November 15, 1972 - The Doobie Brothers: Jesus Is Just Alright b/w - TopicsExpress



          

November 15, 1972 - The Doobie Brothers: Jesus Is Just Alright b/w Rockin Down The Highway (Warner Bros. WB 7661) 45 single is released in the US. 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, Shelagh McDonald, and Robert Randolph (featuring Eric Clapton). The Doobie Brothers version of Jesus Is Just Alright was first released on their second album, Toulouse Street, in 1972. It was subsequently released in November 1972 as the second single from the album (b/w Rockin Down the Highway) and went on to become a U.S. hit, peaking at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1973. The single featured a shorter, edited version of the song compared to the one included on the album. The Doobie Brothers version of Jesus Is Just Alright was one of a number of religiously themed songs to reach the U.S. charts during 1972 and 1973, along with Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens, Jubilation by Paul Anka, Speak to the Sky by Rick Springfield, Jesus Was a Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson, and I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) by Glen Campbell. The song continues to be a staple of playlists on classic rock radio stations. The band first became aware of Jesus Is Just Alright after hearing The Byrds version and before long the song had been added to The Doobie Brothers own live repertoire. As a result, the songs musical arrangement is very similar to the one used by The Byrds, although The Doobie Brothers rendition does include an extra bridge that the band added themselves. Although none of the individual band members were religiously inclined, the song went on to become very popular among Christians during the early 1970s, particularly those within the hippie counterculture that were involved with the Jesus movement.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 03:37:15 +0000

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