Odetta in Japan
Appearance
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Genre | Folk, blues, acoustic | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Jack Somer | |||
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Odetta in Japan is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1966. It was her final album for RCA Victor.
The song "Sakura" went on to become an iconic hip-hop sample of the 1990s, as featured in East Flatbush Project's "Tried By 12".
Track listing
All tracks arranged by Odetta; except where indicated
- "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger) – 1:58
- "Kaeshite Okure Ima Suguni" (Taku Izumi, Toshio Fujita) – 4:43
- "The Fox" – 2:00
- "Chilly Winds" – 3:59
- "Ain't No More Cane on This Brazos" – 3:40
- "One Man's Hand" (Alex Comfort, Pete Seeger) – 3:10
- "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 3:40
- "Sakura" – 2:22
- "Hush Little Baby" – 1:21
- "Why Oh Why" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:10
- "Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho" – 2:10
- "We Shall Overcome" (Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, Pete Seeger, Zilphia Horton) – 5:23
Personnel
- Odetta – vocals, guitar
- Bruce Langhorne – guitar
- Les Grinage (aka Raphael Grinage) – bass