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Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs
Compilation album by
Leadbelly
Released1989
Recorded1940s
GenreFolk
Length32:01
LabelFolkways Records[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs is a remastered compilation album of American folk songs sung by legend Leadbelly accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry, originally recorded by Moses Asch in the 1940s and re-released in 1989 by Folkways Records.[2]

Critical reception

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings called it a "good LP," but one that has been superseded by superior reissues.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Huddie Ledbetter

No.TitleLength
1."There's a Man Going Around Taking Names"1:24
2."Stewball"2:27
3."Keep Your Hands Off Her"2:51
4."Good, Good, Good (Talking, Preaching)/We Shall Walk Thru the Valley"2:11
5."Linin' Track"1:11
6."Outskirts of Town"2:39
7."We Shall Be Free"2:33
8."Ain't You Glad (Blood Done Signed My Name)"2:19
9."On a Monday"1:47
10."Jean Harlow"1:39
11."Corn Bread Rough"2:06
12."National Defense Blues"3:00
13."Little Children's Blues"2:27
14."Fiddler's Dram"2:28
15."Meeting At the Building"0:59
Total length:32:01

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[6]

References

  1. ^ Heim, Chris. "LEADBELLY, WOODY GUTHRIE LEAD FOLKWAYS TITLE REISSUES". chicagotribune.com.
  2. ^ a b "Sings Folk Songs - Lead Belly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 381.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 413.
  6. ^ Leadbelly. Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs. Folkways Records. 1989.
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