Over My Head, Sing Mandela Free, Tsenzenina, This Little Light, If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus, Calypso Freedom, One Little Step Towards Freedom, Guide My Feet, I’m On My Way, Ain’t You Got a Right to the Tree of Life, Wade in the Water, Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round, and We Shall Overcome
Awards
Parents’ Choice Gold Award
Reviews & Quotes
“If Shine were merely the sum of its good intentions, it would be worth buying. But it’s more. Listening to these powerful songs of oppression and rebellion, you’ll be reminded that through history, freedom has been the exception, not the rule. Shine ends with an uplifting version of ‘We Shall Overcome.’ If it makes you feel a bit sheepish for not having much to overcome, that’s not a bad feeling to take away from this splendid collection. A” Entertainment Weekly
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