Originally recorded live in the First Baptist Church in Crown Heights, NYC, in 1982 under Celestial Choir and pressed only for the congregation, it was then enlightened by Walter Gibbons (owner of Jus Born studios and a new-born Christian at the time of the recording). "Stand on the Word" was Walter's biggest record at the time, and The Joubert Singers' version is a re-recording done for Next Plateau, featuring the same singers but done outside of the church choir. This 12" also includes the famous Larry Levan mix as well as mixes by Patchworks, Panoptikum Arkestra, and Walter Mecca.
