Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir

LIKE A SHIP (WITHOUT A SAIL) (SPLATTER LP)

Coloured 12 Inch

Numero Group / 00163410

Tracklist:

Like A Ship

Wonderful

It’s Me O Lord

Ever Since

Nobody Knows

Joyful Noise

Medley

Blessed Quietness

Splatter vinyl pressing.

Recorded in 1971 by a 27-year-old pastor and an after school program choir, Like A Ship is a stirring and powerful meditation on the wayward aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement. Tracked with the help of Chess/Cadet maestros Gene Barge, Phil Upchurch, and Richard Evans, the album is a mix of euphoric gospel and Mayfieldesque political soul, with sleigh bells, hand claps, and jazzy piano stabs. Sampled by T.I., Kanye, and Khaled, Barrett created a rapturous, crossover gospel classic that's still wildly relevant.