What is "in the beginning"

1. adv. with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: primitively, originally]

2. before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: in the first place, earlier, to begin with, originally]

In the Beginning may refer to:

• "In the beginning", in the King James Version of the Bible, a phrase that opens the Genesis 1:1
• "In the beginning was the word", the opening of the Gospel of John, the source of the conception of the Christian Logos

"In the Beginning" is a popular song, by Dorcas Cochran, Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman, and Fred Wise.

It was recorded by Frankie Laine in December, 1954 and released by Columbia as catalog number 40378, the flip side being "Old Shoes." Although the song did not chart in the United States, it reached #20 on the United Kingdom charts on March 5, 1955. The UK release was by Philips Records as catalog number PB 311 B (flip side of "Rain, Rain, Rain").

Category:1954 songs Category:Songs with lyrics by Dorcas Cochran Category:Songs with lyrics by Fred Wise (songwriter) Category:Songs with lyrics by Kay Twomey Category:Songs with music by Ben Weisman

In the Beginning is the second live album by Stevie (Ray) Vaughan and Double Trouble (the stage name at that time did not include Vaughan's middle name). While the album was released about two years after Vaughan's death in 1990, the actual performance took place on April 1, 1980 at Steamboat 1874 in Austin, Texas, and was broadcast live on KLBJ-FM radio. A 25-year-old Vaughan, still more than three years away from the release of his first studio album, performs with his "Double Trouble" bandmates: Chris Layton, drummer, and Jackie Newhouse, bassist. (Newhouse was replaced by bassist Tommy Shannon in January 1981, who would remain part of Double Trouble until Stevie's death.)

In the Beginning (Circa 1960) is the first consolidated American packaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles (credited as The Beat Brothers), called My Bonnie. In the Beginning (Circa 1960) was released by Polydor Records in 1970 (catalogue number 24-4504.) It was recorded in Hamburg in 1961. This album was originally released as The Beatles' First in Germany in 1964 and in the United Kingdom in 1967. Previous American releases of this material in LP form was split in 1964 between MGM Records and Atco Records. Polydor (which eventually absorbed MGM) established its United States branch in 1969 which explains why this package was released much later in The Beatles' history. Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan. The album was released only four days before Let It Be, The Beatles' final studio album. This is therefore the last Beatles compilation album released whilst the band were still releasing studio albums. All subsequent releases of Sheridan/Beatles/Beat Brothers material are simply repackages of the same tracks. This album is available in a slightly altered CD by Polydor without the inaccurate (Circa 1960) subtitle and with both parts of "Ya Ya". Only part one of that track was released on this LP. In the Beginning (Circa 1960) was also the only Beatles album not owned by EMI though Universal's purchase of Polydor and the Beatles' main catalogue put them under the same ownership.

For a time, this was one of the only Beatles albums available on the iTunes Store until the full catalogue of the Beatles was made available in 2011.

In The Beginning is a compilation by death metal band Nile, which combines their two EPs, Ramses Bringer of War and Festivals of Atonement in their entirety. It was released in 2000.

Festivals of Atonement was released on LP format on February 10th, 1995 through their own label, Anubis Records. Ramses Bringer of War was released as a cassette demo on November 19th, 1996 on the same label, and later in 1997 on CD and CS formats through Visceral Records.

Tracks 1-5 from Festivals of Atonement. Tracks 6-8 from Ramses Bringer of War.

In the Beginning is the first compilation album from the rock band Journey, containing songs from the group's first three albums ( Journey, Look into the Future, and Next). The songs on this album are all taken from the period where Gregg Rolie sang lead vocals, before Steve Perry joined the band as their new lead singer in 1978.

In The Beginning is the debut studio album by British ten-piece hip-hop group Blazin' Squad. The album was released on 25 November 2002 in the United Kingdom through East West Records. It peaked at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart. The album contains the top 10 singles " Crossroads", " Love on the Line" and the double A-side "Reminisce" / "Where the Story Ends". The album features the radio edit of "Crossroads", running at 3:10, instead of the full-length version, which runs at 3:50.

