It Must Be Jesus

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"It Must Be Jesus" is a gospel song by the Southern Tones whose melody and structure were famously adapted by Ray Charles into his pioneering soul hit "I Got a Woman."

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It Must Be Jesus canonical 6

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gospel song ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct Ray Charles ⓘ
associatedGenre soul ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1950s gospel ⓘ
genre gospel ⓘ
hasForm verse-chorus structure ⓘ
hasTitle It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of gospel material later adapted into soul music ⓘ
influenced Ray Charles ⓘ
influencedWork I Got a Woman ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricTheme Christian faith ⓘ
praise of Jesus ⓘ
medium phonograph record ⓘ
melodyAdaptedIn I Got a Woman ⓘ
musicalStyle vocal harmony ⓘ
notableFor being the gospel source for Ray Charles’s song I Got a Woman ⓘ
performer Southern Tones ⓘ
linked to: The Southern Tones

The Southern Tones ⓘ
recordingArtistType gospel quartet ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
structureAdaptedIn I Got a Woman ⓘ
vocalForces male vocal group ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

I Got a Woman → basedOn → It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
It Must Be Jesus → hasTitle → It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
The Southern Tones → notableWork → It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
The Southern Tones → recorded → It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
I Got a Woman → basedOn → It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
subject linked to: The Southern Tones
Ray Charles → influencedByWork → It Must Be Jesus ⓘ
subject linked to: The Southern Tones