Talking Union (album)
1941 studio album by Almanac Singers
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Talking Union is a 1941 album by the Almanac Singers. It is a collection of union songs and ballads, written by many different labor songwriters over the years. The liner notes include an introduction by Pete Seeger and song explanations by Philip Foner.[2] In 2010, it was selected by the Library of Congress as an addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4]
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| Released | 1941 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Labels | Keynote 1941 Release, Folkways Records 1955 | |||
| Producer | Eric Bernay | |||
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In 1955, the album was rereleased on Folkways Records as The Original Talking Union & Other Union Songs, expanded with seven songs recorded in 1955 by Pete Seeger and a chorus dubbed "the Song Swappers" that included Erik Darling, later of The Weavers, and Mary Travers, later of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Want" | Words: Jim Garland, Tune: traditional | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan" | Almanac Singers | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Talking Union" | Almanac Singers | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Union Maid" | Words: Woody Guthrie, Tune: Kerry Mills | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Union Train" | Traditional | 2:20 |
| 6. | "Which Side Are You On" | Words: Florence Reece, Tune: traditional | 2:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "We Shall Not Be Moved" | Traditional | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 2:19 |
| 2. | "Roll the Union On" | Words: John Handcox, Tune: traditional | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Casey Jones (The Union Scab)" | Words: Joe Hill, Tune: traditional | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 1:59 |
| 4. | "Miner's Lifeguard" | Words: traditional, Tune: Charles Davis Tillman | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Solidarity Forever" | Words: Ralph Chaplin, Tune: traditional | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 2:55 |
| 6. | "You've Got to Go Down and Join the Union" | Words: Woody Guthrie, Tune: traditional | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Hold the Fort" | Thomas W. "Old Beeswax" Taylor | Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan" | Almanac Singers | Almanac Singers | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Union Maid" | Words: Woody Guthrie, Tune: Kerry Mills | Almanac Singers | 2:12 |
| 10. | "I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister (All I Want)" | Words: Jim Garland, Tune: traditional | Almanac Singers | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Talking Union" | Almanac Singers | Almanac Singers | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Union Train" | Traditional | Almanac Singers | 2:20 |
| 13. | "Which Side Are You On" | Words: Florence Reece, Tune: traditional | Almanac Singers | 2:11 |