Album
Songs Of Free Men
1997 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Songs Of Free Men is a Folk album by Paul Robeson, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Balm In Gilead2:28
- 2Chassidic Chant2:41
- 3From Border To Border (From Quiet Flows The Don)2:25
- 4Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don (From Quiet Flows The Don)3:17
- 5The Lord God Of Abraham (From Elijah, Op. 70)3:07
- 6The Purest Kind Of Guy (Joe's Birthday Song) (From No For An Answer)3:18
- 7Joe Hill2:39
- 8The Peat-Bog Soldiers (Moorsoldaten - Song From A German Concentration Camp)2:24
- 9The Four Insurgent Generals2:11
- 10Native Land2:18
- 11Song Of The Plains (Red Army Song)3:04
- 12Cradle Song3:49
- 13Within Four Walls3:30
- 14By An' By2:26
- 15Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child2:28
- 16John Henry2:27
- 17Water Boy2:32
- 18My Curly Headed Baby2:43
- 19Mah Lindy Lou3:08
- 20Wagon Wheels2:42
- 21The House I Live In3:08
- 22I Still Suits Me (From Showboat)2:32
- 23Sylvia2:06
- 24Ol' Man River (From Showboat)3:08
- 25It Ain't Necessarily So (From Porgy And Bess)2:35
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- stripped-back
- earnest
- political
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Tracks 1 to 4 recorded January 27, 1942
Tracks 5 to 11 recorded January 30, 1942
Track 12, 13 recorded on February 5, 1942
Track 14 to 17 recorded on December 28, 1945
Tracks 18 to 21 recorded on November 7, 1947
Track 22 to 25 recorded on November 8, 1
Notable difference with European releases: the barcode.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Lawrence BrownPIANO
- Paul RobesonVOCALS
- Columbia Concert OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Emanuel BalabanCONDUCTOR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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