Jesus Is Just Alright Song by the Art Reynolds
| "Jesus Is Only Alright" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Art Reynolds Singers | |
| from the album Tellin' It Like It Is | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Recorded | 1965 |
| Genre | Gospel |
| Length | ane:55 |
| Characterization | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Art Reynolds |
| Producer(s) | Gary Paxton |
"Jesus Is Just Alright" is a gospel vocal written by Art Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds' own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, Tellin' Information technology Like It Is.[i] [ii]
The song's championship makes utilize of the American slang term "all-right", which during the 1960s was used to describe something that was considered 'cool' or very good. The song has been covered by a number of bands and artists over the years, including the Byrds, Hush-hush Sunshine, the Doobie Brothers, Alexis Korner, the Ventures, DC Talk, Stryper, Shelagh McDonald, and Robert Randolph (featuring Eric Clapton).[3]
The kickoff embrace version of the song was recorded by the Los Angeles band the Byrds on their 1969 album, Carol of Easy Rider.[four] The song was afterwards recorded by The Doobie Brothers, who included it on their 1972 anthology, Toulouse Street.[v] The Doobie Brothers' version of the vocal was released every bit a unmarried in November 1972 and it became a hit in the United States, peaking at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] In 1973, American stone ring Exile released their self titled debut anthology which included a cover.[vii] In 1992, the Christian rock and hip hop group DC Talk released a version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" on their Free at Last album.[eight] The song has besides been covered past Robert Randolph on his Colorblind album, with guest artist Eric Clapton[9] and Stryper'south 2013 release, No More than Hell to Pay.[10]
The Byrds' version [edit]
| "Jesus Is Merely Alright" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1969 Dutch movie sleeve | ||||
| Single by The Byrds | ||||
| from the album Carol of Piece of cake Rider | ||||
| B-side | "Information technology's All Over At present, Baby Bluish" | |||
| Released | December 15, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | June 17, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Stone, gospel | |||
| Length | 2:x | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Arthur Reid Reynolds | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Melcher | |||
| The Byrds singles chronology | ||||
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The Byrds' version of "Jesus Is Simply Alright" was recorded on June 17, 1969 during the sessions for the band's eighth studio album, Carol of Piece of cake Rider.[eleven] Information technology was first released as part of that anthology but was subsequently issued as a unmarried on Dec 15, 1969.[12] The single stalled at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and failed to chart in the Uk.[13] [fourteen] Despite this lack of commercial success, the Doobie Brothers' after hit version of the song featured an arrangement that was heavily influenced by the Byrds' own recording.[4]
The song was introduced to the Byrds by the ring'south drummer, Cistron Parsons, who had been present in the studio when the Art Reynolds Singers had recorded it.[4] The Byrds had added the song to their alive concert repertoire some months prior to the start of the Ballad of Easy Rider recording sessions and it had quickly become an audience favorite.[15] In concert, the Byrds rendition of "Jesus Is Just Alright" began with a wordless vocal introduction that built up and led into the first iteration of the song's chorus.[4] This distinctive vocal arrangement had been devised by Parsons but once the band were in the studio, record producer Terry Melcher dispensed with this extended intro, choosing instead to give the song a more than pop-oriented organization.[4]
"Jesus Is Just Alright" became a staple of the Byrds' concert repertoire betwixt 1969 and 1971, but appears to accept been performed only rarely after that.[16] Additionally, the band performed the song on the U.Due south. television programs Memphis Talent Political party and The Midnight Special in 1970 and 1972 respectively.[17]
Besides its appearance on the Carol of Easy Rider album, "Jesus Is Simply Alright" can besides exist found on several Byrds' compilations, including The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Book 2, History of The Byrds, The Byrds, The Essential Byrds, and There Is a Season.[18] Live recordings of the song are included on the expanded edition of The Byrds' (Untitled) album as well equally on Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971.[18]
The Doobie Brothers' version [edit]
| "Jesus Is Simply Alright" | ||||
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| Single past The Doobie Brothers | ||||
| from the album Toulouse Street | ||||
| B-side | "Rockin' Down the Highway" | |||
| Released | November 15, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972, Warner Bros. Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Pop, stone, funk | |||