In the Beginning is a 2009 French drama film directed by Xavier Giannoli. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.

In the Beginning (2000) is a 2-part biblical television miniseries directed by Kevin Connor. It stars Martin Landau and Jacqueline Bisset and it premiered on NBC on November 12, 2000.

"In the Beginning" is a 1969 song by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. Written by drummer Graeme Edge, it was released as the opening track on the album On the Threshold of a Dream.

On the Threshold of a Dream is a concept album about dreams, and "In the Beginning" introduces this theme. The track begins with a high-frequency electronic sound, which appears repeatedly on the album. As it begins, the mellotron provides an ascending orchestral sound, which ends abruptly when the verses begin.

The lyrics are spoken rather than sung, and it is the only Moody Blues spoken track to feature multiple members reciting the lyrics. The first part is recited by Justin Hayward, whose character is trying to figure out the meaning of life, says "I think, I think I am. Therefore, I am, I think." The next part, recited by Graeme Edge, who portrays the antagonist from a computer-dominated world, tries to lure the main character into a world of little human interaction due to technology running every aspect of life. Edge's vocal piece also features the sound of heavy machinery in the background.

Hayward's character then returns, refuting this lifestyle with "I'm more than that! I know I am. At least, I think I must be." The final part, recited by Mike Pinder, who is the inner self of the main character, convinces the main character to "keep on thinking free", which is part of the album's concept. The song ends by fading into the next track " Lovely to See You."

In the Beginning is a compilation album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in August 1988 by Rhino Records. The album consists of demos, some of which were previously unreleased, recorded during 1964 at World Pacific Studios in Los Angeles, before the band had secured a recording contract with Columbia Records. Material dating from the band's pre-fame rehearsal sessions at World Pacific had previously appeared on the 1969 album Preflyte, but In the Beginning provides a more comprehensive overview of this period than the earlier compilation. Upon release, In the Beginning garnered mostly positive reviews from critics but failed to reach the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart or the UK Albums Chart.

During preparation for the album, Rhino Records elected to include as many previously unreleased versions of songs as possible, rather than simply duplicate the contents of the Preflyte album. As a result of this, of the seventeen tracks that make up In the Beginning, only five are exactly the same recordings that were included on the earlier compilation album. In the Beginning also includes six alternate takes of songs that appeared on Preflyte, alternate versions of both sides of a one-off single that the group released on Elektra Records in 1964 (under the pseudonym of The Beefeaters), a primitive acoustic demo of "The Only Girl I Adore" that had previously been released on the Early LA various artists compilation, a previously unreleased early version of "It's No Use", and two recordings of the previously unreleased song "Tomorrow Is a Long Ways Away".

Noting the album's emphasis on newly released material, The Byrds' biographer Johnny Rogan commented that In the Beginning took "the brave decision to include as many alternate takes as possible, irrespective of their quality" and concluded that the "CD captured the very genesis of The Byrds." Music historian and journalist Richie Unterberger, writing for the Allmusic website, has described the music on the album as "excellent, though more tentative and less polished than their 'official' Columbia work." However, Unterberger also complained that "some of the alternate takes are inferior to those on the original Preflyte album."

In the Beginning is currently out of print and has been supplanted by the exhaustive double CD compilation The Preflyte Sessions.

In the Beginning is a double album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1974. The album was later reissued on CTI as two separate volumes entitled Then There Was Light.

In the Beginning is an American sitcom television series, created by Norman Lear and produced by his Tandem Productions company, which aired on CBS from September 20 to October 18, 1978.

In the Beginning (also released as Cassandranite) is an album featuring the demo tapes recorded in 1965 by trumpeter Woody Shaw in his original quest for a recording contract which was eventually released on the Muse label in 1983. Cassandranite was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.