When The Gates Swing Open (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)
Thomas A. Dorsey, The Dixie Hummingbirds
Precious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. Dorsey
3:50 1973
BPM
73
Key
A♭ Major
Camelot
4B

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When The Gates Swing Open (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) by Thomas A. Dorsey, The Dixie Hummingbirds Song Details

Thomas A. Dorsey, The Dixie Hummingbirds's ' "When The Gates Swing Open (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)" was released on its scheduled release date, 1973. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:50, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 19 in the song's album "Precious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. Dorsey". In this album, this song's track order is #13. When The Gates Swing Open (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) is not that popular right now. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With When The Gates Swing Open (with The Dixie Hummingbirds) by Thomas A. Dorsey, The Dixie Hummingbirds having a BPM of 73 with a half-time of 36 BPM and a double-time of 146 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Adagio (slowly with great expression) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-15.37 dB
Acousticness
89%
Danceability
36%
Energy
23%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
20%
Loudness
74%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
48%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records