Goodbye Babylon is a 6 CD gospel reissue collection. 5 CDs contain 135 songs from 1902-1960 and the 6th disc is comprised of 25 sermons recorded between 1926-1941. Also included is a 200 page book complete with Bible verses, lyric transcriptions, and notes for each recording, plus over 200 illustrations.
Art direction and design by World of an Archie, the Grammy winning team behind "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton," and other fine works such as "Dock Boggs Country Blues," and "Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume IV." - Sound restoration and mastering by Airshow Mastering, the team that restored the "Anthology of American Folk Music" (Smithsonian Folkways, 1997), and won a Grammy for their work on "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton".
Reverently packed in raw cotton and housed in a deluxe 8" x 11" x 2.5" cedar box. Notes and essays by musicologists and scholars, including several Grammy winners. - Contributors include Lynn Abbott, David Evans, Ray Funk, Anthony Heilbut, Kip Lornell, Luigi Monge, Paul Oliver, Opal Louis Nations, Bruce Nemerov, Guido van Rijn, Ken Romanowski, Tony Russell, Doug Seroff, Dick Spottswood, Warren Steel, David Tibet, Gayle Dean Wardlow, and Charles Wolfe.
CD 01 - Introduction
1. Rev. T.T. Rose And Singers - Goodbye, Babylon (part 1) (2:56)
2. Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters - Are you washed in the blood of the lamb (2:51)
3. Roosevelt Graves And Brother - Woke up this morning (With my mind on Jesus) (2:53)
4. Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Present joys (2:54)
5. Blind Lemon Jefferson - All I want is that pure religion (3:13)
6. J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers - Satisfied (2:42)
7. Chuck Wagon Gang - As the life of a flower (2:40)
8. Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers - Thou carest Lord, for me (3:01)
9. Washington Phillips - Lift Him up that's all (3:31)
10. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Rock my soul (2:00)
11. Ernest V. Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers - There's a light lit ip in Galilee (2:46)
12. Arizona Dranes - Crucifixion (3:31)
13. The Blue Chips - Crying holy unto the Lord (2:48)
14. Louvin Brothers - I'll never go back (2:40)
15. Mahalia Jackson - God's gonna separate the wheat from the tares (3:08)
16. Luther Magby - Blessed are the poor in spirit (3:10)
17. Rev. Gary Davis - I belong to the band - Hallelujah! (3:15)
18. Carter Family - River of Jordan (2:38)
19. Lil McClintock - Sow good seeds (3:12)
20. Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - I'll be satisfied (2:47)
21. Frank Palmes - Troubled 'bout my soul (2:52)
22. Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Dry bones (3:00)
23. Carlisle Brothers - Jesus my all (2:28)
24. Taskiana Four - Creep along, Moses (2:43)
25. Tennessee Music And Printing Company Quartet - Joy bells (3:07)
26. Elder David Ross - He gave me a heart to love (2:16)
27. Bessie Jones And The Sea Island Singers - O day (4:30)
CD 02 - Deliverance Will Come
1. Brother Claude Ely - There ain't no grave gonna hold my body down (2:52)
2. Elder Curry And Congregation - Memphis flu (3:03)
3. Sister O. M. Terrell - The Bible's right (2:49)
4. Stanley Brothers - Standing in the need of prayer (2:02)
5. Carl Smith - The blood that stained the old rugged cross (2:21)
6. Thomas A. Dorsey - How about you (2:58)
7. Skip James - Jesus is a mighty good leader (3:01)
8. Charles Butts Sacred Harp Singers - Murillo's lesson (3:20)
9. Kentucky Ramblers - Glory glory glory glory to the Lamb (2:37)
10. Elder Richard Bryant's Sanctified Singers - Come over here (3:05)
11. Jaybird Coleman - I'm gonna cross the river of Jordan - Some o' these days (3:05)
12. Trumpeteers - Milky white way (2:33)
