Label: Craft
Reissued 11/15/2024, Originally released 1960
Harlem Street Singer is Reverend Gary Davis' 1960 album, originally released on Prestige Records' Bluesville imprint. The album features a combination of Davis-penned tracks, including "Death Don't Have No Mercy," and standards such as "Samson and Delilah." AllMusic declared that the album is "essential listening for fans of country blues or gospel."
Track listing:
- Samson and Delilah
- Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
- I Belong to the Band
- Pure Religion
- Great Change Since I Been Born
- Death Don't Have No Mercy
- Twelve Gates to the City
- Goin' to Sit Down on the Banks of the River
- Tryin' to Get Home
- Lo, I Be with You Always
- I Am the Light of This World
- Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin' on