You Won't Believe It
Formed in the early â50s under the watchful eye of Tuskegee, Alabama, transplant Charles Chambliss, the Sensational Saints were handpicked from a Cleveland clothing store, a pool room, and from a group of friends singing from a third story window. After years spent rotating members and issuing stray singles for assorted non-denominational imprints, the group connected with the vocally inclined Reverend Melvin Kenniebrew at the close of the â60s, making good on their âSensationalâ boast. âWith God in their hearts and singing on their minds,â the Sensational Saints mounted their crown jewel in 1973 with âYou Wonât Believe Itâ (Try It Youâll Like Us). Pressed in conservative quantities by local gospel magnate James Bullard on his King James label, the group's lone long-player perfectly encapsulates the intersection of funk and gospel as only the religious conversion of a Bill Withers tune can do.
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Formed in the early â50s under the watchful eye of Tuskegee, Alabama, transplant Charles Chambliss, the Sensational Saints were handpicked from a Cleveland clothing store, a pool room, and from a group of friends singing from a third story window. After years spent rotating members and issuing stray singles for assorted non-denominational imprints, the group connected with the vocally inclined Reverend Melvin Kenniebrew at the close of the â60s, making good on their âSensationalâ boast. âWith God in their hearts and singing on their minds,â the Sensational Saints mounted their crown jewel in 1973 with âYou Wonât Believe Itâ (Try It Youâll Like Us). Pressed in conservative quantities by local gospel magnate James Bullard on his King James label, the group's lone long-player perfectly encapsulates the intersection of funk and gospel as only the religious conversion of a Bill Withers tune can do.
