It was released on June 22, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings. Vickie Winans is back on the scene with the blazing gospel song "How I Got Over." "How I Got Over" is a Gospel hymn composed and published in 1951 by Clara Ward (1924–1973). How I Got Over is the ninth studio album by American hip hop band The Roots. It was performed by Mahalia Jackson at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 before 250,000 people. How I got over how I got over My soul look back and wonder how I got over How I got over how I got over Just as soon as I see Jesus oh yes The man who made me free oh yes oh yes He was the man that bleed and suffer oh yes oh yes oh yes Who died … Notable recordings of this work have been made by Mahalia Jackson (1961, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1976), Aretha Franklin (1972 on her Amazing Grace live record album), and the Blind Boys of Alabama (2008 on their album Down in New Orleans). Best of TheRoots: https://goo.gl/h31zY4 Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/mfbwtz Music video by The Roots performing How I Got Over.