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.
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| Released | 1946 | |||
| Recorded | 1945 | |||
| Label | Columbia Masterworks | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Supplement | Positive[1] |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard |  [2] |
Track listing edit
The album was originally issued in 1946 as a set of four 10-inch 78-r.p.m. records, catalog number M 610.[1][3]
| 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 edit
- ^ a b 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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