Various – Lifting The Spirit

Track Listing:
1. The Clark Sisters - You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life) - 3:24   2. The New York Community Choir - Make Every Day Count - 3:18   3. Rev. Maceo Woods - Hello Sunshine - 2:34   4. The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child - 3:14   5. Earth, Wind & Fire - Keep Your Head to the Sky - 5:10   6. The Emotions - Blessed - 4:36   7. D.J. Rogers - Love Brought Me Back - 3:54   8. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Back in Stride - 4:12   9. Keni Burke - Risin' to the Top - 3:43   10. Peabo Bryson - Reaching for the Sky - 4:52   11. Alicia Myers - I Want to Thank You - 3:47   12. Perri - Eternal Life - 3:34

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Richie Unterberger
12-song compilation of soul and urban contemporary music with gospel/inspirational lyrical themes and musical influences. As is the case with several Soul Classics compilations, the lineup is a bit of a mish-mash, spanning 1969 to 1988, and putting classic group harmony soul shoulder to shoulder with MOR Black pop. Includes selections from Maze, Peabo Bryson, the Emotions, and Earth, Wind & Fire, as well as The Five Stairsteps' 1970 gem "O-o-h Child," and the little-anthologized "Hello Sunshine," a 1969 single by Rev. Maceo Woods and the Christian Tabernacle Choir that actually reached the R&B Top 30.