American Folk Songs | ||||
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Released | May 1948 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 32:09 | |||
Label | Capitol, Corinthian | |||
Jo Stafford chronology | ||||
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American Folk Songs is a 1948 album by Jo Stafford. The original release featured six songs on three 78-RPM discs. It was released as a long-playing record in 1950, with two additional songs. Since the 1962 re-release, the album has featured twelve popular folk songs.[2][3] The Saturday Review described the album as "of its own excellence."[4]
Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All songs are traditional.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shenandoah" | 3:38 |
2. | "Black Is the Color" | 2:58 |
3. | "Old Joe Clark" | 1:43 |
4. | "Wayfaring Stranger" | 3:02 |
5. | "Barbara Allen" | 2:57 |
6. | "Single Girl" | 2:14 |
7. | "Red Rosey Bush" | 2:56 |
8. | "I Wonder as I Wander" | 3:07 |
9. | "Cripple Creek" | 1:30 |
10. | "The Nightingale" | 3:26 |
11. | "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" | 2:52 |
12. | "Sourwood Mountain" | 1:46 |
References
[edit]- ^ American Folk Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "American Folk Songs-track listing". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "American Folk Songs-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Recordings Report on Popular Releases". Saturday Review: 47. May 29, 1948.
- ^ Stephen Holden (November 27, 1987). "Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond". The New York Times. Pop/Jazz. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.