Listen to sound clips for all the songs on the Psalm Full of Soul CD below. All songs are available for purchase as mp3 or wav files
1. Jerusalem, Wake to Peace
שַֽׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרֽוּשָׁלָים
(Sha-a-lu sh’lom Yerushalayim)
اسْألُوا سَلَامَةَ أُورُشَلِیمَ
(Isʾalū salāmata Ūrushalīma)
Source:
Psalm 122
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks, Lena Seikaly,
Vanessa R. Williams
Guest Artists:
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
2. Ascending the Mountain
'מִי־יַֽעֲלֶה בְהַר ה
(Mi ya-ale ve-har Adonai)
Source:
Psalm 24
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Arrangers:
Raymond D. Reeder,
Vanessa R. Williams
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks,
Vince Evans
Vanessa R. Williams
Choir:
Rhonda Burnett Chapman, Byron Nichols,
Raymond D. Reeder, Michael White,
Sharon Orr-Williams, Vanessa
R. Williams
Keyboards:
Vince Evans
Guitar:
Alvin White
Bass:
Mark A. Walker, David Dyson
Drums:
Torro Gamble
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf
3. Eternal Light
Source:
Genesis 1:3-5, Isaiah (30:26, 45:7),
Or 'Olam by Yose ben Yose
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloist:
Vanessa R. Williams
Guest Artists:
The Blind Boys of Alabama
(Paul Beasley, Jimmy Carter,
Ben Moore, Joey Williams)
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
4. Intro to Rebuilding Jerusalem -
Healing the Broken Heart
الرَّبُّ یَبْنِي أُورُشَلِیمَ
(Al-rabbu yabnī Ūrushalīma)
Source:
Psalm 147
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloist:
Lena Seikaly
Guest Artist:
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
5. Rebuilding Jerusalem -
Healing the Broken Heart
'בּוֹנֵה יְרֽוּשָׁלָים ה
(Boneh Yerushalayim Adonai)
Source:
Psalm 147
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks, Vince Evans
Vanessa R. Williams
Guest Artist:
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
6. Tzadik KaTamar Yifraḥ
צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח
(The Righteous Shall Flourish)
Source:
Psalm 92
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Arrangers:
Vince Evans,
Vanessa R. Williams
Lead Vocals:
Vanessa R. Williams
Background Vocals:
Norma Brooks, Vince Evans
Keyboards/Drum Programming:
Vince Evans
Percussion:
Alfredo Mojica
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing:
Vince Evans
Mastering:
Bill Wolf
7. Singing Your Praise
ה' שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח
(Adonai S’fatai Tiftaḥ)
Source:
Psalm 51
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloist:
Vanessa R. Williams
Guest Artist:
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
8. Tree of Life
עֵֽץ־חַיִּים הִיא
(‘Etz ḥayyim hi)
Source:
Proverbs 3:17-18
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Arranger:
Vanessa R. Williams
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks,
Vanessa R.Williams
Choir:
Vanessa R. Williams
Flute:
Judith L. Klavans
Keyboards:
Vince Evans
Drums:
Judge Williams, Jr.
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf
9. Children of Zion
יְבָרֶכְךָ ה׳ מִצִּיּוֹן
(Yevarekhekha Adonai mi-Tzion)
Source:
Psalm 128
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Arranger:
Vanessa R. Williams
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks,
Vanessa R. Williams
Spoken Word:
Vince Evans
Keyboards/Drum Programming:
Vince Evans
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf
10. And It Was So
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר
(Barukh She-amar)
Source:
From the Jewish liturgy
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloists:
Cantor Ramón Tasat,
Vanessa R. Williams
Guest Artist:
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
11. All Nations Sing Out
יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים אֱלֹהִים
(Yodukha ‘amim Elohim)
Source:
Psalm 67
Composers:
Norma Brooks & Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Cecilia Esquivel
English Introduction:
Rabbi Gilah Langner
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks,
Vanessa R. Williams
Choir:
Cindy Arnson, Norma Brooks,
Ellen Garshick, Steve Marcus,
Julia Paradise, Cantor Ramón Tasat
Piano:
Harry Appleman
Bass:
Jeff Lopez
Drums:
Todd Harrison
Recording Studio:
Blue House Productions
Recording Engineer:
Jeff Gruber
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf
12. Dwelling Angels
חֹנֶה מַלְאַךְ־ ה׳
(Honeh mal-akh Adonai)
Source:
Psalm 34
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks,
Vanessa R. Williams
Choir:
Debra Henderson, Elia Tzoukermann,
Mina Tzoukermann
Keyboards/Drum Programming:
Vince Evans
Percussion:
Alfredo Mojica
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf
13. Song of the Sabbath
דאָס געזאַנג פוּן שבּת
(Dos Gezang fon Shabes)
Source:
poem by Kadia Molodowsky
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Vocal Soloists:
Cantor Natasha J. Hirschhorn,
Vanessa R. Williams
Guest Artist:
(All song credits on Guest Artist page)
Special thanks to Bill Wolf for his Mixing and Mastering of the CD
Special thanks to Rachel Braun for her CD booklet assistance