100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence

100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence
Compilation album by Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Released June 15, 2010
Length 154:40

100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence is a religious compilation album released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir marking the centennial of the choir's earliest recordings. The choir's first recording was on September 1, 1910.[1] They have subsequently released 175 albums.

The album reached No. 154 on the Billboard 200 on July 3, 2010. It also reached No. 6 on the Christian chart and remained on the chart for 17 weeks, No. 21 on the Independent Albums chart, and No. 1 on the Classical Albums chart, remaining on the chart for 48 weeks.[2]

Track listing

Standard edition Disc 1
No. TitleWriter(s)Arranger Length
1. "Alleluja Fanfare/Praise to the Lord the Almighty"  German Hymn Tune, Joachim Neaner, trans. by Catherine Winkworth  3:09
2. "How Great Thou Art"  Swedish folk melody, Stuart K. HineNathan Hofhiens 5:00
3. "Morning Has Broken"  Traditional Gaelic melody, Eleanor FarjeonMack Wilberg 2:25
4. "Brother James's Air"  James Leith Macbeth Bain, Psalm 23Mack Wilberg 4:27
5. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"  Martin John; Engl. trans. by Robert BridgesOrchestration: Lucien Cailliet 3:36
6. "The Lord's Prayer"  Albert Hay MalotteCarl Deis 3:30
7. "The Impossible Dream"  Mitch Leigh, Joe DarionArthur Harris 3:49
8. "Homeward Bound"  Marta Keen ThompsonMack Wilberg 5:54
9. "Old Time Religion"  TraditionalBenjamin Harlan 3:03
10. "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"  Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein IIArthur Harris 3:30
11. "God Bless America"  Irving BerlinRoy Ringwald 3:53
12. "Call of the Champions"  John Williams, Olympic Motto  4:55
13. "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing"  American folk hymn, Robert RobinsonMack Wilberg 6:13
14. ""Hallelujah" from Messiah"  George Frideric Handel  3:55
15. "Glorious Everlasting"  M. Thomas Cousins, Psalm 57Arthur Harris 3:15
16. "Betelehemu"  Via Olatunji, Wendell Whalum, TraditionalBarrington Brooks 5:29
Standard edition Disc 2
No. TitleWriter(s)Arranger Length
1. "How Firm a Foundation"  Attributed to J Ellis, Robert KeenMack Wilberg 4:36
2. "Consider the Lilies"  Roger HoffmanA. Laurence Lyon 5:26
3. "Simple Gifts"  Shaker song, additions by David WarnerMack Wilberg 3:13
4. "Be Still, My Soul"  Jean Sibelius, Katarina von Schlegel, trans. by Jane BorthwickMack Wilberg 4:58
5. ""Hallelujah Chorus" from Christ on the Mount of Olives"  Ludwig van Beethoven  3:57
6. "Come, Come, Ye Saints"  English folk song, William ClaytonMack Wilberg 4:20
7. "You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)"  Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein IIArthur Harris 3:19
8. "Shenandoah"  American folk songMack Wilberg 4:58
9. "The Battle of Jericho"  African-American spiritualMoses Hogan 2:40
10. "Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)"  Harold Arlen, E.Y. HarburgArthur Harris 4:44
11. "Down to the River to Pray"  American folk hymn and African-American spiritualMack Wilberg 3:57
12. "Amazing Grace"  American folk hymn, John NewtonMack Wilberg 6:25
13. "God Be with You Till We Meet Again"  William G Tomer, Jeremiah E RankinMack Wilberg 2:45
14. "Battle Hymn of the Republic"  William Steffe, Julia Ward HowePeter J Wilhousky 5:28
15. "All People That on Earth Do Dwell"  Louis Bourgeois, metrical paraphrase by Rev. William Kethe  3:36
16. "Danny Boy"  Frederick E WeatherlyMack Wilberg 5:18

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Billboard 200 154
Billboard Classical 1
Billboard Independent 21
Billboard Christian 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[3] 15
Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard Classical Albums[4] 41

References

  1. ↑ "Buy Mormon Tabernacle Choir CDs and DVDs - Official Shop". Mormontabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Mormon Tabernacle Choir : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Classical Albums: 2010 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Classical Albums: 2011 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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