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Odetta (1967 album)

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Released
  
1967 (LP)

Artist
  
Odetta

Producer
  
Jim Dickinson

Length
  
32:01

Release date
  
1963

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Label
  
Verve Folkways, FTS-3014

Genres
  
Gospel music, Pop music, Jazz, Blues, Folk music

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Odetta is the 1967 album by Odetta. It is viewed as one of her most "commercial" (that is, aimed at mainstream audiences), but it has not subsequently been re-released on CD as many of her other albums were.

Contents

It should not be confused with other self-titled albums by Odetta on different labels: the 1963 compilation LP Odetta on the Everest label and 2003's Odetta which is actually the album To Ella.

Reception

Allmusic stated in their review that "She also acquits herself fairly well on cuts that strike a sort of funky lounge jazz mood, although those songs aren't memorable. Overall, it's a curiosity, not too embarrassing, but not matching her with the settings that suit her best."

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Give Me Your Hand" (Dorothy Stewart) – 2:45
  2. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:28
  3. "Love Songs of the Nile" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed)– 3:22
  4. "Oh, My Babe" (Bert Jansch) – 3:10
  5. "Little Red Caboose" (Traditional?) – 2:00
  6. ""Child of God" (Traditional) – 2:18

Side B:

  1. "Hogan's Alley" (Traditional) – 1:52
  2. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:36
  3. "African Prayer" (Galt MacDermot) – 3:18
  4. "Oh Papa" (Traditional?) – 2:49
  5. "Turn Me 'Round" (Traditional?) – 3:23

Personnel

  • Odetta – vocals, guitar
  • Les Grinage (aka Raphael Grinage) – bass
  • John Foster – piano
  • John Seiter – drums
  • Jerry Schoenbaum - production supervisor
  • Val Valentin - director of engineering

    • References

    Odetta (1967 album) Wikipedia
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