My Eyes Have Seen
My Eyes Have Seen | ||||
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Original LP cover | ||||
Studio album by Odetta | ||||
Released | July 1959 (1959-07)[1][2] | |||
Genre | Folk, blues | |||
Length | 40:16 | |||
Label | Vanguard | |||
Odetta chronology | ||||
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Alternative Cover | ||||
The CD re-issue of My Eyes Have Seen | ||||
My Eyes Have Seen is a studio album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in July 1959.[1][2] It is the first record by Odetta to be released by Vanguard Records.
Milt Okun arranged and conducted a choir on a portion of the songs, notably "Motherless Children", "Ox-Driver Song" and the title piece.
My Eyes Have Seen was re-released on CD in 1994.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
In his review for Allmusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford wrote of the album, "While it might be hard for a post-millennium roots fan to understand, Odetta—in her heyday—was the kind of folk artist who drove purists crazy.... My Eyes Have Seen is a nice portrait of a performer bucking conformity as she stretches her artistic legs a bit.."[3]
Track listing
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
- "Poor Little Jesus" – 1:54
- "Bald Headed Woman" – 2:20
- "Motherless Children" – 2:10
- "I Know Where I'm Going" – 2:00
- "The Foggy Dew" (Canon Charles O’Neill) – 5:29
- "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain/Water Boy" (Avery Robinson) – 6:54
- "Ox-Driver Song" – 2:35
- "Down on Me" – 2:55
- "Saro Jane" – 2:45
- "Three Pigs" – 1:18
- "No More Cane on the Brazos" – 3:38
- "Jumpin' Judy" – 2:26
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe) – 3:52
Personnel
- Odetta Holmes – vocals, guitar
- Bill Lee – bass
References
- ^ a b "12 New Vanguard LP's" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 18 July 1959. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "My Eyes Have Seen". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 27 July 1959. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b Lankford, Ronnie D. "My Eyes Have Seen > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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