American Folk Songs
1948 studio album by Jo Stafford
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American Folk Songs is a 1948 album by Jo Stafford. The original release featured six songs on three 78-RPM discs. It was released as a long-playing record in 1950, with two additional songs. Since the 1961 re-recording and 1962 re-release, the album has featured twelve popular folk songs.[2][3] The Saturday Review described the album as "of its own excellence."[4]
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| Released | May 1948 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 32:09 | |||
| Labels | Capitol, Corinthian | |||
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Judy Collins has cited the album as one of the first to spark her interest in folk music.[5]
Track listing
All songs are traditional.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shenandoah" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Black Is the Color" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Old Joe Clark" | 1:43 |
| 4. | "Wayfaring Stranger" | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Barbara Allen" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Single Girl" | 2:14 |
| 7. | "Red Rosey Bush" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "I Wonder as I Wander" | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Cripple Creek" | 1:30 |
| 10. | "The Nightingale" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Sourwood Mountain" | 1:46 |
