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NU NATION PROJECT by Kirk Franklin
LISTEN NOW: Lean On Me
LISTEN TO: Gonna Be A Lovely Day
LISTEN TO: You Are

One of the most popular requests on Zavvi Rodaine is for my favorite gospel albums and because you never know what someone is going through or why they are making such a request, I would be remiss in not honoring it. So, here’s my list of albums that have helped me when I’ve felt lonely, or discouraged, or unsure of things. We’re human. We all go through feelings of hurt and heart break, right? And no matter what you believe, I think we can agree that music, especially gospel music, has a way of uplifting us, making us smile, and encouraging us to keep going. I hope this helps.

DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES by BeBe + CeCe Winans
LISTEN NOW: It’s OK
LISTEN TO: I’ll Take You There
LISTEN TO: You Know and I Know

THE PREACHER’S WIFE by Whitney Houston
LISTEN TO: Hold On, Help Is On The Way
LISTEN TO: I Love The Lord

MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR LIVE IN JACKSON
LISTEN TO: I Just Can’t Tell You
LISTEN TO: Near The Cross
LISTEN TO: All In His Hands

MAHALIA JACKSON: 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS
LISTEN TO: Trouble Of The World
LISTEN TO: My God Is Real
LISTEN TO: His Eye Is On The Sparrow

TAKE 6: JOIN THE BAND
LISTEN TO: My Friend
LISTEN TO: Biggest Part of Me
LISTEN TO: You Can Never Ask Too Much

AMAZING GRACE by Aretha Franklin
LISTEN TO: Amazing Grace
LISTEN TO: Never Grow Old

AMAZING GRACE by Aretha Franklin. Recorded live in 1972. Aretha’s best selling album of all time. As the great Ray Charles once said of Aretha, “there are singers, then there is Aretha. She towers above the rest. There is no one else even close.”