13. Johnson Family Singers - Deliverance will come (2:16)
14. North Carolina Cooper Boys - Daniel in the den of lions (2:56)
15. Sister Cally Fancy - Goin' to Heaven in the sanctified way (3:01)
16. Jimpson - No more, my Lord (2:08)
17. King's Sacred Quartette - This world can't stand long (2:42)
18. Virginia Dandies - God's getting worried (2:42)
19. Empire Jubilee Quartet - Get right church (2:40)
20. Rosie Hibler And Family - Move members move (1:59)
21. Huggins & Phillips Sacred Harp Singers - Lover of the Lord (2:40)
22. A. A. Gray And Seven Foot Dilly - The old ark's a moving (2:58)
23. Blind Roger Hays - On my way to Heaven (3:04)
24. Uncle Dave Macon - The Bible's true (3:01)
25. Price Family Sacred Singers - Ship of glory (2:55)
26. Elders McIntorsh And Edwards - Since I laid my burden down (3:18)
27. Elder Effie Hall And Congregation - Precious Lord hold my hand (2:18)
28. Blind Willie Davis - When the saints go marching in (2:01)
29. Roaring Lion With Cyril Monrose String Orchestra - Jonah, come out the wilderness (2:37)
CD 03 - Judgment
1. Dinwiddie Colored Quartet - Down on the old camp ground (2:32)
2. Norfolk Jubilee Quartet - My Lord's gonna move this wicked race (2:57)
3. Edward W. Clayborn - Your enemy cannot harm you (but watch your close friend) (3:01)
4. McVay & Johnson - Ain't gonna lay my armor down (3:11)
5. James And Martha Carson - I'll fly away (2:25)
6. Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Heavenly vision (3:04)
7. Blind Willie Johnson - Lord I just can't keep from crying (3:03)
8. The Jubilee Gospel Team - Lower my dying head (3:05)
9. Two Gospel Keys - You've got to move (2:47)
10. Flatt And Scruggs With Foggy Mountain Boys - That home above (2:22)
11. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Golden Gate gospel train (2:37)
12. Roosevelt Graves And Brother - I'll be rested (when the roll is called) (2:32)
13. Eddie Head And His family - Down on me (3:09)
14. Blind Joe Taggart - Goin' to rest where Jesus is (3:14)
15. Louis Washington - Got Heaven in my view (3:13)
16. Rev. Sister Mary Nelson - Judgment (2:22)
17. Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers - I want two wings to veil my face (2:46)
18. Rev. D. C. Rice And Sanctified Congregation - We got the same kinda power over here (2:56)
19. Washington Phillips - What are they doing in Heaven today (3:16)
20. T.C.I. Women's Four - That great day (2:52)
21. North Canton Quartet - I'm bound for home (2:54)
22. Washington White - I am in the heavenly way (3:08)
23. Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Over in the glory land (3:22)
24. Rev. Anderson Johnson - Death in the morning (2:47)
25. Maddox Brothers & Rose - In the land where we'll never grow old (3:05)
26. Dock Walsh - Bathe in that beautiful pool (2:59)
27. Hank Williams And The Drifting Cowboys - I'll Have a new body (2:30)
CD 04 - Salvation
1. Wilma Lee And Stoney Cooper - Walking my Lord up Calvary Hill (3:02)
2. Sheffield Quartet - Christ arose (3:01)
3. Thomas A. Dorsey - If you see my Savior (2:52)
4. The Jubilee Gospel Team - Let Jesus lead you (3:15)
5. Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Found a wonderful Savior (2:24)
6. Arizona Dranes And Choir - He is my story (3:13)
7. Ernest V. Stoneman And His Dixie Mountaineers - I remember Calvary (3:31)
8. Blind Willie Johnson - Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there (2:58)
9. Rev. W. M. Mosley - If you follow Jesus (2:48)
10. Blind Benny Paris And Wife - Hide me in the blood of Jesus (2:35)
11. Wade Mainer - I'll be a friend to Jesus (2:44)
12. Tennessee Mountaineers - Standing on the promises (2:40)
13. Mother McCollum - Jesus is my air-o-plane (3:23)
14. Stovepipe No. 1 - I've got salvation in my heart (2:59)
15. Blind Alfred Reed - I mean to live for Jesus (2:50)
