Koch Records
2005
The Gospel Truth: The Complete Gospel Sessions
About This Album
In May of 1966, Johnny Paycheck recorded a session of gospel music with the regular Little Darlin' house band, 14 songs of which were released in 1967 as the Gospel Time in My Fashion LP. Twelve years later, Little Darlin' owner and producer Aubrey Mayhew reissued most of this album, along with one outtake, just as Paycheck's star was rising during the salad days of outlaw country, but this new record, which was blessed with the wonderful title Jesus and the Outlaw, didn't have the original, unadorned masters. Mayhew had Buddy Spicher write new string arrangements and brought in the Jordanaires to add backing vocals, and these overdubbed masters appeared on the wonderfully titled LP Jesus and the Outlaw. When it came time to release these gospel sessions in their Little Darlin' Sound series, Koch, Mayhew, and compilation producer Tom Kittypaw opted for a single 23-track disc that contained the entirety of Gospel Time and Jesus and the Outlaw, adding "According to the Bible" -- a B-side that appeared on a Christmas single called "The Old Year Is Gone" (which is available on the 2004 CD Little Darlin' Christmas, proving that there is a Little Darlin' disc for every occasion) -- which was recorded during these sessions.
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