The Highway QCs are a gospel quartet - although they expanded their numbers from time to time - who came together in Chicago in 1945 and which provided an early grounding in music for later would and R&B stars like Sam Cooke, who left in 1951, Lou Rawls, who departed in 1953 and Johnnie Taylor, who performed and recorded with the group from 1955-57, so appears on this collection. Although they were popular performers, they did not record until doing their first sessions for Vee Jay in 1955. 

This 43-track 2-CD collection features the A and B sides of their Vee Jay singles from these years and the tracks from their Vee Jay albums “Highway QCs”, “Jesus Is Waiting” and “Oh Lord I Pray” not otherwise featured on singles. The group members and songwriters during these years, as well as Johnnie Taylor, include Spencer Taylor, Creadell Copeland, Ray Crume, Arthur Crume, James Walker and Chris Flowers. 

This comprehensive collection of their early work, which features their big sellers “Somewhere To Lay My Head” and “The Way Up The Hill”, captures them at a crucial stage in their career, as they established their reputation on record, and is an inspiring and uplifting showcase for their distinctive approach to gospel music.

CD 1
1. SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD Highway Q-C's (Vee Jay 150) 1955 
2. PRAY Highway Q-C's (Vee Jay 150) 1955 
3. I DREAMED HEAVEN WAS LIKE THIS Highway Q-C's (Vee Jay 195) 1956 
4. HE LIFTED MY BURDENS Highway Q-C's (Vee Jay 195) 1956 
5. I'LL TRUST HIS WORD The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 844) 1957 
6. I WAS SO HAPPY The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 844) 1957 
7. THERE'S SOMETHING ON MY MIND The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 853) 1957 
8. THE WAY UP THE HILL The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 853) 1957 
9. HOW I LOVE JESUS The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 861) 1958 
10. TEACH ME The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 861) 1958 
11. WORKING ON THE BUILDING The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 873) 1959 
12. SAD HOW THEY DONE MY LORD The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 873) 1959 
13. CHILD OF GOD The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 883) 1959 
14. BEHOLD THY MOTHER The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 883) 1959 
15. JESUS, I'M WAITING The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 887) 1960 
16. WE'RE WORKING HARD The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 887) 1960 
17. DONE GOT OVER The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 892) 1960 
18. GOD HAS NOT PROMISED The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 892) 1960 
19. DO YOU LOVE HIM The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 897) 1961 
20. HEAVENLY FATHER'S CHILDREN The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 897) 1961 
21. I DON'T WANT TO BE LOST The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 906) 1962 
22. WHERE HE LEADS ME The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 906) 1962

CD 2
1. NOBODY KNOWS The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 916) 1962 
2. ALL MEN ARE MADE BY GOD The Highway QCs (Vee Jay 916) 1962 
3. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS The Highway QCs 
4. EVERY MAN WOMAN AND CHILD The Highway QCs 
From the album “The Highway QCs” (Vee Jay 5005)  1959
5. I HEARD The Highway QCs 
6. GREAT TRUMPET The Highway QCs 
7. I'LL BE SATISFIED The Highway QCs 
8. AMAZING GRACE The Highway QCs 
9. HE SAID The Highway QCs 
10. I WONDER HAVE YOU The Highway QCs 
11. I USED TO WONDER The Highway QCs 
12. THE MILKY WHITE WAY The Highway QCs 
13. I'LL SEE JESUS TOO The Highway QCs 
From the album “Jesus Is Waiting” (Vee Jay 5007)  1960
14. THIS IS MY LIGHT The Highway QCs 
15. IN TIME OF TROUBLE The Highway QCs 
16. OH, LORD I PRAY The Highway QCs 
17. I CAN'T FEEL AT HOME The Highway QCs 
18. THE MAN CALLED JESUS The Highway QCs 
19. GOLDEN BELLS The Highway QCs 
20. BLIND BARNABUS The Highway QCs 
21. I'M WAITING The Highway QCs
From the album “Oh Lord I Pray” (Vee Jay 5020)  1962