Blind Boys Of Alabama will release a duets album next with appearances from Timothy B. Schmit, Lou Reed, Ben Harper and Bonnie Raitt.
‘Duets’ features the previous unreleased ‘Jesus’ with Lou Reed, Ben Harper on ‘Take My Hand’ and Bonnie Raitt on ‘When The Spell Is Broken’.The Timothy B. Schmit track ‘Secular Praise’ will feature on the Blind Boys Of Alabama album and Timothy’s forthcoming solo album.
The first single will be ‘Perfect Peace’ featuring Toots Hibbert from Toots and the Maytels. “I grew up musically in the church and it was great working with the Blind Boys and capturing the spiritual vibe I love," he said in a statement.
The tracklisting for Duets is:
1. Take My Hand - Ben Harper
2. Magnificent Sanctuary Band - Susan Tedeschi
3. Perfect Peace - Toots Hibbert
4. Up Above My Head - Randy Travis
5. Secular Praise - Timothy B. Schmit
6. I Had Trouble - Charlie Musselwhite
7. When The Spell Is Broken - Bonnie Raitt
8. Nothing But The Blood - Jars of Clay
9. Welcome Tablle - Dan Zanes
10. None Of Us Are Free - Solomon Burke
11. Jesus - Lou Reed
12. How I Got Over - Marva Wright
13. The Devil Ain’t Lazy - Asleep At The Wheel
14. One Kind Favor - John Hammond
