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Media Type: CD
Artist: LEADBELLY
Title: ABSOLUTELY THE BEST
Street Release Date: 10/03/2000
Domestic
Genre: BLUES TRADITIONAL

Track Listing

1. In New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun)
2. Bourgeois Blues
3. Goodnight Irene
4. Looky Looky Yonder/Black Betty/Yellow Women's Door Bells
5. Bottle up and Go
6. De Kalb Blues
7. John Hardy
8. How Long
9. Roberta
10. Pretty Flower in Your Backyard
11. Gallis Pole
12. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
13. Midnight Special
14. John Hardy [Version 2]
15. When I Was a Cowboy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133901 in Music
• Brand: LEADBELLY
• Released on: 2000-10-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Short but sweet.
If you're just getting into Lead Belly, this collection isn't a bad place to start. Included are strong and tuneful renditions of Huddie's most popular songs, including "In New Orleans," "The Bourgeois Blues," "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," "Midnight Special," and of course, the immortal "Goodnight Irene." Also, the sound quality is pretty good, or at least better than some of the other Lead Belly compilations out there. My only complaint is that they included TWO versions of "John Hardy," when such standards as "Boll Weevil," "Yellow Gal," "Blue-Tailed Fly" and "Pick a Bale of Cotton" were left out. The music itself is flawless though. Five stars and then some.

12-string work
The recording was not, I'll admit, as good of clarity as the Last Sessions CD, but was better than most Highly reccomended for an intro to Leadbelly's work.

Excellent selection and sound quality
This CD deserves a good rating, so I'm coming to its rescue. John Hardy is a crucial element in the Americana songlist, and both versions are individually worthwhile and unique. I enjoy this CD every time I hear it, and I can't say that for many historical compilations. Leadbelly's vocals and sense of rhythm impress on every track.