The Marion Gaines Singers - Leaning On The Everlasting Arms (1974/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

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The Marion Gaines Singers - Leaning On The Everlasting Arms (1974/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 32:08 minutes | 1,22 GB
R'n'B, Gospel, Funk | Label: Craft Recordings, Official Digital Download

The Marion Gaines Singers open “Leaning on Everlasting Arms” by leaning into a bluesy, hard rock-esque soundscape. Gaines’ hazy lead vocal tips its cap in the direction of Joe Cocker and Creedence Clearwater Revival, instead of that of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi or Mahalia Jackson. Save for “Open Your Heart,” the album’s sole straight-ahead gospel song, Gaines and his group relish in the realms of deep, heavy funk.

Produced by Gene Barge, the album’s most egregious solicitation to fans of funk on radio and in film comes in the form of “The Man,” an allegory transposing the common tropes of slick street hustlers onto a fictional preacher man. Instead of selling dope, he a “super-cool blesser” who pushes salvation at no charge. Fixating further on the blaxploitation of the era, the group re-imagines Isaac Hayes’ “Do Your Thing,” a staple of the “Shaft” soundtrack, as a praise song, singing over a hip-shaking beat that their audience should “Pray on, pray on!”

Tracklist:
1. Leaning On The Everlasting Arms (02:46)
2. The Lord Is Blessing Me (03:09)
3. Children Let's Get Together (02:59)
4. Jesus Is All The World To Me (02:23)
5. The Man (04:12)
6. Open Your Heart (05:29)
7. Something's Wrong (02:19)
8. Jesus Is On The Main Line (03:08)
9. Do Your Thing (05:37)

foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-01-24 11:52:29

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Analyzed: Marion Gaines Singers / Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.50 dB -11.32 dB 2:47 01-Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
DR9 -0.50 dB -10.81 dB 3:10 02-The Lord Is Blessing Me
DR9 -0.50 dB -11.51 dB 3:00 03-Children Let's Get Together
DR9 -0.50 dB -12.82 dB 2:24 04-Jesus Is All The World To Me
DR10 -0.50 dB -11.88 dB 4:12 05-The Man
DR9 -0.50 dB -11.98 dB 5:29 06-Open Your Heart
DR9 -0.50 dB -10.65 dB 2:20 07-Something's Wrong
DR9 -0.50 dB -10.58 dB 3:09 08-Jesus Is On The Main Line
DR8 -0.50 dB -10.18 dB 5:38 09-Do Your Thing
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5535 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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