Odetta in Japan

Odetta in Japan
Live album by Odetta
Released	1965
Genre	Folk, blues, acoustic
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Jack Somer
Odetta chronology
Odetta Sings Dylan (1965) Odetta in Japan (1965) Odetta (1967)

Odetta in Japan is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1965. ^{[1] [2]} It was her final album for RCA Victor.

The song "Sakura" went on to become an iconic hip-hop sample of the 1990s, as featured in East Flatbush Project's "Tried By 12".

Track listing

All tracks arranged by Odetta; except where indicated:

1. "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger) – 1:58
2. "Kaeshite Okure Ima Suguni" (Taku Izumi, Toshio Fujita) – 4:43
3. "The Fox" – 2:00
4. "Chilly Winds" – 3:59
5. "Ain't No More Cane on This Brazos" – 3:40
6. "One Man's Hand" (Alex Comfort, Pete Seeger) – 3:10
7. "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 3:40
8. "Sakura" – 2:22
9. "Hush Little Baby" – 1:21
10. "Why Oh Why" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:10
11. "Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho" – 2:10
12. "We Shall Overcome" (Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, Pete Seeger, Zilphia Horton) – 5:23

Personnel

• Odetta – vocals, guitar
• Bruce Langhorne – guitar
• Les Grinage (aka Raphael Grinage) – bass

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. p. 4954. ISBN   978-1-4402-2916-9.
2. "Odetta – Odetta In Japan (1966, Vinyl) - Discogs". Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2025.