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1948 studio album by Jo Stafford

American Folk Songs

Studio album by Jo Stafford

Released

May 1948

Genre

Folk

Length

32:09

Label

Capitol, Corinthian

Jo Stafford chronology

Kiss Me, Kate
(1949)

American Folk Songs
(1948)

Autumn in New York
(1950)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

American Folk Songs is a 1948 album by Jo Stafford. The original release featured six songs on three 78-RPM discs. It was released as a long-playing record in 1950, with two additional songs. Since the 1962 re-release, the album has featured twelve popular folk songs. The Saturday Review described the album as "of its own excellence."

Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.

Track listing

All songs are traditional.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shenandoah"	3:38
2.	"Black Is the Color"	2:58
3.	"Old Joe Clark"	1:43
4.	"Wayfaring Stranger"	3:02
5.	"Barbara Allen"	2:57
6.	"Single Girl"	2:14
7.	"Red Rosey Bush"	2:56
8.	"I Wonder as I Wander"	3:07
9.	"Cripple Creek"	1:30
10.	"The Nightingale"	3:26
11.	"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier"	2:52
12.	"Sourwood Mountain"	1:46

References

American Folk Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
"American Folk Songs-track listing". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
"American Folk Songs-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
"Recordings Report on Popular Releases". Saturday Review: 47. May 29, 1948.
Stephen Holden (November 27, 1987). "Judy Collins, A Concern And a Bond". The New York Times. Pop/Jazz. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

Jo Stafford

Studio albums

Kiss Me, Kate (1949)
American Folk Songs (1950)
Autumn in New York (1950)
Songs of Faith (1950)
As You Desire Me (1952)
Broadway's Best (1953)
Starring Jo Stafford (1953)
Garden of Prayer (1954)
My Heart's in the Highlands (1954)
Happy Holiday (1955)
Soft and Sentimental (1955)
Songs of Scotland (1955)
A Gal Named Jo (1956)
Ski Trails (1956)
Once Over Lightly (1957)
Swingin' Down Broadway (1958)
Ballad of the Blues (1959)
I'll Be Seeing You (1959)
Jo + Jazz (1960)
All Alone (1963)
Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey (1963)
Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer (1964)
The Joyful Season (1964)
This Is Jo Stafford (1965)
Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)

Compilation
albums

1950s–1990s	Jo's Greatest Hits (1958) The Hits of Jo Stafford (1964) Big Band Sound (1970) Jo + Broadway (1978) Capitol Collectors Series (1991) Portrait Edition (1995) 16 Most Requested Songs (1995) Spotlight on Jo Stafford (1996) Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford (1996) Music of My Life (1996) Walkin' My Baby Back Home (1998) Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941–47 (1998) V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford (1998) Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather (1999)
2000s	Just Reminiscin' (2000) The Columbia Hits Collection (2001) International Hits (2001) Jo Stafford on Capitol (2001) The Columbia Singles Collection, Vol. 1 (2004) You Belong to Me (Memoir) (2004) You Belong to Me (Remember) (2004) You Belong to Me (ASV/Living Era) (2004) Her Greatest Hits (2008) You Belong to Me (2008) The Capitol Rarities 1943–1950 (2009)
2010s	At the Supper Club (2010) At the Supper Club Part II (2011) At the Supper Club Part III (2011)

Duets with
Gordon MacRae

Duets with
Frankie Laine

A Musical Portrait of New Orleans (1954)

Duets with others

Jo & Friends (2000)

Jonathan and
Darlene Edwards

The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (1957)
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (1961)
Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats (1982)

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