Released 1974 Length 36:12 Release date 1974 Genre Folk music | Recorded 1964 to 1972 Artist Buffy Sainte-Marie Label Vanguard Records | |
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Native North American Child An Odyssey
(1974) The Best of the Vanguard Years
(2003) Producers Maynard Solomon, Jack Nitzsche, Norbert Putnam Similar Moonshot, The Best of Buffy Sainte‑M, Little Wheel Spin and Spin, I'm Gonna Be a Country, Changing Woman | ||
Native North American Child: An Odyssey was a 1974 compilation album released after Buffy Sainte-Marie's departure from Vanguard Records.
Contents
The compilation runs through the native theme in Sainte-Marie's writing, seen clearly in such songs as "Now That the Buffalo's Gone", "He's an Indian Cowboy in the Rodeo", "Soldier Blue", "My Country 'Tis of Thy People You're Dying" and the title tune. Two tracks, "Isketayo Sewow (Cree Call)" and "Way, Way, Way", are unique to this album and the former reflects an interest in traditional Native American music that she was to expand upon just before her retirement on Sweet America.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Buffy Sainte-Marie.
- "Now That the Buffalo's Gone" - 2:50
- "Isketayo Sewow (Cree Call)" - 1:18
- "He's an Indian Cowboy in the Rodeo" - 2:04
- "Poppies" - 3:02
- "It's My Way" - 3:36
- "Moonshot" - 3:43
- "Soldier Blue" - 3:25
- "Way, Way, Way" - 1:43
- "The Piney Wood Hills" - 3:08
- "My Country 'Tis of Thy People You're Dying" - 6:47
- "Native North American Child" - 2:13
- "Little Wheel Spin and Spin" - 2:23
Songs
1Now That the Buffalo's Gone2:50
2Isketayo Sewow (Cree Call)1:19
3He's an Indian Cowboy in the Rodeo2:04