The Legendary Whispers Drop Gospel Reissue with Remixes and Previously Unreleased Material

The surviving members of the legendary R&B vocal group, The Whispers, known for classic Billboard No. 1 R&B hits such as “Rock Steady” and “And the Beat Goes On,” are reissuing their beloved 2010 gospel album, Thankful, as Thankful : The Compilation (Kingdom Records / Virgin Music Group), on all digital music platforms on December 12, 2025. The 16-track set has been remastered by Fred “Toxic” Taylor with special remixes and previously unreleased material.

The Whispers were founded in Los Angeles circa 1963. Co-founding member Walter Scott passed away from stomach cancer this past June. Another founding member Nick Caldwell passed of congestive heart failure in 2016. The album opens with an intro by surviving members Wallace “Scotty” Scott (Walters’ twin brother) and Leaveil Degree discussing the initial inspiration for making the gospel album and some conversation about the recent losses of Walter and Nick.

The set features the original eleven songs, four of which were produced by gospel icon and Whispers fan Fred Hammond. The track “For Thou Art with Me” is a smooth ballad that became a Top 40 gospel radio hit in 2010. It’s followed by a song the Scott twins co-wrote and first introduced on their 2006 album For Your Ears Only. The project closes with four mixes of “Praise His Holy Name” – including two by Grammy® Award winning mixer Maurice Joshua (who has remixed tracks by the likes of Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, and Mariah Carey) - which has generated over 2 million digital streams in various incarnations over the years. “Doing the Whispers remix was very exciting for myself,” says Maurice Joshua. “I grew up spinning The Whispers and playing their music as a DJ throughout the decades. Just to hear the stems and their slick vocal harmonies was wonderous. It was a wonderful and joyous feeling just to be part of their legacy and having touched such a great record.” When originally released, the Thankful album peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums sales chart and spent 45 weeks on the survey.

The track listing:

1. Intro by Wallace Scott & Leaveil Degree
2. Walk With Me
3. Did You Know?
4. Praise His Holy Name
5. One More Chance
6. For Thou Art Me
7. Who Could It Be?
8. We Need You
9. This Is How I Feel
10. In the Name of Jesus
11. Living Without You
12. I Sing This Song for You
13. Praise His Holy Name (Acapella)
14. Praise His Holy Name (Instrumental)
15. Praise His Holy Name (House Remix)
16. Praise His Holy Name (Maurice Joshua’s Steppers Remix)