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: A Lonesome Road - Paul Robeson sings spirituals and songs
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from: Asv Living Era
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0743625502725
Label: Asv Living Era
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Asv Living Era
Release Date: April 20, 1994
Sales Rank: 17413
Studio: Asv Living Era



Disc 1:
  1. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson, Hammerstein, Oscar
  2. My Curley Headed Baby - Paul Robeson, Clutsam, George H.
  3. Water Boy - Paul Robeson, Avery
  4. I'm Goin' to Tell God All O' My Troubles
  5. Oh! Didn't It Rain
  6. Little Pal - Paul Robeson, DeSylva, Buddy
  7. There's No Hiding Place
  8. Poor Old Joe - Paul Robeson, Foster, Stephen
  9. Scandalize My Name
  10. Ezekiel Sat the Wheel
  11. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass
  12. Just Keepin' On - Paul Robeson, Carter, Desmond
  13. Mah Lindy Lou - Paul Robeson, Strickland, Lily
  14. Steal Away
  15. Mighty Lak' a Rose - Paul Robeson, Nevin
  16. Deep River
  17. Hear the Lambs A-Cryin'
  18. Get on Board, Little Children
  19. Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) - Paul Robeson, Foster, Stephen
  20. Witness
  21. Oh! Rock Me, Julie
  22. Li'l Gal - Paul Robeson, Dunbar
  23. I Got a Home in That Rock
  24. Lonesome Road - Paul Robeson, Austin, Gene
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Robeson at his best
This album consists of recordings Paul Robeson made in Britain durong the 1920s. He is accompanied by the great pianist Lawrence Brown or by a small orchestra led by Ray Noble. The songs on this disc are spirituals or pop songs of the era, and Robeson shines on every one of them. Robeson has an uncanny ability to make any song his own property, and this is especially true on his version of "Little Pal" - originally a saccharine semi-racist ballad written for Al Jolson. Robeson turns the song into a searing lament of an estranged father, and makes the song valid even today with his urgent, committed delivery. The majority of the songs on the cd are spirituals, and Robeson's versions are definitive in every sense of the word. All in all, there isn't a bad track here, and as an introduction to Robeson's work the record is priceless. The only aspect worth criticizing is the fact that the liner notes seem to shy away ... Read More

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