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.
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.
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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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How I Got Over - Live at Konzerthuset, Stockholm | Mahalia Jackson | A♭ Major | 3 | 4B | 98 BPM | ||
| Since The Lord Laid His Hands On Me | The Consolers | C Major | 4 | 8B | 180 BPM | ||
| Hold My Hand While I Run This Race | Dr. C.J. Johnson | D♭ Major | 5 | 3B | 65 BPM | ||
| Let Your Light Shine on Me | Blind Willie Johnson | G Major | 2 | 9B | 166 BPM | ||
| Take My Hand, Precious Lord (with Marion Williams) | Thomas A. Dorsey, Marion Williams | F Major | 2 | 7B | 180 BPM | ||
| Walking 'Til You See His Face | Willie Banks | D Major | 4 | 10B | 132 BPM | ||
| Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho | The Tennessee Gospel Society | A♭ Minor | 1 | 1A | 110 BPM | ||
| Father, Son, Holy Ghost Is He | Cissy Houston | D♭ Major | 2 | 3B | 168 BPM | ||
| I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stayed On | Dr. C.J. Johnson And The Old Time Song Service | B Major | 4 | 1B | 127 BPM | ||
| Oh Oh Give Thanks | Great Faith, Malcolm Williams | F Major | 8 | 7B | 137 BPM | ||
| Old Time Religion (2025 Remastered) | Reverend James Cleveland | B♭ Major | 5 | 6B | 117 BPM | ||
| Because He Lives | Vickie Winans | A Major | 4 | 11B | 70 BPM | ||
| If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again | Mahalia Jackson | B♭ Major | 3 | 6B | 106 BPM | ||
| It's Jesus, Y'All | Troy Ramey & The Soul Searchers | A Major | 4 | 11B | 122 BPM | ||
| If You See My Savior (with Alex Bradford) | Thomas A. Dorsey, Alex Bradford | F Major | 4 | 7B | 177 BPM | ||
| Lord, Don't Forget About Me | Dorothy Love Coates, The Original Gospel Harmonettes | A♭ Major | 3 | 4B | 96 BPM | ||
| If It Had Not Been for the Lord | Rev. Clay Evans, The Fellowship Baptist Church Choir | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 117 BPM | ||
| Hold To His Hand | Luther Dickinson, The Como Mamas | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 83 BPM | ||
| Sweet, Sweet Spirit (with Hovie Lister) | Doris Akers, The Statesmen Quartet, Hovie Lister | C Major | 3 | 8B | 139 BPM | ||
| Oh The Blood Of Jesus | Rev. Clay Evans | D♭ Major | 8 | 3B | 204 BPM | ||
| The Lord Will Fix It for Me | Rev. F.C. Barnes, Sister Janice Brown | A♭ Major | 5 | 4B | 82 BPM | ||
| Shake the Devil Off | Dorothy Norwood | F Minor | 9 | 4A | 81 BPM | ||
| Trouble In My Way | Soul Seekers | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 97 BPM | ||
| Lord, Lord You've Been So Good To Me | The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi | G Major | 8 | 9B | 128 BPM | ||
| How Can You Have the Blues If You See My Savior | Thomas A. Dorsey | D♭ Major | 2 | 3B | 125 BPM |