| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1949 |
| Label | Columbia Masterworks |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | Good (76/100) [1] |
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a studio album by Paul Robeson, released in 1949 on Columbia Masterworks. Robeson was accompanied on piano by Lawrence Brown, who also provided additional vocals on some of the tracks.
The album was originally issued in 1949 as a set of four 10-inch 78-r.p.m. records, catalog number MM 819. [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | |
| 2. | "Ev'ry Time I Feel de Spirit" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Got a Home in Dat Rock" | |
| 2. | "O Gimme Your Han'" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No More Auction Block" | |
| 2. | "Great Gittin' Up Mornin'" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hear de Lam's A-Cryin'" | |
| 2. | "Goin' to Ride Up in de Chariot" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Hear de Trumpet" | |
| 2. | "Ezekial Saw de Wheel" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poor Wayfarin' Stranger" | |
| 2. | "Hammer Song" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dere's a Man Goin' 'Round" | |
| 2. | "I Know de Lord" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Git on Board, Little Chillen" | |
| 2. | "Lil' David" |
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