The Weavers at Carnegie Hall

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The Weavers at Carnegie Hall
Live album by The Weavers
Released April 1957
Recorded December 24, 1955
Genre folk
Length 44:44
Label Vanguard
Professional reviews
The Weavers chronology
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
(1952)
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall
(1957)
Folk Songs Around the World
(1959)

At Carnegie Hall is the second album by The Weavers. The concert was recorded live at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Christmas Eve 1955. At the time the concert was a come-back for the group following the inclusion of the group on the entertaiment industry blacklist.


Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Darling Corey" (traditional, arranged by Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 1:58
  2. "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (traditional, arranged by Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 3:14
  3. "Pay Me My Money Down" (Parrish) — 2:36
  4. "Greensleeves" (traditional) — 2:39
  5. "Rock Island Line" (Leadbelly) — 2:19
  6. "Around the World" (Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 2:37
  7. "Womoweh" (traditional, arranged by Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 1:46
  8. "Venga Jaleo" (Brooks) — 2:09
  9. "Suliram (I'll Be There)" (Campbell, Engvick) — 2:05
  10. "Shalom Chaverim" (Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 2:02
  11. "Lonesome Traveler" (Hays) — 1:59
  12. "I Know Where I'm Going" (traditional, arranged by Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 1:51
  13. "Woody's Rag/900 Miles" (Guthrie) — 1:34
  14. "Sixteen Tons" (Travis) — 2:03
  15. "Follow the Drinking Gourd" (Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman ...) — 2:09
  16. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (traditional) 2:15
  17. "I've Got a Home in That Rock" (Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 1:48
  18. "Hush Little Baby" (Campbell) — 1:03
  19. "Go Where I Send Thee (One for the Little Bitty Baby)" (traditional, arranged by Gilbert, Hays, Hellerman) — 2:35
  20. "Goodnight, Irene" (Leadbelly, Lomax) — 4:02

[edit] Charts

year chart peak
1961 Billboard Pop Albums 24

[edit] Credits

[edit] The Weavers

[edit] Other

  • Nancy Toff Liner Notes

[edit] Releases

year format label catalog #
1957 LP Vanguard 9010
1970 LP Vanguard VSD-76533
1984 LP Vanguard VMS-73101
1984 CS Vanguard CVM-73101
1988 CD Vanguard VMD-73101

[edit] References