The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi were one of the premier gospel groups of what was a golden age for gospel in the immediate post-war decades, as the music developed its more commercial stylings and positioning from its traditional roots. Acrobat already has on catalogue a 2-CD set devoted to the group’s earlier career (“The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 1943-54” Acrobat ADDCD3003), and this collection picks up the story from that point with only a couple of titles duplicated on the two collections. 

This 48-track 2-CD collection comprises just about all the A&B sides of their singles on the Peacock and Vee Jay labels from these years, plus the tracks from their Peacock album “Precious Memories”, not otherwise featured on singles, and their Checker album “I’ll Go”. It features performances in what was known as the “hard gospel” style of the day, with the line-up including renowned lead singer and songwriter Archie Brownlee, fellow songwriter Lloyd Woodard, and after Brownlee’s tragic death from pneumonia in 1960 at the age of 34, another distinctive lead voice of Roscoe Robinson. 

They were a hugely popular and influential group, and this collection captures them at the height of their powers.

CD 1
1. SAVE A SEAT FOR ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1760) 1956 
2. THERE'S NO NEED TO CRY The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1760) 1956 
3. YOU DON'T KNOW The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 194) 1956 
4. I NEVER HEARD A MAN The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 194) 1956 
5. JESUS LOVES ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 225) 1956 
6. OH WHY The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 225) 1956 
7. LET'S HAVE CHURCH The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 240) 1957 
8. DON'T FORGET THE BRIDGE The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 240) 1957 
9. IT'S A WONDER The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 849) 1957 
10. I'M WILLING TO RUN The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 849) 1957 
11. I'M A-ROLLING The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 855) 1957 
12. MY ROBE WILL FIT ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 855) 1957 
13. I'M A SOLDIER The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 868) 1958 
14. LEAVE YOU IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 868) 1958 
15. WAITING AT THE RIVER The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 872) 1958 
16. WHERE THERE'S A WILL The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 872) 1958 
17. ALL OVER ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 888) 1957 
18. SOMEBODY'S MOTHER The Original Five Blind Boys (Vee Jay 888) 1957 
19. SOMEONE WATCHES The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1797) 1959 
20. YOU DONE WHAT THE DOCTOR COULDN'T DO The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1797) 1959 
21. I CALL ON JESUS The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1811) 1960 
22. SENDING UP MY TIMBER The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1824) 1961 
23. LORD, LORD YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1824) 1960 
24. CAN'T SERVE THE LORD The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1838) 1960

CD 2
1. CONSTANTLY ABIDING The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1838) 1960 
2. THE TIDE OF LIFE The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1855) 1962 
3. I GOT IT WITHIN ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1855) 1962 
4. FATHER I STRETCH MY HANDS TO THEE The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1868) 1962 
5. LORD, REMEMBER ME The Original Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1868) 1962 
6. DON'T GIVE UP The Original Five Blind Boys 
7. CERTAINLY LORD The Original Five Blind Boys 
8. SOMEBODY'S KNOCKING The Original Five Blind Boys 
9. WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN The Original Five Blind Boys 
10. COMING HOME The Original Five Blind Boys 
11. SONG OF PRAISE The Original Five Blind Boys 
12. LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARM The Original Five Blind Boys 
13. THAT AWFUL HOUR The Original Five Blind Boys 
14. OUR FATHER The Original Five Blind Boys 
From the album “Precious Memories” (Peacock  PLP1012) 1960

15. I'VE BEEN WEEPING A MIGHTY LONG TIME The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
16. JESUS IS A ROCK IN A WEARY LAND The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
17. THE WORLD IS FULL OF SIN The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
18. I'M THINKING The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
19. BEEN A LISTENING The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
20. I'LL GO The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
21. ONE TALK WITH JESUS The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
22. WHO The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
23. I HAVEN'T BEEN HOME IN A MIGHTY LONG TIME The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi 
24. SOON I'LL BE DONE WITH THE TROUBLES OF THE WORLD The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi
From the album “I’ll Go” (Checker LPS10003) 1961