Ol' Man River

~ Release by Paul Robeson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
2:23
2Deep River
2:25
3Land of My Fathers
3:07
4Ma Curly Headed Baby
recording of:
Ma Curly Headed Boy
composer:
George Howard Clutsam
3:02
5Mighty Like a Rose
3:23
6A Perfect Day
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1939-09-27)
2:31
7Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:48
8The Blind Ploughman
2:06
9The Cobbler's Song
2:38
10A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-01-21)
recording of:
A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
lyricist:
DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
2:20
11It Ain't Necessarily So
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
2:32
12It Takes a Long Pull to Get There
3:04
13Summertime
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:37
14Trees
cover recording of:
Trees
lyricist:
Joyce Kilmer (poet) (in 1913)
composer:
Oscar Rasbach (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:27
15All Through the Night
3:21
16My Way
2:48
17No John No
2:12
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