Sweet Honey CDs
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SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1976
- 1. Sweet Honey in the Rock
- 2. The Sun Will Never Go down
- 3. Dream Variations
- 4. Let Us Break Bread Together
- 5. Joanne Little
- 6. Jesus Is My Only Friend
- 7. Are There Any Right...
- 8. Going to See My Baby
- 9. You Make My Day Pretty
- 10. Hey Mann
- 11. Doing Things Together
- 12. Traveling Shoes
- 13. Sweet Honey in the Rock - II
B'LIEVE I'LL RUN ON...
Label: Redwood
Year: 1978
- 1. Seven Principles
- 2. A Woman
- 3. Fannie Lou Hamer
- 4. My Way
- 5. They Are Falling All Around Me
- 6. B'lieve I'll Run on
- 7. All Praise Is Due to Love
- 8. Sitting on Top of the World
- 9. Every Woman
GOOD NEWS
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1981
- 1. Breaths
- 2. Echo
- 3. Chile Your Waters Run
Red Through Soweto - 4. Oh Death
- 5. Biko
- 6. If You Had Lived
- 7. Oughta Be a Woman
- 8. On Children
- 9. Time on My Hands
- 10. Alla That's All Right, but
- 11. Sometime
WE ALL...EVERYONE OF US
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1983
- 1. Study War No More
- 2. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- 3. Sweet Bird of Youth
- 4. How Long?
- 5. More than a Paycheck
- 6. Azanian Freedom Song
- 7. Listen to The Rhythm
- 8. Testimony
- 9. Oh Lord, Hold My Hand
- 10. Battle For My Life
- 11. Ella's Song
- 12. I'm Gon' Stand
- 13. We All...Everyone of Us
THE OTHER SIDE
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1985
- 1. Mandiacappella
- 2. Step by Step
- 3. Deportees
- 4. Moving on
- 5. Stranger Blues
- 6. Venceremos
- 7. The Other Side
- 8. No Images
- 9. Gift of Love
- 10. Mae Frances
- 11. Ol' Landmark
- 12. Tomorrow
FEEL SOMETHING DRAWING ME ON
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1985
- 1. We'll Understand It Better, By And By
- 2. Father I Stretch My Hand…
- 3. Hush Li'l Baby
- 4. I've Got to Know
- 5. When I Die Tomorrow
- 6. Meyango
- 7. Waters of Babylon
- 8. Feel Something Drawing...
- 9. Try Jesus
- 10. Leaning & Depending
- 11. In the Upper Room
BREATHS
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1988
- 1. Breaths
- 2. Ella's Song
- 3. Oughta Be a Woman
- 4. Echo
- 5. Biko
- 6. Good News
- 7. We All... Every One of Us
- 8. More Than a Paycheck
- 9. How Long?
- 10. Alla That's All Right, But...
- 11. Sometime
- 12. On Children
- 13. Listen to the Rhythm
- 14. I'm Gon' Stand
- 15. Battle for My Life
- 16. Study War No More
- 17. Chile Your Waters Run
Red Through Soweto - 18. If You Had Lived
- 19. Azanian Freedom Song
LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
Label: Flying Fish
Year: 1988
- 1. Beatitudes
- 2. Run Mourner Run
- 3. Wade in The Water
- 4. Drinking of The Wine
- 5. Where Are The Keys?
- 6. Dream Songs of Love
- 7. Letter to Dr. M.L. King
- 8. Emergency
- 9. Our Side Won
- 10. Ode to the International Debt
- 11. Are My Hands Clean?
- 12. Denko
- 13. Your Worries Ain't
Like Mine - 14. My Lament
- 15. Song of the Exiled
- 16. Peace
ALL FOR FREEDOM
Label: Music For Little People
Year: 1989
- 1. So Glad I'm Here
- 2. Cum Bah Ya
- 3. Down in The Valley
- 4. The Little Shekere
- 5. Little Red Caboose
- 6. All For Freedom
- 7. Juba
- 8. Everybody Ought to Know
- 9. Calypso Freedom
- 10. Amen
- 11. Ise Oluwa
- 12. Meeting at the Building
- 13. Johanna and Rhody
- 14. Make New Friends
- 15. Horse and Buggy
- 16. Silvie
- 17. Alunde / Story of Ono
IN THIS LAND
Label: Earthbeat!
Year: 1992
- 1. In This Land
- 2. Patchwork Quilt
- 3. This Is a Mean World
- 4. When I Die
- 5. Babethandaza
- 6. Guide Me Oh Thou Great Jehovah
- 7. Fulani Chant
- 8. Trying Times
- 9. Now That The Buffalo's Gone
- 10. I Be Your Water
- 11. Give Your Hands to Struggle
- 12. See See Rider
- 13. Colours
- 14. (Women Should Be) A Priority
STILL ON THE JOURNEY
Label: Earthbeat!
