Sing Out! (11-12/94-1/95, p.128) - "...These are the recordings that won the Ward Singers their mainstream audience and, while slick, they retain their power..."
Personnel includes: Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marion Williams (vocals).
Recorded in New York in 1961 and live at the Village Gate, New York in 1962. Includes liner notes by Mary Katherine Aldin.
MEETIN' TONIGHT! collects both studio tracks and live performances by gospel icon Clara Ward and the Clara Ward Singers. Recorded in the early 1960s, the stereo sound is a vast improvement over early mono recordings, and the stylistic combination of traditional gospel with elements of pop and R&B (a move many gospel purists claimed was inappropriate), is top notch. Pop elements notwithstanding, it is difficult to ignore the spiritual fervor of Ward and her backup vocalists, making MEETIN' TONIGHT not only a fine sampler of the gospel legend's work, but a sure bet for fans of gospel in general.