House/R&B vocalist Adeva is known for her commanding diva vamps, but she also has a strong feeling for songs closer to gospel ballads.

Their demo was in a form of piano based gospel ballad like "Bridge over Troubled Water".

Among the old songs in the set were gospel ballads, like the Louvin Brothers' "Are You Afraid to Die?

In contrast, Mahalia Jackson used her dusky contralto voice to develop her gospel ballads as well as favouring a more joyful approach to singing the gospel.

LaBelle also co-wrote two songs on the album, the Latin pop-flavored "Teach Me Tonight" and the gospel ballad "Quiet Time".

One of the album's finest moments is "One Voice," a gospel ballad.

He played with subtlety, intimacy and clarity on a gospel ballad that sounded something like "Lord, I Give Myself to You," the spiritual that closes the album.

However, inspired by a cover of the song by the band Low, Jason started playing the song live and subsequently re-recorded it as a gospel ballad.

An old traditional gospel ballad about someone who wants to go home to heaven, and will be glad when they can ...

"Border Song" is a gospel ballad originally performed by British musician Elton John.