Year: 1993
- 1. Spiritual
- 2. Ballad of The Broken Word
- 3. Tribute
- 4. Come By Here
- 5. Wanting Memories
- 6. No Mirrors in My Nana's House
- 7. In the Morning When I Rise
- 8. Long Journey Home
- 9. Baby Out of Jail
- 10. Sojourner's Battle Hymn
- 11. Rest For The Weary
- 12. Run On, For A Long Time
- 13. Stay
- 14. Wodaabe Nights
I GOT SHOES
Label: Music For Little People
Year: 1994
- 1. I Got Shoes
- 2. African Numbers
- 3. Tama Tama Tamali
- 4. Little David Play On Your Harp
- 5. Freedom Now
- 6. Run Molly Run
- 7. Young & Positive
- 8. Deep Blue Sea
- 9. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
- 10. Somagwaza
- 11. Freedom Train
- 12. Down The Road I Be Goin'
- 13. Look, Look! The Sun Woke Up
- 14. Spirit Lullaby
SACRED GROUND
Label: Earthbeat!
Year: 1996
- 1. I Remember, I Believe
- 2. No More Auction Block
- 3. Would You Harbor Me
- 4. Prayer
- 5. Sing Oh Barren One
- 6. Mystic Ocean
- 7. Jordan River
- 8. Stay on The Battlefield
- 9. Can't Hide Sinner
- 10. Jesus Is All
- 11. Inner Voices
- 12. Prayer To The One
- 13. Balm in Gilead
- 14. We Are...
SELECTIONS - 2 CD set
Label: Rounder
Year: 1997
- Disc 1
- 1. Ella's Song
- 2. Wade In The Water
- 3. Denko
- 4. On Children
- 5. Echo
- 6. Joan Little
- 7. Beatitudes
- 8. Peace
- 9. Sitting On Top Of The World
- 10. More Than A Paycheck
- 11. Crying For Freedom
- 12. They Are Falling All Around Me
- 13. Mae Frances
- 14. Stand!
- 15. Feel Something Drawing Me On
- 16. In The Upper Room
- 17. Seven Principles
- Disc 2
- 1. Testimony
- 2. Oughta Be A Woman
- 3. Fannie Lou Hamer
- 4. Meyango
- 5. Run Mourner Run
- 6. As Long As I Have
Breath In My Body - 7. No Images
- 8. Sometime
- 9. The Gift Of Love
- 10. Biko
- 11. My Way
- 12. State of Emergency
- 13. Cape Fear River Chant
- 14. Waters Of Babylon
- 15. Stranger Blues
- 16. Oh Death
- 17. Breaths
...TWENTY-FIVE...
Label: Rykodisc
Year: 1998
- 1. We Are The Ones
- 2. Chant
- 3. Battered Earth
- 4. Motherless Chil'
- 5. Redemption Song
- 6. Greed
- 7. Sound-Bite From Beijing
- 8. Sometime
- 9. Run
- 10. Anybody Here?
- 11. Forever Love
- 12. I Was Standing By
The Beside Of A Neighbor - 13. Hope
STILL THE SAME ME
Label: Rounder Kids
Year: 2000
- 1. Tuwe Tuwe
- 2. Nature Song
- 3. I Love To Laugh
- 4. Improv Time! - Rhythm Slam!
- 5. Oh My Goodness,
Look At This Mess! - 6. Improv Time!
- Nyoko Boko (It's For Us) - 7. We're Almost Home
- 8. We Shall Not Be Moved
- 9. Improv Time!
- Georgia Red Clay
- 10. Way Down Deep
- 11. Improv Time! - African Oasis
- 12. Still The Same Me
- 13. Improv Time! - Solid Gold
- 14. Still Gotta Get
Up In The Morning - 15. Time!
- 16. Improv Time!
- Rhythm Slam! - Your Turn - 17. Goodnight
FREEDOM SONG
Label: Sony
Year: 2000
- 1. Born Angry
- 2. Woke Up This Morning With My
Mind Stayed on Freedom - 3. Eyes on the Prize ("Hold On")
- 4. "Welcome to S.N.C.C."
- 5. This Little Light of Mine
- 6. Making Progress is Rough...
and Slow - 7. Ain' Gonna Let Nobody Turn
Me 'Round
- 8. Hungry for Courage, The
Movement Grows - 9. Jonah's Last Day
- 10. Road of Memories
- 11. We'll Never Turn Back
- 12. I'm on My Way to
Freedom Land - 13. Po' Pilgrim of Sorrow
- 14. The Students of Quinlan
- 15. This May Be the Last Time
- 16. Oh Freedom
THE WOMEN GATHER
Label: EarthBeat
Year: 2003
- 1. The Women Gather
- 2. Fly
- 3. The Voice Of The Innocent
- 4. Give the People Their Right To Vote
- 5. Georgia Red Clay II
- 6. Ballad Of The Sit-Ins
- 7. Let Us Rise In Love
- 8. 22 Hours In The Day
- 9. Solid Gold II
- 10. Somebody Prayed Me Over
- 11. Ballad of Harry T. Moore
- 12. Nyoka Boko III
- 13. Prayer At The Crossroads
- 14. African Oasis II
- 15. Yes It Was
- 16. Come Unto Me
- 17. We Want The Vote! Chant
ALIVE IN AUSTRALIA
Label: Freedomsong Productions
(only available in Australia)
Year: 2003
- 1. Patchwork Quilt
- 2. Ella's Song
- 3. Motherless Chil?
