Whither Thou Goest

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"Whither Thou Goest" is a popular song written by Guy Singer. The song was published in 1954. The words are adapted from the Bible (Ruth 1:16-17) (King James Version). The most popular version was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Other versions were made by Perry Como (for his album When You Come to the End of the Day), Bing Crosby in a medley on his album On the Sentimental Side (1962), George Morgan (see below), Mahalia Jackson (included in her album Great Songs of Love and Faith {1962}) and Leonard Cohen. The recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2928. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 6, 1954, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 14."Whither Thou Goest" was recorded by George Morgan and released in early 1957 on a 12-inch Columbia 33 1/3 R. P. M. long play album entitled Morgan, By George!. The Columbia standard "Red Label" LP was recorded prior to the advent of stereo in monophonic high fidelity in 1956 and was released in the winter of early 1957. The LP contains three other songs of much stronger gospel origins, "Oh, Gentle Shepherd" by well-known songwriter Cindy Walker; "Mansion Over the Hilltop" and "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me". George Morgan's version of "Whither" is only two minutes and 13 seconds long on the LP and is performed in a medium-slow tempo at 3/4 metre and is composed mostly of lead guitars, a violin, muted rhythm cymbal, acoustic bass and a small background singing group containing a soprano singer who backs Morgan quite strongly in the mix. It is the second song on side B of the Columbia LP containing 12 songs in all. Though a "pop" song, radio stations across the United States continue to program George Morgan's version as a gospel selection to this day. The song was performed live by Leonard Cohen since 1988 and was released on his album Live in London (2009). more »

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Thy people will be my people my love 
Whither thou goest, I will go. 
Wherever thou lodgest, I will lodge. 
Thy people will be my people my love, 
Whither thou goest, I will go! 
 
For as in that story, long ago, 
The same sweet love story, now is so, 
Thy people shall be my people my love, 
Whither thou goest, I will go! 
 
Whither thou goest I will go, 
Wherever thou lodgest, I will lodge, 
Thy people will be my people my love, 
Whither thou goest I will go
 
For as in that story long ago, 
The same sweet love story now is so, 
Thy people shall be my people my love, 
Whither thou goest, I will go 
 
I will go

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Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records for Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history. Como was seen weekly on television from 1949 to 1963, then continued hosting the Kraft Music Hall variety program on a monthly basis until 1967. His television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. Also a popular recording artist, Perry Como pro… more »

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