16. Heavenly Gospel Singers - When was Jesus born (3:13)
17. Blue Sky Boys - Come to the Savior (2:53)
18. Dorothy Melton - I want Jesus to walk with me (2:40)
19. Laura Henton - He's coming soon (3:00)
20. OKeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers - Return again (3:19)
21. Rev. Gary Davis - I am the true vine (3:18)
22. Bela Lam And His Greene County Singers - Sweet story of old (2:45)
23. Elder Golden P. Harris - I'll lead a christian life (3:21)
24. Famous Blue Jay Singers - I'm leaning on the Lord (3:11)
25. Blind Willie Harris - Where He leads me I will follow (3:20)
26. Luther Magby - Jesus is getting us ready for the great day (3:02)
CD 05 - Goodbye, Babylon
1. Silver Leaf Quartette Of Norfolk - Daniel saw the stone (3:11)
2. Alfred G. Karnes - Called to the foreign field (3:10)
3. Ridgel's Fountain Citians - Hallelujah to the Lamb (2:41)
4. Deacon A. Wilson - You need Jesus on your side (3:13)
5. Pace Jubilee Singers - You'd better mind (3:09)
6. J. T. Allison's Sacred Harp Singers - Exhilaration (3:06)
7. Ernest Phipps & His Congreagation - If the light has gone out of your soul (3:00)
8. Brown's Ferry Four - Keep on the firing line (2:34)
9. Bailes Brothers - Romans ten and nine (2:53)
10. Wade Mainer - Standing outside (3:05)
11. Monroe Brothers - Sinner you better get ready (2:37)
12. Blind Willie McTell - I got to cross the river of Jordan (4:39)
13. Dock Reed And Vera Hall Ward - Free at last (1:37)
14. Bessie Johnson's Sanctified Singers - The whole world in his hand (2:59)
15. Mahalia Jackson - Amazing grace (2:20)
16. Blind Mamie Forehand - Honey in the rock (2:44)
17. Seventh Day Adventist Choir - On Jordan's stormy banks we stand (2:41)
18. Elder J. E. Burch - My heart keeps singing (3:09)
19. Joshua White - I don't intend to die in Egyptland (2:58)
20. Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Primrose Hill (2:57)
21. Carter Family - Keep on the sunny side (2:50)
22. Mrs. L. Reed & Mrs. T. A. Duncans - Light in the valley (3:38)
23. The Georgia Peach - When the saints go marching in (2:45)
24. Jimmie Strothers - We are almost down to the shore (2:20)
25. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange things happening every day (2:45)
26. Rev. T. T. Rose And Singers - Goodbye, Babylon (part 2) (2:55)
CD 06 - Sermons
1. Rev. J. M. Gates - Gettin' ready for Christmas day (3:02)
2. Rev. A. W. Nix - Black Diamond Express to Hell (part 1) (2:51)
3. Rev. A. W. Nix - Black Diamond Express to Hell (part 2) (3:03)
4. Rev. J. C. Burnett - The downfall of Nebuchadnezzar (2:52)
5. Rev. Isaiah Shelton - The liar (3:01)
6. Rev. Emmet Dickenson - Hell and what it is (2:52)
7. Elder J. E. Burch - The church and the Kingdom (3:28)
8. Rev. T. E. Weems - If I have a ticket Lord can I ride (3:00)
9. Rev. Benny Campbell - You must be born again (2:38)
10. Rev. E. D. Campbell - Take me to the water (3:14)
11. The Jubilee Gospel Team - Oh, Lord remember me (3:12)
12. Rev. E. S. (Shy) Moore - Christ, the teacher (3:01)
13. Rev. Johnnie Blakey - King of kings (3:15)
14. Elder Otis Jones - O Lord I'm Your child (3:06)
15. Rev. Webb - Moses was rescued by a negro woman (3:01)
16. Rev. George Jones And Congregation - That white mule of sin (3:07)
17. Deacon Leon Davis - Deacon's prayer services (2:55)
18. Rev. S. J. 'Steamboat Bill' Worell - The prodigal son (3:05)
19. H. C. Gatewood (D. D. I. M. R. A.) - Well of salvation (3:31)
20. Rev. F. W. McGee - Jonah in the belly of the whale (3:22)
21. Rev. J. C. Burnett - The gambler's doom (3:18)
22. Hallelujah Joe - The prodigal's return (The things I usta do I don't do no more) (2:58)
23. Rev. T. E. Weems - God is mad with man (3:05)
24. Rev. J. M. Milton - The black camel of death (3:06)
25. Rev. J. M. Gates With His Congregation - Death might be your Santa Claus (3:00)
