Odetta (1963 album)

Not to be confused with other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels:
Odetta (Folkways album) from 1967; and 2003's Odetta (Silverwolf album).
Odetta
Compilation album by Odetta
Released 1963, although unlikely to be January 1
Recorded 1956-63
Genre Folk, blues, country blues
Label Everest 273
Producer Various - Dean Gitter ("Ballads & Blues"), et al.
Odetta chronology
Odetta Sings Folk Songs
(1963)		 Odetta
(1963)		 It's a Mighty World
(1964)
Odetta compilations chronology
Odetta
(1963)		 The Best of Odetta
(1967)

Odetta is a 1963 compilation album by American folk singer Odetta. It is now out of print.

Odetta is the first official compilation of Odetta songs. It features songs from The Tin Angel, Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues, At the Gate of Horn and Odetta At Town Hall although not necessarily versions from those albums.

It had a poorer reputation than the above-mentioned original albums, being seen as thrown-together by the label. This LP has subsequently not been released on CD like those three albums. As a result, this album is rarer than most Odetta releases; the album is sometimes quoted as being released on "01-01-63", but this is probably not true, and rather a result of computer-automation on one music website which led to others quoting it as fact.

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Greensleeves" (Traditional)
  2. "Midnight Special" (Traditional)
  3. "Easy Rider" (Traditional)
  4. "Alabama Bound" (Leadbelly)
  5. "Spiritual Trilogy":
    1. "Oh, Freedom" (Traditional)
    2. "Come and Go with Me" (Traditional)
    3. "I'm on My Way'" (Traditional)

Side B:

  1. "Timber" (Sam Gary)
  2. "Deep River" (Traditional)
  3. "Chilly Winds" (Traditional)
  4. "Santy Anno" (Traditional)
  5. "Jack o' Diamonds" (Traditional)
  6. "Deep Blue Sea"(Traditional)

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