Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Unconditional - Kirk Franklin Presents One Nation Crew ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Battle, The - Hezekiah Walker/LFT Church Choir ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Victory - Kim Burrell (live) ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Jesus Children Of America - BeBe Winans ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Born Again - Lejeune Thompson ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. King Of Kings (He's A Wonder) - CeCe Winans ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. You - The Bad Boy Family ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Gotta Worship - Virtue ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. If We Pray - Anointed ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. I Believe - Marvin Sapp ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Home - Deitrick Haddon ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Run To The Water - Beverly Crawford ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Deeper - Darwin Hobbs ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. When I Think About You - Lamar Campbell & Spirit Of Praise ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. It's All About You - Smokie Norful ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Dear Lord - Remixx ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. When My Season Comes - Bishop T.D. Jakes & The Potter's House Mass Choir ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. I Believe - John P. Kee & The New Life Community Choir ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. That's What I Believe - Donnie McClurkin ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. You Are The Living Word - Fred Hammond ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Calvary - Richard Smallwood/Vision ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Battle Is The Lord's, The - Yolanda Adams ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. And Yet I'm Still Saved - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Jesus Can Work It Out - Kurt Carr Singers ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. If We Faint Not - Ricky Dilliard ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. II Chronicles - Daryl Coley & Beloved ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Calvary - Excelsior ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. I Want To be Ready - Dottie Peoples ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Stand Up - The Christianaires ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. You Didn't Have To - Lee Williams & The Spiritual O.C.'s ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. These Thorns - Angela Spivey & The Voices Of Victory ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Be Right - Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson & The Spiritual Voices ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Audio Remasterer: Chaz Harper. | | Arranger: Richard Smallwood. | | The WOW Gospel series of projects has been one of gospel music's top compilation series. Each project, since its debut in 1998, has either reached gold or platinum record status. The 2002 edition should follow in the same footsteps of its predecessors. WOW Gospel 2002 keeps with the successful pattern of featuring the "Top 30 songs by the Top 30 artists" of the past year, and there are some good ones included on this two-CD/cassette set: CeCe Winans, John P. Kee, Richard Smallwood, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, and Hezekiah Walker, among others. As an added bonus, included is the song "You" from Sean "P-Diddy" Combs' 2002 gospel project, Thank You. The beat-driven track features vocals appearances by Faith Evans, Carl Thomas, Hezekiah Walker, and 112, along with others. ~ Tim A. Smith | | 2002's collection of gospel winners is, in this series' grand tradition, chock-full of praise-worthy performances from both old faces and newcomers. Falling into the former category are a variety of Winans, including BeBe, CeCe, and Mario. The welcome guest appearance of Stevie Wonder on his own "Jesus Children of America" is almost as good as the original version on INNERVISIONS. | | Virtue's "Gotta Worship" is notable in its genre-straddling pop-gospel appeal, while Beverly Crawford's "Run to the Water" is primal gospel funk at its most stirring. Bishop TD Jakes makes a welcome reappearance with the Potter's House Mass Choir on "When My Season Comes," which features the redoubtable cleric at his most persuasive. It's never clear how much emotion the good Bishop's larynx is going to be able to withstand, though it's obvious by the end of his performance that he'll live to fight for more souls another day. Fred Hammond and Radical For Christ's contribution is the characteristically smooth "You Are the Living Word," while Angela Spivey's penultimate "These Thorns" is old-school gospel at its finest. |
Producer: Dan Muckala; Daryl Coley; Derek Allen; Donald Lawrence; Donnie McClurkin; Dottie Peoples; Haddon Brothers; Glen Stevenson; F. Darnell Davis; Chris Rodrigues; Tony Dixon; Fred Hammond; Hezekiah Walker; Michael Taylor; Jason White; Jerry Peters; Jimane Nels |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 02/05/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 43188 | | Label : Verity | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Mixed | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00012414318824 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Vibe (3/02, p.176)
- 4 discs out of 5 - "...Brilliantly sums up the state of the art via 30 of last year's cream tracks....worth a listen..." |
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