| Length | iv:36 (Album version) 3:50 (Single edit) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Arthur Reid Reynolds | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |||
| The Doobie Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Jesus Is But Alright with Me (2007 Remaster) on YouTube | ||||
The Doobie Brothers' version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" was offset released on their 2nd album, Toulouse Street, in 1972.[v] Information technology was afterward released in Nov 1972 as the second single from the anthology (b/w "Rockin' Down the Highway") and went on to become a U.S. hit, peaking at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1973.[half-dozen] [xix] The single featured a shorter, edited version of the song compared to the i included on the album.[five] The Doobie Brothers' version of "Jesus Is Simply Alright" was i of a number of religiously-themed songs to reach the U.S. charts between 1969 and 1973.[a] The song, along with its B-side, continues to be a staple of playlists on classic rock radio stations.[ commendation needed ]
The ring first became enlightened of "Jesus Is Just Alright" afterwards hearing the Byrds' version and before long the song had been added to the Doobie Brothers' own live repertoire. As a result, the song's musical arrangement is very similar to the one used by the Byrds, although the Doobie Brothers' rendition does include an extra span that the band added themselves.[24] In 2007, bassist Tiran Porter claimed that the idea of adding a slow bridge was his, including the lyrics "Jesus is my friend", but due to the high vocal range demanded, guitarist Patrick Simmons sang pb instead of him.[25] Although none of the individual band members were religiously inclined, the vocal went on to become very popular amid Christians during the early 1970s, especially those inside the hippie counterculture that were involved with the Jesus movement.[26]
In addition to its appearance on Toulouse Street, the song can also exist institute on a number of Doobie Brothers' compilations, including Best of The Doobies, Heed to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers, Long Train Runnin': 1970–2000, Greatest Hits, and The Very All-time of The Doobie Brothers.[24] Alive recordings of the vocal announced on the Good day Bout, Rockin' downwards the Highway: The Wild fauna Concert, and Alive at Wolf Trap albums.[24]
Personnel [edit]
- Patrick Simmons — guitars, lead vocals
- Tom Johnston – guitars, backing vocals
- Tiran Porter – bass, backing vocals
- John (Little John) Hartman – drums, percussion
- Michael Hossack – drums
- Boosted personnel
- Pecker Payne – organ
- Ted Templeman – percussion
DC Talk's version [edit]
| "Jesus Is Just Alright" | ||||
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| Single by DC Talk | ||||
| from the album Free at Last | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Christian rock | |||
| Length | four:41 (album version) | |||
| Characterization | ForeFront | |||
| Songwriter(south) | Arthur Reid Reynolds | |||
| Producer(south) | Toby McKeehan, Mark Heimermann | |||
| DC Talk singles chronology | ||||
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"Jesus Is Just Alright" is a Pigeon Award-winning unmarried by Christian rock and hip hop ring, DC Talk. Information technology was the atomic number 82 single for their 1992 platinum-selling and Grammy Honor-winning album, Gratis at Last.[eight] The band's master songwriter, TobyMac (Toby McKeehan), retained the song's chorus but added a number of new verses consisting of his own lyrics. These lyrics were rapped, equally was usual with DC Talk's songs of the menstruum, with the lead vocal alternating between McKeehan'south rapped verses and the sung chorus provided by Kevin Max (then known every bit Kevin Smith) and Michael Tait.
DC Talk's version as well includes subtle lyric alterations, with the line "Jesus is simply alright" being intermittently changed to "Jesus is even so alright". Thus, DC Talk's recording can be seen as something of an update on the previous version. McKeehan changed the line in an attempt to express his feeling that Jesus was still alright with him even if many others did not share his behavior. The song's lyrics also comment on the lack of credence and recognition that religion-based music oftentimes receives from mainstream radio. In addition to existence musically based upon the before Byrds and Doobie Brothers' recordings, DC Talk'southward version of the song also features samples of Madonna's hit single "Vogue" and the Snap! song "The Power".
In the audio commentary of the Free at Last – The Movie bonus DVD, Tait identified "Jesus Is Just Alright" as the song that DC Talk accept performed most in their alive shows.[27] It has been played at every concert since 1992 and is the but song to exist played on each of their 4 major headlining tours: Free At Last (1994), Jesus Freak – The Tour (Spring 1996), The Supernatural Experience (Spring 1999), and An Evening with DC Talk (Spring 2001).
The song's music video was shot entirely in muted sepia-tone and featured DC Talk singing around three crosses in a desert, surrounded by musicians and dancers. It concludes with the ring walking off into the desert sunset.
