Ballad for Americans

by Paul Robeson

Ballad for Americans cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1940
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 10:46
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Robeson had premiered Earl Robinson and John La Touche's cantata on CBS radio's 'The Pursuit of Happiness' in November 1939, and this four-sided 78 rpm set, recorded under Nathaniel Shilkret with the American People's Chorus, sold more than forty thousand copies within the year. The recording was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Genres

Descriptors: male-vocals, orchestral, choral, storytelling, political

Tracklist

  1. Ballad For Americans - Part 1 (2:31)
  2. Ballad For Americans - Part 2 (2:26)
  3. Ballad For Americans - Part 3 (2:35)
  4. Ballad For Americans - Part 4 (3:14)

Credits

  • Paul Robeson - primary artist, bass vocals
  • Earl Robinson - music by
  • John Latouche - words by

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