Highway QC's

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A1	Somewhere To Lay My Head
A2	Working On The Building
A3	Behold Thy Mother Written-By – S. Taylor*
A4	I Dreamed That Heaven Was Like This Written-By – J. Taylor*
A5	I'll Trust His Word Written-By – J. Taylor*
A6	Pray Written-By – J. Taylor*
B1	Child Of God Written-By – S. Taylor*
B2	The Way Up The Hill Written-By – B. Ruth*, J. Broderick*
B3	Something On My Mind Written-By – S. Taylor*
B4	He Lifted My Burdens Written-By – C. Copeland*
B5	Count Your Blessings Written-By – S. Taylor*
B6	Every Man, Woman And Child Written-By – S. Taylor*

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Arthur Crume (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5), Credell Copeland (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A6, B4, B6), James Davis (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5), Johnnie Taylor (tracks: A6), Spencer Taylor (tracks: A4, A5, B4)
• Bass Vocals – Charles Richardson (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A6, B4, B6), James Walker (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5)
• Drums – Al Duncan (tracks: B2, B3), Buddy Smith (tracks: A2, B5), Walter Perkins (tracks: A3, B1)
• Guitar – Arthur Crume (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5), Sonny Mitchell (tracks: A4, A5, B4)
• Lead Vocals – Johnnie Taylor (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4, B6), Spencer Taylor (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5)
• Liner Notes – Barbara Gardner
• Organ – Maceo Woods (tracks: A3, B1)
• Tenor Vocals – Chris Flowers (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5), Lee Richardson (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A6, B4, B6), Ray Crume (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B5), Sonny Mitchell (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A6, B4, B6)

Notes

Black and silver "brackets" label; probably a 1970's pressing.

Includes the first recordings by future soul star Johnnie Taylor.

Recording details:
Chicago, 22 May 1955 (tracks A1, A2, B6) - Sonny Mitchell, Lee Richardson, Johnnie Taylor, Credell Copeland, Charles Richardson, unknown organ;

Chicago, 6 March 1956 (tracks A4, A5, B4) - group as last, plus Spencer Taylor, Sonny Mitchell also on guitar, unknown piano, bass & drums

Chicago, 3 October 1957 (tracks B2, B3) - Ray Crume, Chris Flowers, Spencer Taylor, James Davis, Arthur Crume (baritone & guitar), James Walker, Al Duncan

Chicago, 12 February 1959 (tracks A2, B5) - as last with Buddy Smith replacing Al Duncan on drums

Chicago, 20 May 1959 (tracks A3, B1) - as last except Walter Perkins on drums and Maceo Woods on organ.

Recording details from "Gospel Records 1943-1969, A Black Music Discography, Volume One, A to K" by Cedric J. Hayes & Robert Laughton (Record Information Services, London, 1993; ISBN 0 907872 28 X).

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LP-5005	Highway QC's*	Highway QC's ‎(LP, Comp)	Vee Jay Records	LP-5005	US	1959
TLP-7005	Highway QC's*	Highway QC's ‎(LP, Comp)	Trip	TLP-7005	US	Unknown