Paul Robeson

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Annotation

CD back states "Re-mastered by Masterpiece Mastering"
"This compilation (P) 1997 EMI Records Ltd. (C) 1997 EMI Records Ltd.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-10 17:48 UTC.

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
3Summertime
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
4Song of Freedom
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:40
5The Black Emperor
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:47
6Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:05
7Ma Lindy Lou
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:15
8Love Song
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:23
9At Dawning
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:24
10Sleepy River
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:02
11Lonely Road
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:18
12Mighty Like a Rose
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:24
13Ma Curley-Headed Baby
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:03
14Canoe Song
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recording of:
Canoe Song
lyricist:
Arthur Wimperis
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
2:57
15Honey
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1936-03-26)
2:18
16It 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
17It 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
18All Through the Night
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:22
19The Cobbler's Song
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:40
20My Way
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:49
21No John No
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:14
22St. Louis Blues
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
3:31
23Passing By
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:23
24An Eriskay Love Lilt
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:50
25Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
2:45