“I Still Got Joy”
Roy & Revelation
From the Malaco / 4 Winds Records album The Book of Revelation
(release date: January 28, 2022)
www.malaco.com

By Robert M. Marovich

South Carolina-based Roy & Revelation keeps the soul-stirring gospel quartet sound relevant with “I Still Got Joy.”

Complete with call-and-response and vamp, the song swaggers in the knowledge that joy cometh despite today’s troubles. Not only is forsaking the devil’s deceitfulness to follow the Lord the way to “make it in,” but it’s also the way to get a healing touch on this side of the Jordan River. If you have joy, you have plenty.

A decade into their recording career, Roy & Revelation are nothing if not consistent in their pursuit of handclapping, foot-patting gospel quartet music. The goods are here.

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Written by : Bob Marovich

Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.