Various Artists - Great Lakes Gospel: Detroit (1LP)

Over the decades, Numero has excavated a metric ton of recordings from the depths of Detroit. From all manner of mini Motowns we’ve uncovered soul, R&B, funk, disco, boogie, and by nature of proximity—gospel. Previous examinations of the Revival and Big Mack la- bels turned up more than a few new apocryphal hymns, and Great Lakes Gospel Vol. 2 compiles a dozen curious church groups devotionally reaching towards the genre’s frayed edge. Get lost in ecstatic choir funk, pulpit rappin’, direct-injection guitar solos, and the holy spirit, should it move you. Look around the room. You could start a church with this thing.

1. Voices of Conquest - O Yes My Lord
2. Ada Richards - I’m Drunk & I’m Real High (In The Spirit Of God)
3. The Gospel Supremes - Sinnermanbr
4. Mighty Voices Of Wonder - I Thank The Lord
5. The Mighty Walker Brothers - God’s Been Good To Me
6. The Apostles Of Music - Wade In The Water
7. LaVice & Company - Thoughs Were The Days
8. Calvin Cooke - Walk With Me
9. Deliverance Echoes - Heaven
10. Liz Davis - Motherless Child
11. The Soul Superiors - Faith
12. Otis G. Johnson - Time To Go Home
13. Wayne & Thelma And The McAllister Singers - Peace When He Comes