description Come On Children, Let's Sing Overview
Come On Children, Let's Sing is a gospel album by American singer Mahalia Jackson, released during the 1960s. It presents Jackson's contralto voice in a program of Christian devotional material rooted in African American gospel and spiritual traditions. The recording is intended for listeners interested in traditional gospel performance and in Jackson's influential interpretation of sacred songs rather than secular popular music.
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When did Mahalia Jackson release Come On Children, Let's Sing?
Come On Children, Let's Sing was released in the 1960s during Jackson's period with Columbia Records. It belongs to the later commercial phase of a career that had already made her one of the best-known voices in American gospel.
Is Come On Children, Let's Sing a children's album?
The inviting title can suggest music for children, but the record is principally a program of gospel and Christian devotional singing. Jackson addresses faith through the powerful contralto, church-rooted phrasing, and call-and-response feeling associated with her work.
Does the album include secular pop songs?
Its identity is religious rather than secular, drawing on gospel songs and spiritual themes. Jackson famously maintained a strong commitment to sacred music even as her national audience expanded through records, radio, television, and concerts.
How does this album fit into Mahalia Jackson's career?
It comes after landmark recordings such as Move On Up a Little Higher had established Jackson as a major gospel performer. The album captures her mature Columbia-era sound rather than the earlier Apollo Records period in which that breakthrough single appeared.
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