In Brief

* * * 1/2 Various artists, “Leap of Faith” soundtrack, MCA. This quick primer in the essential joys of black gospel spotlights leading lights like Albertina Walker, Edwin Hawkins and guest churchlady Patti LaBelle, fronting a smoking choir. On the secular tip, Lyle Lovett, John Pagano and even Don Henley put their own agreeable spin on the genre.

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