Odetta in Japan

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Odetta in Japan
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Live album by Odetta
Released 1966
Genre Folk, blues, acoustic
Label RCA Victor
Producer Jack Somer
Odetta chronology
Odetta Sings Dylan
(1965)		Odetta in Japan
(1966)		 Odetta
(1967)

Odetta in Japan is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1966. It was her final album for RCA Victor.

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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

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