Don Bryant’s success writing hits for artists at Hi

Records overshadowed his status as one of the best

soul singers of the 1960s. Born into a Memphis family of 10 children in 1942, Bryant caught the attention of Willie Mitchell singing in a doo wop group. Through Mitchell, Bryant’s original song "Is There Someone Else on Your Mind" was cut by the Five Royales, and he signed to Hi Records, releasing his first single in 1964.

when Mitchell assigned him to work with new signee Ann Peebles. Bryant’s and Peebles’s creative and personal chemistry blossomed into marriage two years later. It also resulted in many of Peebles' signature songs (e.g., "I Can't Stand the Rain”) and created a demand for Don’s material from other Hi stars like Al Green, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, and Otis Clay. Meantime, his own recording career flagged and when Hi's heyday ended, Bryant and Peebles both took a hiatus from the music industry, during which time Don found himself drawn to the church.

Brown to cut "It’s All in the Word". The album

melody of Rest Well, to the Mountain moving, Holy

Ghost adlibs on He’s Alright, every note on this recording was seasoned with a sanctified soul-drenched spirit.

(feat. Leon Griffin)
 

HIGHER IN THE SERVICE

(feat. Jericho)
 

IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE

(feat. Howard Grimes & Pete Mendillo)
 

DOING THE WORK OF THE LORD

(feat. Ann Peebles & Jeff Adams)
 

(feat. Greg Norris)
 

(feat. Larry Dodson)
 

(feat. Sis Barbara Cole & Shirley Russell)
 

(feat. The Saints of Carnegie)
 

(feat. Niki, Liza & The By Faith Youth Choir)
 

(feat. Tamiko Jones & Nika)
 

(feat. Leon Griffin)