Paul Robeson

~ Release by Paul Robeson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ol’ Man River
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:40
2A 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)
2:21
3Song of Freedom
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:40
4Fat Li’l Feller With His Mammy’s Eyes
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:05
5Ma Lindy Lou
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:15
6Lonely Road
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:18
7Mighty Like a Rose
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:24
8Ma Curley-Headed Baby
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:03
9Canoe Song
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recording of:
Canoe Song
lyricist:
Arthur Wimperis
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
2:57
10It Ain’t Necessarily So
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
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
11It Takes a Long Pull to Get There
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
3:05
12All Through the Night
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:22
13The Cobbler’s Song
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:40
14My Way
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:49
15No John No
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:14
16St Louis Blues
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:31
17Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:48
18Carry Me Back to Green Pastures
2:53
19Song of the Volga Boatmen
2:46
20The Blind Ploughman
2:07
21Lazy Bones
3:23
22The Folks I Used to Know
2:50
23Gloomy Sunday (Sombre Dimanche)
2:44
24A Banjo Song
3:05
25My Heart Is Where the Mohawk Flow
3:22

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ASIN:US: B0000254YN [info]