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| Gospel | 
 enlarge | Directors: David Leivick, Frederick A. Ritzenberg
Actors: James Cleveland, Walter Hawkins, Twinkie Clark, Shirley Caesar
Studio: Monterey Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 28895
Format: Box Set, Color, Compilation, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 319452
ISBN: 1569946086
UPC: 012233194524
EAN: 9781569946084
ASIN: B0000648YL
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1991
Release Date: May 28, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Hallelujah! How better to respond to this wonderful document than with some measure of the joy and passion displayed by the participants? Filmed at Oakland, California's Paramount Theater, the 1982 film brings together some of gospel music's heavy hitters (including the Rev. James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar, the Hawkins Family, and the Mighty Clouds of Joy). And folks, there is some serious testifying going on here, both onstage and in the audience, as one performer after another does his or her best to tear the roof off the sucker. Don't be deceived by the gospel moniker. Take this music out of the pew and into the pub, and you've got Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown--that's how good some of these singers are. And if righteous rave-ups like the Hawkins' "Right On" and Cleveland's "Determined to Make Heaven My Home" don't get you moving, consider investing in a defibrillator. --Sam Graham
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Uplifting July 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was viewed by my 93 year old mother and I. This took us back to the old church gatherings, and we were very uplifted by the songs. In this day and time we need the renewal of Gospel.
A must see "Gospel Treat"..... June 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Awesome!! I saw this as a teen when it first came out. I loved it then and more so now, because so many things have changed over the years. If you've ever been to a "santified" church, this will bring back those memories. It will take you back to sitting in the pew with a church fan from the nearby funeral home fanning like crazy 'cause it's hot and sticky, but you don't want to miss anything, so you sit right where you are. Or if you remember the 'midnight musicals' during the convocations...you will love this.
Back Home Gospel June 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This DVD took me back to being in church. The songs were so moving and inspiring. Footage is old but worth the seeing. I hope you enjoy this as I did, if you enjoy the songs from James Clevland, Walter Hawkins, etc., this DVD is for you!!
Diamond in the rough February 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
From the locomotion meter of The Mighty Clouds of Joy singing "I Came to Jesus", and Edwin Hawkins "Negro spiritual" flavored "Goin' to a place" and their classic 70s style "Right On" complete with fist pumping; what words could I ever use to entice gospel music fans to buy this DVD? This is no Hollywood reenactment my friend, this is the REAL THING! Shirley Caesar singing "No Charge" will have tears running down your cheeks, and you can almost see the Holy Spirit descending like tongues of fire on the Clark Sisters as they sing "Is My Living In Vain?" The Rev. James Cleveland sense of humor is fully on display with quips like "Never shout without your money cause everyone around you aint saved ya know" and a hilarious duel between him and the drummer ending in a truly inspired closing shot. I was raised Pentecostal listening to these artists, and until this movie, have never seen anything that came close to capturing what I experienced as a young man. If your idea of gospel is Whitney Houston in "A Preachers Wife" or Whoopi Goldberg in "Sister Act", you owe it to yourself to scroll down and buy this movie, then come next Sunday, go to church yourself. Can I get a witness??
This is the real deal and done right! June 14, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This filmed performance of a Gospel Concert in Oakland, Calif. in 1982 is an absolutely flawless document of what this music is all about. No narration or explanation is necessary. The Mighty Clouds of Joy live up to their name with the classic "Walk Around Heaven All Day" and Walter Hawkins amazes with an accapella singalong with the audience on "What A Friend We Have in Jesus." As for James Cleveland, the Clark Sisters, and Shirley Ceasar (who I saw perform once in Charleston, SC), what more needs to be said? Just get it and put it on during an otherwise sad day.
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