Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs

Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs
Studio album by
Paul Robeson
Released1959
LabelMonitor
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BillboardPositive ("Spotlight" pick)[1]

Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs is a studio album by Paul Robeson, released on Monitor in 1959.[2]

Track listing

The album was originally issued in 1959 as a long-playing record, catalog numbers MP 580 (mono) and MPS 580 (stereo).[1][2]

Robeson is accompanied by Alan Booth on piano (except where indicated).

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)CommentsLength
1."Hammer Song" with Sonny Terry, harmonica, Brownie McGhee, guitar 
2."Water Me from the Lime Rock"   
3."Scandalize My Name"arranged by H. T. Burleigh  
4."Jacob's Ladder"   
5."Witness"arranged by Lawrence Brown  
6."Stand Still, Jordan"   
7."Takin' Names"   
8."Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"   
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)CommentsLength
1."Hassidic Chant: Kaddish"arranged by J. Engel  
2."Wanderer" (Finnish folk song)arranged by Selim Palmgren  
3."Songs My Mother Taught Me"Antonín Dvořák  
4."Vi azoi lebt der keyser" (Yiddish folk song) Lawrence Brown, piano
Sung in Yiddish		 
5."The Minstrel Boy" (English ballad)words by Thomas Moore  
6."The Orphan"Modest MussorgskySung in Russian 
7."Zog nit keynmol" (Song of the Warsaw Ghetto)arranged by Lawrence BrownSung in English and Yiddish 
8."Joe Hill"Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes  

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 March 1959.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Robeson - Favorite Songs". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-04-08.