Midnight Special: The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 1

~ Release by Lead Belly (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lead Belly and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Ludlow Music, Inc., Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
4:42
2Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lead Belly and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Ludlow Music, Inc., Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
2:11
3Matchbox Blues
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
4:27
4Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3:12
5Governor O.K. Allen
2:50
6Frankie & Albert
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of "Frankie and Albert")
publisher:
Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
version of:
Frankie and Albert (traditional song without the lyrics from "You’re My Baby", first published 1904)
4:10
7Ella Speed6:08
8Red River
3:49
9Get Up in the Mornin'
4:23
10You Don't Know My Mind
recording of:
You Don't Know My Mind
writer:
Sam Gray (Vaudeville performer), Virginia Liston (blues singer) and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:11
11I'm Sorry Mama
2:19
12Take a Whiff on Me
recording of:
Take a Whiff On Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10062)
2:58
13DeKalb Blues
5:06
14Roberta
recording of:
Roberta
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
4:54
15Careless Love
4:12

Credits

Release

liner notes:Kip Lornell
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rounder Records Corp. (not for release label use!) (from 1991 to present)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1546862 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000002R1 [info]

Release Group

part of:Library of Congress Recordings (Lead Belly) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000777935 [info]