I'm Gonna Sing: The Mother's Best Gospel Radio Recordings

• A1: I Am Bound for the Promised Land (2019 - Remaster)
• A2: I'll Fly Away (Acetate Version 21) [2019 - Remaster]
• A3: Thirty Pieces of Silver (2019 - Remaster)
• A4: The Old Country Church (2019 - Remaster)
• A5: Jesus Died For Me (2019 - Remaster)
• A6: Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (2019 - Remaster)
• B1: Searching for a Soldier's Grave (2019 - Remaster)
• B2: Something Got Hold Of Me (2019 - Remaster)
• B3: When God Dips His Love in My Heart (2019 - Remaster)
• B4: Lord Build Me a Cabin (2019 - Remaster)
• B5: Drifting Too Far from the Shore (2019 - Remaster)
• B6: That Beautiful Home (2019 - Remaster)
• B7: I'm Gonna Sing (Acetate Version 157) [2019 - Remaster]
• C1: Lonely Tombs (Oh Those Tombs) [Acetate Version 7] [2019 - Remaster]
• C2: How Can You Refuse Him (2019 - Remaster)
• C3: Where He Leads Me (2019 - Remaster)
• C4: At the Cross (2019 - Remaster)
• C5: The Blind Child's Prayer (2019 - Remaster)
• C6: I Saw the Light (Acetate Version 3) [2019 - Remaster]
• C7: Farther Along (2019 - Remaster)
• D1: Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet (Acetate Version 14) [2019 - Remaster]
• D2: I'll Have a New Life (Acetate Version 29) [2019 - Remaster]
• D3: Precious Lord Take My Hand (2019 - Remaster)
• D4: I Heard My Mother Praying for Me (Acetate Version 4) [2019 - Remaster]
• D5: Steal Away / the Funeral (2019 - Remaster)
• D6: From Jerusalem to Jericho (2019 - Remaster)
• D7: I've Got a One-Way Ticket to the Sky (2019 - Remaster)
• E1: I Dreamed That the Great Judgement Morning (2019 - Remaster)
• E2: Softly and Tenderly (2019 - Remaster)
• E3: Where the Soul Never Dies (2019 - Remaster)
• E4: When the Fire Comes Down from Heaven (2019 - Remaster)
• E5: I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (Acetate Version 24) [2019 - Remaster]
• E6: The Prodigal Son (2019 - Remaster)
• F1: Jesus Remembered Me (2019 - Remaster)
• F2: Dust on the Bible (2019 - Remaster)
• F3: Dear Brother (Acetate Version 5) [2019 - Remaster]
• F4: The Pale Horse and His Rider (2019 - Remaster)
• F5: I Heard My Savior Calling Me (Acetate Version 147) [2019 - Remaster]
• F6: Wait for the Light to Shine (Acetate Version 24) [2019 - Remaster]
• F7: When the Saints Go Marching in (2019 - Remaster)

Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country

Originally aired on Williams’ 15-minute radio shows through Nashville’s WSM, sponsored by Mother’s Best Flour, the program captured Williams giving countless performances that were never officially recorded. This collection marks the first time the three-LP triple-gatefold album has been issued on vinyl.

Produced by Cheryl Pawelski, the compilation features new liner notes by Williams biographer Colin Escott, while the recordings were restored and mastered by Michael Graves. This trio recently won Grammys for their work on the Hank Williams archival project, The Garden Spot Programs, 1950.

As Escott elaborates in his liner notes, the spirituals Williams heard delivered lessons on songwriting at a young age, and his love of the genre stayed with him after he became a musician. In 1950, he assumed the alter ego Luke the Drifter as an outlet for his religious-themed material.

The 40 songs included in the project span several centuries, with tracks like “At the Cross” and “I Am Bound for the Promised Land” tracing back to the 1700s, while “From Jerusalem to Jericho,” “Lonely Tombs,” and “Softly and Tenderly” come from the 19th century. The album also includes contemporary numbers, from the well-known “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “I’ll Fly Away” to the obscure “Something Got Hold of Me.”

Williams also wrote his own share of gospel songs, including the compilation’s title