- 4. Wanting Memories
- 5. Denko
- 6. No Mirrors
- 7. Can't Hide Sinner
- 8. Stranger Blues
- 9. I'm Gon' Stand
- 10. Greed
- 11. Fulani Chant
- 12. Prayer to the One
- 13. In the Upper Room
- 14. Breaths
ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
A Concert of the Sweet Honey In The Rock Community Chorus with Sweet Honey In The Rock
Year: 2004
Out of Print
- 1. Welcome
- 2. Chant
- 3. I'm Gonna Sing 'Til the
Spirit Moves in My Heart - 4. Hashivenu/Return Again
- 5. I Wanna Die Easy When I Die
- 6. Breaths
- 7. I Remember, I Believe
- 8. In Those Days (Luke 2:1-3)
- 9. There Was No Room
in the Inn (Luke 2:4-7) - 10. The Birth (Luke 2:8-12)
- 11. Suddenly, Glory to God
(Luke 2:13-14)
- 12. Let Us Go to
Bethlehem (Luke 2:15-16) - 13. Just As the Angels
Said (Luke 2:17-20) - 14. Eight Days Later (Luke 2:20-21)
- 15. We Are
- 16. Wasn't That a Mighty Day
- 17. Seven Principles
- 18. I Feel Like Going On
- 19. Amazing Grace
- 20. Give Us Power
- 21. Percussion Jam
- 22. Walk In Freedom
RAISE YOUR VOICE
Soundtrack
Label: Music For Little People
Year: 2005
- 1. Intro
- 2. I Remember, I Believe
- 3. Intro to Chant
- 4. Chant
- 5. Intro to Joan Little
- 6. Joan Little
- 7. In the Upper Room
- 8. In the Morning When I Rise
- 9. Fulani Chant
- 10. Intro to Harry T. Moore
- 11. Ballad of Harry T. Moore
- 12. Intro to Denko
- 13. Denko
- 14. Ballad of the Broken Word/
Give the People Their Right To Vote - 15. Prayer to the One
- 16. The Women Gather
- 17. Nature Song
- 18. Intro to Run
- 19. Run
- 20. Come Unto Me
- 21. Old Ship of Zion
- 22. Movin' On
EXPERIENCE...101
Label: Appleseed
Year: 2007
- 1. 4 U 2 Kown As U Grow
- 2. Education Is The Key
- 3. When I Grow Up
- 4. All I Have To Do
- 5. Do What The Spirit Say Do
- 6. Right Now
- 7. Trust
- 8. In The Middle of The Night
- 9. Chinese Proverb
- 10. The Soul of Nature
- 11. Indaba: We Believe In You
- 12. Member of the World Community
- 13. Dog, Dog
- 14. I Like It That Way
- 15. Me Is We
- 16. The Best Medicine
- 17. Gratitude
- 18. 4 U 2 Kown As U Grow (reprise)
Go in Grace
Label: SHE-ROCKS 5, Inc.
Year: 2008
- 1. Grace
- 2. Show Me How/In Your Vibe
- 3. Give Love
- 4. Zabba Du Bay
- 5. Family Line Movin Through
- 6. Zabba Call and Response
- 7. One More Dance
- 8. Rite of Passage
- 9. Let’s Talk About Hair
- 10. Let Go
- 11. Let’s Talk About Clothes
- 12. Say ‘No’
- 13. Confrontation
- 14. Good and Evil
- 15. Footsteps on My Journey Now/Breathe
- 16. I Understand/Everywhere I Go
- 17. Say Yes!
- 18. Go In Grace
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Sweet Honey DVDs and Songbook:
Sweet Honey DVDs and Songbook:
Raise Your Voice DVD
Aired nationally on PBS for the first time on June 29th, 2005, this DVD is a wonderful shapshot of the life of Sweet Honey in the Rock during their 30th anniversary year. 
Singing for Freedom DVD
A concert for the child in each of us
Continuum Song Book
The Performances of Sweet Honey in the Rock
cELLAbration!
A tribute to Ella Jenkins
Hand in Hand
Songs for Parenthood
Lullaby
A collection
Time and Love
The Music of Laura Nyro
Shout Sister Shout!
A tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Creole Bred
A Tribute to Creole & Zydeco
Folkways: A Vision Shared
A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Where We Live:
Stand for What You Stand On
A Benefit CD for EarthJustice
