There Is Only One

Recorded in Chicago in 1973 with Pastor T.L. Barrett leading the Youth for Christ Choir, a large youth ensemble connected to his Mt. Zion Baptist Church ministry. The recording features Barrett's lead vocal and church-band arrangements built around choir, drums, tambourines, horns, and organ. Released in 1973 on Do Not Pass Me By Vol. II, There Is Only One formed part of Barrett's privately pressed follow-up to Like a Ship. The album was sold mainly from the pulpit of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and later became a sought-after Chicago gospel recording. The track gained wider circulation through Numero Group's 2017 reissue of Do Not Pass Me By Vol. II and the 2021 I Shall Wear a Crown box set. It remains part of Barrett's rediscovered 1970s gospel catalogue, which later reached soul collectors, hip-hop listeners, and archival reissue audiences.