Odetta Sings the Blues

Odetta Sings the Blues
Studio album by Odetta
Released	1968
Genre	Folk, blues
Label	Riverside RS 3007
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Odetta chronology
The Best of Odetta (1967) Odetta Sings the Blues (1968) Odetta Sings (1970)

Odetta Sings the Blues is an album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1968. It is a reissue of the 1962 Riverside release Odetta and the Blues .

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Track listing

Side one

1. "Hard, Oh Lord" (4:05)
2. "Believe I'll Go" (3:03)
3. "Oh, Papa" (3:16)
4. "How Long Blues" (2:06)
5. "Hogan's Alley" (2:09)
6. "Leavin' This Mornin'" (2:46)

Side two

1. "Oh My Babe" (4:19)
2. "Yonder Come the Blues" (2:48)
3. "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor" (3:47)
4. "Weeping Willow Blues" (2:35)
5. "Go Down Sunshine" (2:17)
6. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (2:19)

Personnel

• Odetta – vocals, guitar
• Buck Clayton – trumpet
• Vic Dickenson – trombone
• Herb Hall – clarinet
• Dick Wellstood – piano
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
• "Shep" Shephard – drums

References

1. Allmusic review