| Just a Closer Walk with Thee | ||||
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| Released | September 1960 | |||
| Recorded | November 13, 1959 –January 28, 1960, New York City | |||
| Genre | Spirituals | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Shelby Singleton | |||
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Just a Closer Walk with Thee is an LP album of spiritual songs sung by Patti Page, released by Mercury Records. It was released in September 1960 as a vinyl LP. [2]
| Track number | Title | Songwriter(s) | Recording date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | Wallis Willis (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 13, 1959 | 3:15 |
| 2 | Steal Away | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 13, 1959 | 3:15 |
| 3 | Little David | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | January 28, 1960 | 2:20 |
| 4 | Nobody Knows | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 13, 1959 | 3:10 |
| 5 | I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 16, 1959 | 2:55 |
| 6 | Motherless Child | Traditional (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 13, 1959 | 2:48 |
| 7 | Just a Closer Walk with Thee | Stuart Hine (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 16, 1959 | 3:30 |
| 8 | My Lord What a Mornin' | H. T. Burleigh (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | January 28, 1960 | 2:30 |
| 9 | Great Getting Up Mornin' | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | January 28, 1960 | 3:25 |
| 10 | Were You There | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 16, 1959 | 3:23 |
| 11 | Break Bread | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 16, 1959 | 3:25 |
| 12 | Me! Oh Lord | (Adapted by Malcolm Dodds) | November 13, 1959 | 2:10 |
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