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Offline betnich

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Does anyone know this 'Ol gospel hymn?
« on: March 21, 2011, 01:19:53 PM »
Whitney Houston used to do it a long, long time ago in her mother's choir -

Whitney Houston A Quiet Place


A friend wants me to transcribe it and sent me lyrics....but since Whitney uses lots of scoops and vocal melismas, was wondering if there was another 'straighter' recording, or perhaps it's in a hymnal somewhere...

Thanks in advance for any help...

A Quiet Place

There's a quiet place
where I can talk to the Lord
There's a quiet place
where I can listen to the Lord
It's close by, it's not far away
And He will hear our request
and that quiet place is here and in my heart.

There is a quiet place
where I can talk to the Lord
And there's a quiet place
where I can listen to His glory
He's close by, not very far away
And He will hear us when we pray
and that quiet place is here in my heart.

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Originally sung by ???

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Re: Does anyone know this 'Ol gospel hymn?
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 02:18:19 PM »
The closest thing I can get to this is "A Quiet Place" by Ralph Carmichael.

It's a start & I hope it helps.

Hold up.  James Cleveland did a version as well.  That might be better.

James Cleveland "A Quiet Place"

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Re: Does anyone know this 'Ol gospel hymn?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 03:30:08 PM »
Thanks for your help, will refer to this as well -  James Cleveland's has a few differences, but very similar in rhythm and key (Db) so it's probably an earlier version of the same song. Whitney might have based her performance on Cleo's on the second verse.

Does anyone know if James Cleveland wrote it?

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Re: Does anyone know this 'Ol gospel hymn?
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 04:19:48 PM »

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Re: Does anyone know this 'Ol gospel hymn?
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 07:48:26 PM »
I just tonight wrote a transcription of the James Cleveland version for SAT. If you would like me to send it to you, go to: http://jeremymage.com ...and at the bottom of the home page, you can see my email address and send me a message ( i probably won't see messages if you just reply to this message here, so that's why you should send me an email. Thanks. )

Great song!

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Re: Does anyone know this 'Ol gospel hymn?
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 08:42:08 PM »
Here's my transcription - feel free to download and compare...
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