God's Beautiful City

God's Beautiful City is a gospel album by Little Richard, recorded at unknown dates in Nashville, 1979.[2][3][4]

God's Beautiful City
Studio album by
Little Richard
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreGospel
LabelWord
Little Richard chronology
Little Richard Live
(1976)		 God's Beautiful City
(1979)		 Lifetime Friend
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

After recording the album, Richard went on to record two unreleased tracks on June 17, 1981 – "One Day at a Time" and "Where Will I Go Without the Lord?" – before his career fell dormant once more. Some of the tracks have 1978 copyright dates to suggest a 1978 recording, though April 1979 has been reported.

Reception

The album drew mixed reviews and sold poorly. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called the music "nondescript," while The New Rolling Stone Album Guide considered it unfortunate that the album had gone out of print.[5][6]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "There Is Someone (Worse Off Than I Am)"
  2. "If You Got the Lord on Your Side (Everything Will Be Alright)"
  3. "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)"
  4. "I Surrender All"

Side two

  1. "Little Richard's Testimony: 1) What Am I Supposed to Do Without Jesus"
  2. "Little Richard's Testimony: 1) Come By Here, My Lord; 2) God's Beautiful City"

Personnel

Plus unknown personnel on piano, bass, organ, vocals and drums.

References
  1. "God's Beautiful City - Little Richard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "When Little Richard gave up rock 'n' roll for Jesus - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  3. "The Temptations of Rock Behind Him, Little Richard Becomes a Bible Salesman". PEOPLE.com.
  4. Paulson, Dave. "Little Richard dies at 87: Rock and roll legend called Tennessee home". The Tennessean.
  5. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Volume 1: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 533.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. Marsh, Dave (1983). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 301.
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