| Singing on Sunday | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Singing on Sunday is a gospel album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1962 on the Decca label (DL 4270). [1] [2] Thom Owens of Allmusic called it "enjoyable but unexeptional." [2]
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