Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Go Down Moses
The Southern Sons2:46
2Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday43:14
3Uncle Sam Says
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
Josh White2:41
4No Restricted Signs
recording of:
No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven)
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
The Golden Gate Quartet3:01
5Black, Brown and White
Brownie McGhee2:38
6The Hammer Song (If I Had a Hammer)
The Weavers2:20
7The Death of Emmet Till, Parts 1 & 2
The Ramparts4:56
8When Do I Get to Be Called a Man?
Big Bill Broonzy3:21
9The Alabama Bus
Brother Will Hairston4:39
10We Are Americans Too
Nat King Cole2:53
11Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)
The Staple Singers2:53
12I Shall Not Be Moved
The Harmonizing Four2:58
13Oh Freedom
Harry Belafonte with The Belafonte Folk Singers3:21
14Ride On, Red, Ride On
Louisiana Red2:54
15Mississippi Goddam
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 172)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
live recording of:
Mississippi Goddam (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone4.54:53
16Blowin’ in the Wind
recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (Romani)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
translator:
Nagyné Varga Mária and Rostás Tibor
translated version of:
Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan2:48
17We Shall OvercomeMahalia Jackson42:46
18Too Many Martyrs
recording engineer:
Paul A. Rothchild
producer:
Jac Holzman
guitar:
Danny Kalb (US blues guitarist) and Phil Ochs
guitar [second guitar]:
Danny Kalb (US blues guitarist)
vocals:
Phil Ochs
engineered at:
Mastertone Recording Studios Inc. in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Too Many Martyrs
writer:
Bob Gibson (folk singer) and Phil Ochs
publisher:
Fall River Music
Phil Ochs2:49
19Alabama Blues
J.B. Lenoir3:15
20Our Freedom Song
The Jubilee Hummingbirds3:21
21A Change Is Gonna Come
recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Otis Redding4:12
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Forty Acres and a Mule
Oscar Brown Jr.3:28
2People Get Ready
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 24), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 122)
recording of:
People Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions42:40
3Nobody Can Turn Me Around
The Mighty Clouds of Joy2:10
4I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Solomon Burke2:52
5Respect
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
cornet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-02-14)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-02-14)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
cover recording of:
Respect (on 1967-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
Aretha Franklin3.92:26
6The Motor City Is Burning
recording of:
The Motor City Is Burning
lyricist and composer:
Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
John Lee Hooker42:52
7Cryin’ in the Streets, Part 1
producer:
Jimmy Angel (producer), Ebb-Tide (producer) and Ron Shaab
arranger:
Ebb-Tide (producer) and Ron Shaab
partial recording of:
Cryin' in the Streets
writer:
Ted Harris (Soul music writer), Sam Matter and Kerry Porter
publisher:
Harris Music (ASCAP)
George Perkins & The Silver Stars3:20
8Abraham, Martin, and John
cover recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and TJ Musicservice GmbH
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles3:04
9The Prayer
Ray Scott3:40
10Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 305) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 393)
partial recording of:
Say It Loud (I’m Black, I’m Proud) (Parts 1 & 2)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
James Brown3:02
11And Black Is Beautiful
Nickie Lee3:02
12Sock It to ’em Soul Brother
Bill Moss2:27
13Why I Sing the Blues, Part 1
B.B. King3:44
14I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself), Part 1
partial recording of:
I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open the Door, I’ll Get It Myself)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown3:14
15Stand!
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (on 1969-02-27)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-02-27)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27), Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27), Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27), Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27) and Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 241)
recording of:
Stand! (on 1969-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone3.53:08
16Message From a Black ManThe Temptations6:00
17Is It Because I’m Black
recording of:
Is It Because I'm Black
writer:
G. Watts, J. Jones (Chicago-based soul/R&B singer, songwriter & producer) and S. Johnson
Syl Johnson3:58
18I Was Born Blue
Swamp Dogg3:02
19Yes, We Can, Part 1
Lee Dorsey3:31
20We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
assistant engineer:
Danny Turbeville
engineer:
Tom Flye and R.J. Anfinson
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo
recording of:
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (William Parker arrangement)
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
publisher:
Centering Music (publisher for William Parker)
arrangement of:
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Curtis Mayfield46:06
21Young, Gifted, and Black
Bob & Marcia3:14
3CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric guitar:
Burt Jones (US 1960/70s guitar player) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric piano and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
flute and saxophone:
Hubert Laws (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
conductor:
Johnny Pate (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 258)
recording of:
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
Gil Scott‐Heron3.53:06
2(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the PeopleThe Chi‐Lites3:54
3Smiling Faces Sometimes
producer:
Norman Whitfield
orchestrator:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
cover recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
The Undisputed Truth4.53:17
4Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte
arranger:
David Van dePitte
recording of:
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Marvin Gaye4.355:29
5Hercules
recording of:
Hercules
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America
Aaron Neville3:41
6Get Up, Stand Up
recording engineer:
Sylvan Morris
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer) and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1973-04)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1973-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1973-04) and Peter Tosh (in 1973-04)
keyboard:
Earl “Wya” Lindo (in 1973-04)
percussion:
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (in 1973-04) and Bunny Wailer (in 1973-04)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1973-04) and Bunny Wailer (in 1973-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1973, from 1973 until 1983)
recorded at:
Harry J's Recording Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1973-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 260) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 296)
recording of:
Get Up, Stand Up (in 1973-04)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Peter Tosh
publisher:
Because Éditions, Campbell Connelly France, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Stuck On Music (in 1974)
Bob Marley & The Wailers4.23:16
7Fight the Power, Part 1The Isley Brothers53:21
8Give the People What They Want
recording of:
Give the People What They Want
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays54:13
9Black Is Black
Jungle Brothers3:39
10Sister RosaThe Neville Brothers13:32
11The Pride
Chuck D4:28
12Unity
Sounds of Blackness3:53
13None of Us Are Free
recording engineer and mixer:
S. “Husky” Höskulds
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
additional tenor saxophone:
Bennie Wallace (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
guest organ:
Rudy Copeland (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
guitar:
Chris Bruce (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
keyboard and piano:
Dave Palmer (American keyboardist from Texas) (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
additional background vocals:
Niki Haris (US singer and dancer) (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28) and Jean McClain (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
guest vocals:
The Blind Boys of Alabama (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
lead vocals:
Solomon Burke (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
cover recording of:
None of Us Are Free (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
writer:
Barry Mann, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd.
Solomon Burke55:31
14Eyes on the Prize
The Sojourners3:46
15Down in Mississippi
recording engineer and mixer:
Martin Pradler
producer:
Joachim Cooder and Ry Cooder
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Down in Mississippi (in 2007)
writer:
J.B. Lenoir
Mavis Staples4:58
16Free at Last
The Blind Boys of Alabama3:31

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Release

liner notes:Chuck D
executive producer:Mike Jason
producer:Colin Escott
Bas Hartong
Mike Jason
mastering:Joseph M. Palmaccio
ASIN:US: B001MEJYG4 [info]