# Clara Ward & The Ward Singers — How I Got Over

Clara Ward & The Ward Singers’s How I Got Over (1951) is No. 4 in our Gospel ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1951
- **On one list:** Gospel
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Clara Ward & The Ward Singers](https://waxonia.com/artist/clara-ward-and-the-ward-singers/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/clara-ward-and-the-ward-singers--how-i-got-over/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Gospel](https://waxonia.com/genre/gospel/)

Ward wrote it, sang the lead over her own group's responses, and sold a million copies. The call-and-response architecture every soul record on this site borrows.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Clara%20Ward%20%26%20The%20Ward%20Singers%20How%20I%20Got%20Over) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=g0F4IJeDQh4)

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