Let Robeson Sing

by Manic Street Preachers

Let Robeson Sing cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 10 September 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 22:37
  • Community rating: 3.32/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Ian Brown, Nick Jones, Paul Hicks, James Dean Bradfield, Ger McDonnell, Dave Eringa, Mike Hedges, Greg Haver, Sean Moore, Felix Da Housecat

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A tribute to the singer and activist Paul Robeson, drawn from 'Know Your Enemy', its lyric tracing his persecution during the McCarthy era. Its sound is defined by acoustic instrumentation and close harmony, the playing political in execution and energetic in tone.

Genres

Descriptors: political, sampling, history, socialism, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Let Robeson Sing (3:46)
  2. Let Robeson Sing (Ian Brown Remix) (5:01)
  3. Let Robeson Sing (Thee Electroretro Club Mix By Felix Da Housecat) (6:16)
  4. Let Robeson Sing (Live From Karl Marx Stadium, Havana, Cuba) (3:47)
  5. Let Robeson Sing (Live From Karl Marx Stadium, Havana, Cuba) (Video) (3:47)

Credits

  • Kam Tang - painting
  • Aziz Ibrahim - guitar [additional]
  • Dan Bierton - keyboards [additional], programmed by
  • Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu - percussion [additional]
  • James Dean Bradfield - written-by
  • Sean Moore - written-by
  • Mike Hedges - mixed by, producer
  • Dave Eringa - engineer, producer
  • Ger McDonnell - engineer, mixed by
  • Felix Da Housecat - remix, producer [additional]
  • Paul Hicks - mixed by, mixed by [uncredited]
  • Greg Haver - recorded by, recorded by [uncredited]
  • Robb Allan - recorded by [live sound], recorded by [live sound] [uncredited]
  • Nick Jones - written-by
  • Marc Lane - engineer [remix]

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