The short, impersonal version:
- 8 gospel/spiritual inspired tracks
- A range of genres (soul/folk/reggae/samples of MLK speech/other craziness)
- Free to download
- Tell your friends
The longer, more personal version:
A couple of months ago, I woke up singing a gospel song I didn’t remember hearing before. The refrain, “the Lord is my shepherd, and that’s all I need to know” stuck in my head. I wrote it down so I wouldn’t forget it, and then started searching for the song. I can’t find it online anywhere, an the fact that my mom doesn’t know it makes it very unlikely that I’ve ever heard it in church.
The following week, I was in the library with a group of students and turned to look at the bookshelf behind me. The first book I saw was a reprint of an early 1900’s book of “American Negro Spirituals.” Taking this as a sign, I selected a handful of songs from the book and set them to my own arrangements using guitar, piano, synths, and a handful of other instruments.
The songs on “All I Need To Know” are all over the place in terms of style and genre. There’s a little soul, folk, reggae, rock, lo-fi acappella, and even a few clips from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. I tried to make the album flow from one song to the next, so if you play them in order, you’ll get what I was going for.
Please listen to/download the tracks, and please tell your friends – I want as many people as possible to hear the music. It’s free, and I think you’ll enjoy it. Let me know what you think
-Chris
