“Victory is Mine” (Obama Mix)
Dorothy Norwood
From the forthcoming CD Fifty Years – It’s Been Worth it All (to be released in early 2009)
Malaco Records
www.malaco.com
“This is for you, Obama,” gospel legend Dorothy Norwood exclaims as she launches into an exuberant rendition of the beloved congregational song, “Victory is Mine.”
Ms. Norwood, longtime member of the Caravans and gospel music’s famed storyteller, is accompanied here by 2009 Stellar nominee and old-school gospel enthusiast Ricky Dillard and New G.
Norwood traveled the gospel highway during the rough days when she and the Caravans could not eat at certain restaurants or sleep in certain hotels, so for her to witness an African American running for President of the United States with tremendous popular support must be exhilarating. Thus, singing “Victory is Mine” is more than a religious affirmation; it’s a metaphor for an earthly victory that has been a long time coming.
(Photo credit: www.dorothynorwood.com)
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.
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