American Folk Songs (Jo Stafford album)

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American Folk Songs
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Studio album by Jo Stafford
Released January 1, 1950
Genre Folk
Label Capitol, Corinthian
Jo Stafford chronology
Kiss Me, Kate
(1949)Kiss Me, Kate1949		 American Folk Songs
(1950)		 Autumn in New York
(1950)Autumn in New York1950
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

American Folk Songs is a 1950 album by Jo Stafford. The album features twelve popular folk songs.[2][3] The album was not done in a traditional manner; Stafford was backed by Paul Weston's orchestra for all the cuts. The Saturday Review records review column described the album as "of its own excellence.[4]

Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Shenandoah"
  2. "Black Is the Color"
  3. "Old Joe Clark"
  4. "Wayfaring Stranger"
  5. "Barbara Allen"
  6. "Single Girl"
  7. "Red Rosey Bush"
  8. "I Wonder as I Wander"
  9. "Cripple Creek"
  10. "The Nightingale"
  11. "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier"
  12. "Sourwood Mountain"

References

  1. ↑ American Folk Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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