A Lonesome Road - Paul Robeson sings spirituals and songs

Jerome Kern (Composer), George H. Clutsam (Composer), Avery Robinson (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Spiritual Traditional (Composer), Ray / DeSylva, Buddy / Brown, Lew Henderson (Composer), Stephen [1] Foster (Composer), A. / Carter, D. Phillips (Composer), Lily Theresa Strickland (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Ethelbert Nevin (Composer), Harry T. (Henry) Burleigh (Composer), J. Rosamond Johnson (Composer), Gene/ Shilkret, Nathaniel Austin (Composer), Paul Robeson (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Paul Robeson
• Composer: Jerome Kern, George H. Clutsam, Avery Robinson, Anonymous, Spiritual Traditional, et al.
• Audio CD (April 20, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HFH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #360,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ol' Man River

2. My Curly Headed Baby

3. Water Boy

4. I'm Goin' To Tell God All O' My Troubles

5. Oh! Didn't It Rain

6. Little Pal

7. There's No Hiding Place

8. Poor Old Joe

9. Scandalize My Name

10. Ezekiel Saw The Wheel

11. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass

12. Just Keepin' On

13. Mah Lindy Lou

14. Steal Away

15. Mighty Lak' A Rose

16. Deep River

17. Hear The Lambs A-Cryin'

18. Get On Board, Little Children

19. Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)

20. Witness

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Robeson at his best, March 23, 2001

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This review is from: A Lonesome Road - Paul Robeson sings spirituals and songs (Audio CD)

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 from the fact that Robeson was the first important black artist to actively fight for civil rights. The music here, however, is extremely beautiful.