At the 24th GMA Dove Awards in 1994, "Jesus Is Just Alright" was awarded the Pigeon Honour for All-time Stone Recorded Song.[28] DC Talk as well became one of the first contemporary Christian acts to perform on late-night telly when, on November 12, 1993, the ring performed "Jesus Is But Alright" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
CD single runway listing [edit]
US radio promo
- "Jesus Is Only Alright" (anthology version) – four:41
- "Jesus Is Merely Alright" (Funky, Wit Less Rap) – 4:08
- "Jesus Is Just Alright" (Still Funky, Wit No Rap) – 3:38
- "Jesus Is Simply Alright" (With Original Blues Bridge) – 4:51
- "Jesus Is Just Alright" (Reprise) – 1:03
- "Yo! Ho Ho" – 4:14
- "Two Honks and a Negro" – 0:19
- "Free at Last Album Spot" – 1:01
Japanese radio promo
- "Jesus Is Merely Alright" (album version) – 4:41
- "Jesus Is Just Alright" (Funky, Wit Less Rap) – 4:08
- "Jesus Is Merely Alright" (Still Funky, Wit No Rap) – 3:38
- "Jesus Is Simply Alright" (With Original Dejection Bridge) – 4:51
- "Jesus Is Just Alright" (Reprise) – 1:03
References [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Other religiously-themed songs to reach the charts at this time included "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum,[xx] "Put Your Hand in the Hand" past Ocean,[21] "Superstar" by Murray Head,[22] "Morning Has Cleaved" past Cat Stevens, "Jubilation" by Paul Anka, "Speak to the Sky" by Rick Springfield, "Jesus Was a Capricorn" and "Why Me" past Kris Kristofferson, "My Sweetness Lord" past George Harrison and "I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)" by Glen Campbell.[23]
Citations [edit]
- ^ Hjort, Christopher. (2008). Then You Want To Be A Stone 'northward' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-Past-Twenty-four hours (1965–1973). Jawbone Press. p. 204. ISBN978-1-906002-xv-2.
- ^ "Art Reynolds Biography". CD Baby. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ "Jesus Is Merely Alright – Cover Versions". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan Firm. pp. 300–301. ISBN0-9529540-ane-X.
- ^ a b c "Toulouse Street review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Doobie Brothers Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved Feb 17, 2010.
- ^ "Exile (7) - Exile". Discogs . Retrieved Nov iv, 2018.
- ^ a b "Free at Last review". AllMusic. Retrieved Feb 17, 2010.
- ^ "Colorblind review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ "Stryper: Audio Samples Of Three 'No More Hell To Pay' Songs Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.internet. Baronial 22, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2d ed.). Rogan House. pp. 626–627. ISBN0-9529540-ane-X.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (second ed.). Rogan House. pp. 544–547. ISBN0-9529540-1-Ten.
- ^ "The Byrds Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved Feb 17, 2010.
- ^ Brownish, Tony. (2000). The Consummate Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 130. ISBN0-7119-7670-viii.
- ^ Hjort, Christopher. (2008). And then You Want To Be A Stone 'n' Curlicue Star: The Byrds Day-Past-Day (1965–1973). Jawbone Press. p. 214. ISBN978-1-906002-15-2.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. pp. 591–615. ISBN0-9529540-one-10.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 617. ISBN0-9529540-1-X.
- ^ a b "Jesus Is But Alright by The Byrds". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. (2008). Top Pop Singles 1955–2006. Record Inquiry Inc. p. 252. ISBN978-0-89820-172-7.
- ^ McNichol, Tom (December 24, 2006). "A 'Spirit' From the '60s That Won't Die". The New York Times . Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Ocean: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles (1955–2002) . Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 307. ISBN0-89820-155-ane.
- ^ Cusic, Don. (2002). The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 241–242. ISBN0-634-02938-X.
- ^ a b c "Jesus Is Just Alright by The Doobie Brothers review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ Trick, Brian. "Tiran Porter On Rollin' With The Doobie Brothers". Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Bass Thespian Magazine; accessed December 31, 2015. - ^ Wilson, Jared C. (2009). Your Jesus Is Too Condom: Outgrowing a Bulldoze-Thru, Feel-Good Savior. Kregel Publications. p. 13. ISBN978-0-8254-3931-5.
- ^ Michael Tait (2002). Gratis at Last — The Movie (audio commentary) (DVD). ForeFront Records.
- ^ "Pigeon Awards History". GMA Pigeon Awards. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
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