My Eyes Have Seen

by Odetta

My Eyes Have Seen cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Vanguard
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:27
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar with subtle assistance from bassist Bill Lee, the classically trained vocalist delivers a stark, overwhelmingly powerful set of work songs and spirituals. Her massive contralto voice infuses the traditional material with profound dignity and historical weight, cementing her role as the 'Voice of the Civil Rights Movement.' The album is a raw, essential pillar of the American folk-blues revival.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, acoustic, spirituality, vocal, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Poor Little Jesus (1:55)
  2. Bald Headed Woman (2:21)
  3. Motherless Children (2:11)
  4. I Know Where I'm Going (2:01)
  5. The Foggy Dew (5:29)
  6. I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain/Water Boy (6:54)
  7. Ox-Driver Song (2:35)
  8. Down on Me (2:55)
  9. Saro Jane (2:46)
  10. Three Pigs (1:18)
  11. No More Cane on the Brazos (3:39)
  12. Jumpin' Judy (2:27)
  13. Battle Hymn of the Republic (3:51)

Credits

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