| Spirituals | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Robeson | ||||
| Released | 1946 | |||
| Recorded | 1945 | |||
| Label | Columbia Masterworks | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Supplement | Positive |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard |  |
Spirituals is a studio album by Paul Robeson, recorded in 1945 and released in 1946 on Columbia Masterworks. Robeson was accompanied by Lawrence Brown at the piano.
Track listing
The album was originally issued in 1946 as a set of four 10-inch 78-r.p.m. records, catalog number M 610.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Go Down Moses" | ||
| 2. | "Balm in Gilead" | ||
| 3. | "By an' By" | ||
| 4. | "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child" | ||
| 5. | "John Henry" | ||
| 6. | "Water Boy" | Robeson | |
| 7. | "Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen" | ||
| 8. | "Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho" |
References
- ^ Record Supplement. 1946.
Record Supplement. 1946.
"Record Supplement". Gramophone Shop, Inc., New York. 1946.As a singer of spirituals, Paul Robeson is virtually unsurpassed. With the pianist Lawrence Brown, Mr. Robeson gives deeply moving interpretations of the following: Go Down Moses; Balm in Gilead; Sometimes I Feel Like a ...
- Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 21 December 1968.
- "Paul Robeson - Spirituals". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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