Jesus Is Just Alright is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, Tellin It Like It Is. The songs title makes use of the American slang term all-right, which during the 1960s was used to describe something that was considered cool or very good. The song has been covered by a number of bands and artists over the years, including The Byrds, Underground Sunshine, The Doobie Brothers, Alexis Korner, The Ventures, DC Talk, Stryper, Shelagh McDonald, and Robert Randolph (featuring Eric Clapton). The first cover version of the song was recorded by the Los Angeles band The Byrds on their 1969 album, Ballad of Easy Rider. The song was later recorded by The Doobie Brothers, who included it on their 1972 album, Toulouse Street. The Doobie Brothers version of the song was released as a single in November 1972 and it became a hit in the United States, peaking at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1992, the Christian rock and hip hop group, DC Talk, released a version of Jesus Is Just Alright on their Free at Last album. Most recently, the song has been covered by Robert Randolph on his Colorblind album, with guest artist Eric Clapton and Strypers 2013 release, No More Hell to Pay. https://youtube/watch?v=JEvy8mROAj0
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 07:35:59 +0000
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