The Weavers - Greatest Hits

The Weavers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000EBD
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Traditional Folk

Track Listings

1. when the saints go marching in

2. kisses sweeter than wine

3. tzena, tzena, tzena

4. last night i had the strangest dream

5. wimoweh

6. on top of old smokey

7. follow the drinking gourd

8. sixteen tons

9. guantanamera

10. wreck of the john b

11. rock island line

12. around the world

13. goodnight irene

14. erie canal

15. wild goose grasses in tarrytown

16. this land is your land

17. house of the rising sun

18. aunt rhodie

19. gotta travel on

20. michael row the boat ashore

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They and their music have sunk deep into my soul., December 27, 2000

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John Austin "[e-mail]" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Weavers - Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Most fans would reckon this to be as good a memento of The Weavers as could be devised. A series of twelve items from their various Carnegie Hall concerts has been synthesised, firstly, to provide uninterrupted listening, then comes six items selected from their studio recordings, and then finally comes a further blending of six more Carnegie Hall performances. 64 minutes in all.

As a music teacher in an Australian school, at the time of The Weavers' vogue, I made good use of many of their recordings. I recall that "Follow the Drinking Gourd" was voted highly. Otherwise, The Weavers vogue seemed to me to be over and gone fairly quickly here in Australia.

North American fans might find this Australian perspective of interest. I of course have continued to listen to them for all of forty years. They and their music have sunk deep into my soul by now - which is probably what they are all about. Powerful in all respects is the contributions of their one female singer, Ronnie Gilbert. If her singing in "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" is not powerful, then I don't know what is.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very enjoyable, February 23, 2001

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"pspa" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Weavers - Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

If you don't mind that most of the recordings are live, this is as good a collection of Weavers' tunes as you can find. The sound quality and volume are a bit uneven, but the playing and singing are uniformly excellent and the song selection is like the greatest hits of a generation. The Weavers' harmonizing obviously heavily influenced Peter Paul and Mary, and is endlessly entertaining. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I thought the version of Goodnight Irene was quite good, even if the sound quality isn't perfect.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection., October 16, 1998

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James Fieser (Martin, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Weavers - Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

The Weaver's "Greatest Hits" CD lives up to its name, and presents the most memorable songs by one of America's most important and enjoyable folk bands. The CD is two albums in one, and part of Vanguard's "Twofer" series. The first 13 songs are live, and most of the remaining ones are studio (the order of the songs on the CD is completely different than that listed above). The Weavers' musical style varies greatly including American folk, blues, ethnic folk, and pop orchestration. They sound best - and most timeless -- in recordings with minimal studio production and no background musicians. It is this unique sound that inspired Peter, Paul and Mary, and this also comes out more strongly in their live recordings. The sound quality of this CD is nice and crisp, although the mixing on the live songs is sometimes uneven.