Odetta Sings Folk Songs

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Odetta Sings Folk Songs
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Studio album by
Odetta
ReleasedSeptember 1963 (1963-09)
StudioRCA Victor Studio A, New York City
Genre Folk, blues
Label RCA Victor
Producer Hugo & Luigi
Odetta chronology
One Grain of Sand
(1963)		Odetta Sings Folk Songs
(1963)		 Odetta
(1964)

Odetta Sings Folk Songs is a studio album by American folk singer Odetta, released on the RCA Victor label in September 1963. [1] The album peaked at number 75 on the Billboard 200 chart. [2] The album was nominated as the Best Folk Recording at the 6th Annual Grammy Awards. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "900 Miles" – 3:10
  2. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 4:09
  3. "Maybe She Go" – 1:54
  4. "I Never Will Marry" – 1:55
  5. "Yes I See" – 2:53
  6. "Why'n Oh Why" – 2:05
  7. "Shenandoah" – 3:46
  8. "The Golden Vanity" – 4:02
  9. "Roberta" – 3:07
  10. "Anthem of the Rainbow" (Forrest Tollis, Robert Cosbey, Jr.) – 4:07
  11. "All My Trials" – 3:32
  12. "This Little Light of Mine" (Harry Loes) – 3:03

Personnel

Technical

Production notes

Charts

Chart performance for Odetta Sings Folk Songs
Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 75

References

  1. ↑ Christian, George (September 15, 1963). "Pop Records". Sec. 7: Home Section. The Houston Post. p. 30. Retrieved June 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Odetta Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Polly (December 4, 2008). "Folk music rights legend dies". The Huntsville Times. Associated Press. p. A8. Retrieved June 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.


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