Songs of Faith & Inspiration

Songs of Faith & Inspiration
Studio album by Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations
Released	1968
Recorded	June 1967
Genre	gospel, soul
Length	34:12
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tom Dowd
Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations chronology
The Sweet Inspirations (1967) Songs of Faith & Inspiration (1968) What the World Needs Now Is Love (1968)

Songs of Faith & Inspiration is the second album by American recording gospel/soul female group the Sweet Inspirations released in the U.S. on Atlantic Records in 1968. The album is the follow-up to the groups self-titled debut The Sweet Inspirations, and the sound is predominately centered in the gospel genre.^[1]

The tracks were written by Cissy Drinkard (better known as Cissy Houston), Myrna Smith, Estelle Brown, and Sylvia Shernwell; the groups name for album is official simply titled by, Cissy Drinkard & The Sweet Inspirations.

Track listing

Side A

1. "What a Friend" - 3:55
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
2. "I Shall Know Him" - 3:05
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
3. "Swing Low" - 3:04
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
4. "Guide Me" - 4:09
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
5. "Looking on the Bright Side" - 2:46
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)

Side B

1. "He'll Fight" - 4:51
   • (Written Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
2. "Without a Doubt" - 2:33
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
3. "The 23rd Psalm" - 4:23
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
4. "Down by the Riverside" - 2:21
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)
5. "Pilgrims of Sorrow" - 3:11
   • (Written by Cissy Drinkard, Sweet Inspirations)

Personnel

• Producer: Tom Dowd
• Supervised: Jerry Wexler

References

1. Sweet Inspirations-Allmusic

External links

• Sweet Inspirations: Songs of Faith & Inspiration