“I Will Praise & Worship You”
Just Friends
From the Lacy Boys Music album Fulfillment (2010)
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Earlier this month, I chanced to hear this praise and worship song performed live by the vocal ensemble Just Friends. I was among dozens of people who were charmed by the song’s brisk, bubbly tempo and the group’s unrestrained enthusiasm.
The Chicago-based Just Friends includes Richard Gibbs on organ, Donald Alford, Jr. on bass and additional vocals from Faith Howard. Bonus: Gibbs’ mother, gospel icon Inez Andrews, guest solos on “Living in a Place,” a track on the group’s full-length album, Fulfillment.
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.