Paul Robeson, Ballad for Americans - 58m 46s

Tracks & Durations

1. Shenandoah	2:58
2. Deep River	2:20
3. Go Down, Moses	2:00
4. On My Journey	1:30
5. Water Boy	2:50
6. The Minstrel Boy	1:51
7. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)	2:51
8. Loch Lomond	2:10
9. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho	1:29
10. Get on Board, Little Children	1:19
11. Scandalize My Name	1:50
12. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	2:53
13. Eriskay Love Lilt	2:40
14. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal	2:10
15. Mexican Lullaby	2:22
16. All Through the Night	2:07
17. Jerusalem	2:04
18. Drink to me Only with thine Eyes (To Celia)	3:04
19. The Four Rivers	2:46
20. John Brown's Body	2:50
21. The House I Live In	2:28
22. Ballad for Americans	10:07

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Review

Legendary American actor/concert performer Paul Robeson sings as deep as a well and as wide as an ocean on the reissue of Ballad for Americans. His unmistakable bass-baritone makes the rafters ring on this excellent, eloquent collection of spirituals, work songs, folk songs, and pop tunes. The epic 10-minute title track--composed by Earl Robinson and John LaTouche--is a compendium of American musical forms and a celebration of American spirit, delivered in a call-and-response style that finds Robeson playing a true everyman to the questioning crowd. His patriotism--as rich and complex as his voice--is in full flower here; ironic since he was driven to self-exile in Europe during the Red Scare. --Michael Ruby

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Ballad for Americans

Tracks: 25 (+3 tracks), Disk length: 1h 13m 57s (+15m 11s)

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