The Best of Paul Robeson

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

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Ol’ Man River
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
2:31
A2Just a Wearyn’ for You
recording of:
Just A-Wearyin' for You
lyricist:
Frank Lebby Stanton
composer:
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
2:34
A3Ma Curly Headed Boy
recording of:
Ma Curly Headed Boy
composer:
George Howard Clutsam
2:59
A4Mah Lindy Lou
recording of:
Mah Lindy Lou
composer:
Lily Strickland
3:10
A5Trees
recording of:
Trees
lyricist:
Joyce Kilmer (lyricist) (in 1913)
composer:
Oscar Rasbach (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:22
A6Swing 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)
2:45
A7Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho
recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:55
B1Water Boy
recording of:
Water Boy (Avery Robinson arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Avery Robinson
arrangement of:
Waterboy
2:31
B2The Rosary
recording of:
The Rosary
lyricist:
Robert Cameron Rogers (songwriter)
composer:
Ethelbert Nevin
1:33
B3Canoe Song
recording of:
Canoe Song
lyricist:
Arthur Wimperis
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
2:54
B4Mighty Like a Rose
recording of:
Mighty Lak’ a Rose (1901 song)
lyricist:
Frank Lebby Stanton
composer:
Ethelbert Nevin
arrangement of:
Mighty Like a Rose (Cliff Adams arrangement)
3:17
B5Songs My Mother Taught Me
recording of:
Songs My Mother Taught Me
lyricist:
Adolf Heyduk
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
version of:
Gipsy Songs, op. 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (for voice and piano)
2:09
B6Congo Lullaby
recording of:
Congo Lullaby (from the film „Sanders of the River“)
lyricist:
Arthur Wimperis
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
3:02
B7Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:11