| Good News in Hard Times | ||||
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| Released | August 22, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Length | 68:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros./WEA (#9 45990)[1] | |||
| Producer | Jennifer Cohen, Lois Walden | |||
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Good News in Hard Times is the album released by American gospel group the Sisters of Glory, released on August 22, 1995, by Warner Bros. Records. The set included solo performances by five female singers from different musical backgrounds: Thelma Houston, CeCe Peniston, Phoebe Snow, Lois Walden, and Albertina Walker.
The concept of their modern gospel ensemble was initially created by Lois Walden. For the first time, the vocalists performed together on April 25, 1994, at the New York benefit concert named "Gospel Music: From the Church to the Charts". The next gig for the gospel quintet was at the music festival Woodstock '94 on August 14, 1994. Later that year, on December 16, they appeared before Pope John Paul II at the Christmas at the Vatican II concert in Rome.[2] After receiving an offer from Warner Bros management, the Sisters also recorded a studio album in common.
The album, produced by Jennifer Cohen in collaboration with Walden, earned positive to mixed reviews from music critics. With no song released in support either on promotional single, Good News in Hard Times charted on the U.S. Billboard Top 40 Gospel Albums at number twenty-nine.[3]
- ^ The Sisters of Glory (1995). Good News in Hard Times (Compact Disc). USA: Warner Bros. (#9 45990-2).
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, The Sisters of Glory, Biography' All Music
- ^ 'CeCe Peniston, The Sisters of Glory, Good News In Hard Times, Chart Positions' All Music