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2000 greatest hits album by Odetta
Absolutely the Best
Greatest hits album by Odetta
Released2000
GenreFolk, blues
LabelFuel 2000
Odetta chronology
Livin' With the Blues
(2000) 		Absolutely the Best
(2000) 		Looking for a Home
(2001)
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Absolutely the Best is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta, originally released in 2000.

The focus of the material are the songs Odetta performed when recording for the Tradition label — 11 tracks from Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues and seven from At the Gate of Horn.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole)" – 2:50
  2. "Joshua" – 1:51
  3. "Chilly Winds" – 2:40
  4. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:53
  5. "Take This Hammer" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:30
  6. "Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:51
  7. "Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 2:09
  8. "The Midnight Special" – 2:34
  9. "Alabama Bound" (Lomax, Lomax) – 1:42
  10. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 1:48
  11. "Glory, Glory" – 2:10
  12. "Easy Rider" (Ledbetter) – 5:04
  13. "Jack o' Diamonds" – 3:13
  14. "Shame and Scandal" – 2:20
  15. "'Buked and Scorned" – 2:38
  16. "Lowlands" – 2:36
  17. "Pretty Horses" – 2:59
  18. Spiritual Trilogy: "Oh, Freedom", "Come and Go With Me", "I'm on My Way" – 6:06

Personnel

References

  1. William Ruhlmann (2000-09-19). "Absolutely the Best - Odetta | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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