Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues

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Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues cover
Studio album by Odetta
Released 1956 (original),
February 6, 1996,
February 1, 2005 (re-releases)
Recorded San Francisco, California,
September 1956
Genre Folk, Blues, Vocal
Label Tradition Recordings
TLP 1010 (LP)
Rykodisc 1004 (1996 CD)
V.I. Music 450661 (2005 CD)
Producer(s) Dean Gitter
Odetta chronology
The Tin Angel (Odetta & Larry)
(1954)		 Sings Ballads and Blues
(1956)		 At the Gate of Horn (live)
(1957)
Original cover (1956)
The vinyl cover of Ballads and Blues
The vinyl cover of Ballads and Blues
Original back cover
Introduction by producer Dean Gitter
Introduction by producer Dean Gitter

Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is the debut solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in 1956.

Contents

[edit] Background

  • Some songs on this album were also recorded for Odetta & Larry's 1954 album The Tin Angel
    • "Santy Anno"
    • "'Buked and Scorned"
    • "Another Man Done Gone".
    • "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (although it only appears as a bonus track on this album)
  • The initial vinyl release has tracks 1-8 as side A, then tracks 9-16 as side B (the "Spiritual Trilogy" being counted as one track, a medley).
  • The 'enhanced' CD version of this album, released in 2005, contains four bonus tracks and has a slightly different cover (with a different photo of the singer).

[edit] Miscellanea

  • Bob Dylan singled this album out as one of his favorites by Odetta; indeed, it was albums like this that inspired him to play folk music instead of rock 'n' roll[1].

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Track listing

Tracks marked [*] are 2005 CD bonus tracks, not on original vinyl release.

  1. "Santy Anno" (traditional) – 1:55
  2. "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (traditional) – 2:42
  3. "Muleskinner Blues" (Rodgers) – 2:51
  4. "Another Man Done Gone" (traditional) – 2:11
  5. "Shame and Scandal" (traditional) – 2:23
  6. "Jack O' Diamonds" (traditional) – 3:15
  7. "'Buked and Scorned" (traditional) – 2:40
  8. "Easy Rider" (traditional) – 5:06
  9. "Joshua" (traditional) – 1:53
  10. "Hound Dog" (traditional) – 3:50
  11. "Glory, Glory" (traditional) – 2:12
  12. "Alabama Bound" (Ledbetter) – 1:42
  13. "Been in the Pen" (traditional) – 2:32
  14. "Deep Blue Sea" (traditional) – 3:00
  15. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" (traditional) – 1:51
  16. Spiritual Trilogy: "Oh, Freedom", "Come and Go With Me", "I'm on My Way" (traditional) – 6:06
  17. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" [*] (traditional) – 1:53
  18. "Take This Hammer" [*] (Ledbetter) – 3:27
  19. "Deep River" [*] (traditional) – 3:00
  20. "Chilly Winds" [*] (traditional) – 2:41

[edit] External links

  1. ^ Playboy interview with Bob Dylan, 1978
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