One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a 1987 gospel

Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 album recorded by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...

, for Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

. Recorded at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

, over the course of three nights (July 27, 28, and 30, 1987), One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism became an album that combined the gospel

Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 talents of Aretha, her late sisters Erma

Erma Franklin

Erma Franklin was an American gospel and R&B singer. She was the oldest daughter of Barbara and the Reverend C. L. Franklin and the elder sister of Aretha Franklin...

 and Carolyn

Carolyn Franklin

Carolyn Ann Franklin was an American singer and songwriter and the baby sister of musician Aretha Franklin and daughter of prominent preacher C. L. Franklin.-Biography:...

, and fellow gospel singer Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family's band.-Biography:...

.

However, this release had modest sales, peaking at #106 on Billboard's album chart, and paled in comparison to Aretha's legendary classic Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album)

-Disc 1:#"Mary Don't You Weep" #"Take My Hand, Precious Lord" /"You've Got a Friend" / #"Old Landmark"#"Give Yourself to Jesus" #"How I Got Over"...

recording. It sold approximately 300,000 copies.

Track listing

Vocalists on tracks are identified by superscripts: (a) Aretha Franklin, (b) Mavis Staples, (c) Reverend Cecil Franklin, (d) Reverend Jesse Jackson, (e) Reverend Jaspar Williams, (f) Erma Franklin

Erma Franklin

Erma Franklin was an American gospel and R&B singer. She was the oldest daughter of Barbara and the Reverend C. L. Franklin and the elder sister of Aretha Franklin...

, (g) Carolyn Franklin

Carolyn Franklin

Carolyn Ann Franklin was an American singer and songwriter and the baby sister of musician Aretha Franklin and daughter of prominent preacher C. L. Franklin.-Biography:...

, (h) Joe Ligon of The Mighty Clouds of Joy

Side one

1. "Walk In The Light (Traditional) - 4:00 ^a
2. "Prayer Invocation by Rev. Cecil Franklin - 5:44 ^c
3. "Introduction of Aretha and the Franklin Sisters by Rev. Jesse Jackson - :37 ^{a d f g}
4. "Jesus Hears Every Prayer (Clara Ward
   Clara Ward
   Clara Ward was an American gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers....
   
   ) - 5:16 ^{a d f g}
5. "Surely God Is Able (Clara Ward
   Clara Ward
   Clara Ward was an American gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers....
   
   ) - 6:01 ^{a d f g}

Side two

1. "The Lord's Prayer
   The Lord's Prayer (song)
   "The Lord's Prayer" is a musical setting of the Lord's Prayer written by Albert Hay Malotte in 1935 and recorded by numerous singers including John Charles Thomas, Perry Como, Doris Day, Gracie Fields, Mahalia Jackson, Mario Lanza, Elvis Presley, and Ronnie Milsap...
   
    (Traditional) - 5:05 ^a
2. "Introduction of Aretha and Mavis Staples by Rev. Jesse Jackson - 3:22 ^{a b d}
3. "Oh Happy Day
   Oh Happy Day
   "Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching US #4 and UK #2 on the pop charts...
   
    (Edwin Hawkins
   Edwin Hawkins
   Edwin Hawkins is a Grammy Award-winning American gospel and R&B musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger. He is one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. He are best known for his arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" , which was included on the Songs of the Century list...
   
   ) - 6:09 ^{a b}
4. "We Need Power (Traditional) - 6:30 ^{a b}

Side three

1. "Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson [July 27th] - 9:57 ^d
2. "Ave Maria
   Ave Maria
   Ave Maria may refer to:*Ave Maria , the "Hail Mary", a traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus-Music:...
   
    (Traditional) - 6:48 ^a
3. "Introduction To Higher Ground by Rev. Jaspar Williams - 4:10 ^e
4. "Higher Ground (Traditional) - 1:07 ^{a e}

Side four

1. "Higher Ground (continued) - 2:04 ^{a e}
2. "Prayer Invocation by Rev. Donald Parsons [July 28] - 7:29
3. "I've Been In The Storm Too Long (Traditional) - 7:55 ^{a h}
4. "Packing Up, Getting Ready To Go (Clara Ward) - 5:34 ^{a b f g h}

Personnel

• Aretha Franklin
  Aretha Franklin
  Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
  
   - Arranger, Producer, Liner Notes
• Mavis Staples
  Mavis Staples
  Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family's band.-Biography:...
  
   - Vocals
• Brenda Corbett - Vocals
• Brian Leskowicz - Engineer
• Carolyn Franklin
  Carolyn Franklin
  Carolyn Ann Franklin was an American singer and songwriter and the baby sister of musician Aretha Franklin and daughter of prominent preacher C. L. Franklin.-Biography:...
  
   - Vocals
• Dana Davis - Percussion
• David Hewitt - Engineer
• Earl Wright Jr. - Organ
• Erma Franklin
  Erma Franklin
  Erma Franklin was an American gospel and R&B singer. She was the oldest daughter of Barbara and the Reverend C. L. Franklin and the elder sister of Aretha Franklin...
  
   - Vocals
• Frank Fischer - House Mix
• Fritz Lange - Engineer
• Joe Ligon - Arranger
• Reverend Jesse Jackson - Speaker
• Reverend Cecil Franklin - Speaker

• John Hudson - Product Manager
• Lanar Brantley - Bass
• Margaret Branch - Background Vocals
• Mark Wilder - Mastering
• Maude Gilman - Design
• Michael Iacopelli - Mixing
• Michael Wright - Guitar
• Nedra Olds-Neal - Reissue Producer
• Nick Johnson - Piano
• Ortheia Barnes - Background Vocals
• Phil Gitomer - Engineer
• Renee Thomas - Background Vocals
• Sandra Feva - Background Vocals
• Thomas Whitfield
  Thomas Whitfield
  Thomas Anthony Whitfield was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, choir director and producer best known for helping to shape the fabric of contemporary gospel music with his elaborate choral arrangements and the merging of musical styles ranging from jazz to classical into...
  
  - Organ, Piano, Arranger, Vocal Arrangement

Chart history

Name	Chart (1987, 1989)	Peak position
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism	U.S. Gospel Album Chart	1
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism	U.S. R&B Albums Chart	25
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism	U.S. Contemporary Christian Albums Chart	34