8/13/2023 0 Comments Walter hawkins musicIt’s Right and Good (Love Alive V) 1997ĩ2. Just In The Nick Of Time (Love Alive V) 1997Ĩ7. He Does All Things Well (Hawkins Family “New Dawning”) 1995Ĩ6. Daylights Breaking (Hawkins Family “New Dawning”) 1995Ĩ3. Keeps Making A Way (Hawkins Family “New Dawning”) 1995Ĩ2. Come Live With Me (Hawkins Family “New Dawning”) 1995Ĩ1. Lord You Said It (Hawkins Family “New Dawning”) 1995 *w/Carl WheelerĨ0. So We Learn (Hawkins Family “New Dawning”) 1995ħ9. The Just Shall Live By Faith (Love Alive IV) 1990ħ8. Coming Home (Tramaine Hawkins “Tramaine Treasury”) 1986ħ1. Stand Still and Know (“Tramaine Hawkins Live”) 1985Ħ9. Is There Any Way? (Love Alive III) 1984Ħ8. There’s A War Going On (Love Alive III) 1984Ħ7. I Love You, Lord (Love Alive III) 1984 *w/Edwin HawkinsĦ6. He’ll Bring You Out (Love ALive III) 1984Ħ5. When The Battle Is Over (Love Alive III) 1984Ħ3. Jesus Is My Friend (Love Alive III) 1984Ħ2. Wait On The Lord (Love Alive III) 1984Ħ1. Coming Home (“Tramaine Hawkins Live”) 1982Ħ0. Highway (“Tramaine Hawkins Live”) 1980ĥ9. Keep On Fighting (The Hawkins Family) 1980ĥ8. Eternal Life (The Hawkins Family) 1980ĥ6. He’ll Be There (When You Need Him) (The Hawkins Family) 1980ĥ5. I’m A Pilgrim (The Hawkins Family) 1980ĥ4. What Is This? (The Hawkins Family) 1980 *Arranged by Edwin Hawkinsĥ3. Goin’ To A Place (The Hawkins Family) 1980ĥ1. Until I Found The Lord *arranged by Edwin Hawkinsĥ0. Come By Here, Good Lord *arranged by Edwin HawkinsĤ5. You’re Everything To Me **Tramaine Hawkins re-recorded this on her album “I Never Lost My Praise” in 2007Ĥ2. Walter Hawkins and the Family: Jesus Christ is the Way 1977ģ9. I Need You **Tramaine re-recorded this song for her album “I Never Lost My Praise” in 2007 Giving and Living ( w/Jonathan DuBose)ģ3. Holy One *Re-recored on her album “Tramaine Hawkins Live” in 1980Ģ6. Changed *in an interview Walter stated that he thought this was the first song that he wroteĢ1. Walter recorded his first solo recording “ Do Your Best” in 1972.ġ0. He also won 3 Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association, and 2 Stellar Awards in 2006.īelow are the recordings for which Walter wrote songs, with the name of the songs he wrote. Walter was nominated for 9 Grammy Awards, winning it for Best Gospel Performance in 1981. He pastored at The Love Center in Oakland until his death in 2010. In the early 1970s Walter felt God calling him to start a church. Walter was also a phenomenal singer in fact, his was perhaps the greatest voice gospel music has ever had. There is no other voice like his, and few others have such a huge vocal range as his. He was also a prolific songwriter who created lyrics that spoke so deep from the heart that they are breathtaking! Practically every song Walter Hawkins ever published is forever memorable. Walter was a gifted pianist, and many of his musical compositions are true masterpieces. This helped them both launch their musical careers. His older brother, Edwin, directed choirs and formed the Northern California State Youth Choir, which in 1968 performed the huge hit recording “Oh Happy Day”. He came from a family full of musical talent. Walter Lee Hawkins was born in 1949 in Oakland, CA. He was a true one-of-a-kind, and there will never be another. As Doris Troy's Rainbow Testament effectively fused pop and gospel, this best-of collection, neatly compiled by Mick Lloyd, delivers a satisfying overview of Bishop Hawkins' work, praising the higher power while entertaining and motivating.It is difficult to sum up a person of such talent, heart, and accomplishment as Walter Hawkins. Just listen to the show-stopping "Goin' Up Yonder" and see if you aren't pulled into another dimension by the performance's depth and majesty. There are many standouts and the sounds shift from song to song with a perfect balance of Christianity and pop sensibilities that never get in the way of each other. Outside of a cover of Jessy Dixon's "God Is Standing By," Edwin Hawkins' "What Is This?" and a co-write between the brothers, "I Love You Lord," the other 23 tracks are composed solely by Walter. "Changed" is swimming in a sea of vocals and rhythm, a mood changing event that starts off this journey through Hawkins extensive catalog of music. As with the work of older brother Edwin Hawkins the family here combines inspiration with soaring pop power that is both relentless and irresistible. Twenty-Six gorgeous tracks from Walter Hawkins & the Hawkins Family appear on this wonderful double-disc set, each CD containing 13 songs.
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