Paul Robeson discography explained

The following is the discography of American singer Paul Robeson.

Studio albums

YearAlbumFormat
1940Ballad for Americans2 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Victor P-20[1]
1941Chee Lai – Songs of New China3 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Keynote 109[2]
1943Songs of Free Men4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks M 534[3]
1946Spirituals4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks M 610[4]
Here Comes the Showboat
  • Various artists
4 × 12" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks C 55[5]
1948A Robeson Recital of Popular Favourites4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks MM 732[6] [7]
1949Swing Low, Sweet Chariot4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks MM 819[8]
1953Negro Spirituals and Blues
  • Various artists
12" LP, Concert Hall M-2340[9]
Robeson Sings3 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Othello Records R-101 / 10" LP (L-101)[10]
1954Solid Rock — Favorite Hymns of My People3 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Othello Records R-201 / 10" LP (L-201)[11]
1954?Let Freedom Sing10" LP, Othello Records L-301[12]
1956?Негритянские песни в исполнении Поля Робсона
("Negro Songs Sung by Paul Robeson")
USSR, 10" LP, Д-2723/2724[13]
Песни в исполнении Поля Робсона
("Songs Sung by Paul Robeson")
USSR, 10" LP, Д-2864/2865[14]
1958Наш друг Поль Робсон
("Our Friend Paul Robeson")
USSR, 12" LP, Д-04478/04479[15]
Robeson12" LP, Vanguard VSD-2015[16] [17]
195912" LP, Monitor Records MPS 580, MPS 580[18]
Paul Robeson chante... 16 spiritualsFrance, 10" LP, Philips G 05.639 R[19]
1960Paul Robeson singt Lieder aus aller Welt
("Paul Robeson Sings Songs of Many Lands")
West Germany?, 12" LP, Concert Hall M-2123[20]
"Encore, Robeson!"
(Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs, Vol. 2)
12" LP, Monitor Records MP 581, MPS 581[21]
Robeson12" LP, Verve Records MG V-4044[22]
1962Paul Robeson singt Negro Spirituals
a.k.a. Negro Spirituals
Europe, 12" LP, Concert Hall M-2162[23]
1964Paul Robeson singtEast Germany, 12" LP, Eterna 8 30 008[24]

Live albums

YearAlbumLabel
1952I Came to Sing10" LP, International Union of Mine Mill and Smelters Workers Union[25]
1955Récital Paul RobesonFrance, 10" LP, Le Chant du Monde LDP 8132 (LD-M 8132), LDP 4248
Recorded by Othello Rec. Corp.[26] [27]
1957Paul Robeson's Transatlantic ConcertUK, 10" LP, Topic Records 10T 17[28]
Transatlantic Exchange
  • Various artists
UK, 10" LP, N.U.M MLP 3001[29]
1958Поль Робсон в Москве (1958 г.)
("Paul Robeson in Moscow (1958)")
USSR, 12" LP, Д-04544/04545[30]
1960Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall12" LP, Vanguard VSD-2035[31]
1961Paul Robeson RecitalCzechoslovakia, 12" LP, Supraphon SUA 10062[32]
1962Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 2Australia, 12" LP, Vanguard ALPS 1010[33]
1970In Live Performance12" LP, Columbia Masterworks M 30424[34]

Compilation albums

YearAlbumLabel
1949Spirituals
and
A Robeson Recital of Popular Favorites
12" LP, Columbia Masterworks ML 4105[35]
1964Ballad for Americans / Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2[A]12" LP, Vanguard VSD-79193, VRS-9193[36] [37] [38]
1968Songs of Free Men / Spirituals12" LP, Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0268[39]
1974The Essential Paul Robeson2 × 12" LP, Vanguard VSD-57/58[40] [41]
1985Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" and Other FavoritesRecorded for EMI May 15, 1928 – September 27, 1939
12" LP, CD, EMI EG 26 0477 1, CDC 7 47839 2[42] [43]
[A] The LP contains the original recording of Ballad for Americans (courtesy of RCA Victor) and a live Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Robeson - Ballad For Americans. 18 November 1940. www.discogs.com.
    Book: JEMF Quarterly - Volume 8 - Page 79. Victor released Paul Robeson's Ballad for Americans (P-20). This patriotic cantata by Earl Robinson and John Latouche, born in a WPA production Sing for Your Supper, was also performed at the 1940 Republican National Convention. I shall devote a separate Graphics feature to it in the future. In June, 1940 ... . Foundation . John Edwards Memorial . 12 December 1972 .
    Web site: RCA Victor Record Review. June 1942 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: Paul Robeson With Chinese Chorus Conducted By Liu Lang-Mo - Chee Lai - Songs of New China. 18 November 1941. www.discogs.com.
  3. Web site: Paul Robeson - Songs Of Free Men. 18 November 1943. www.discogs.com.
  4. Web site: Paul Robeson - Spirituals. 18 November 1946. www.discogs.com.
  5. Web site: Helen Morgan, Frank Munn, Paul Robeson, Countess Albani, James Melton, Victor Young - Here Comes The Showboat. 18 November 1946. www.discogs.com.
  6. Web site: Paul Robeson - A Robeson Recital Of Popular Favourites. www.discogs.com.
  7. Book: Who Should Sing Ol' Man River?: The Lives of an American Song . 978-0-19-938918-6 . 12 December 2023 . Oxford University Press .
  8. Web site: Paul Robeson - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. www.discogs.com.
  9. Web site: Golden Gate Quartet, Paul Robeson, Buck Clayton - Negro Spirituals And Blues. 18 November 1953. www.discogs.com.
  10. Web site: Paul Robeson - Robeson Sings. 18 November 1953. www.discogs.com.
  11. Web site: Paul Robeson - Solid Rock - Favorite Hymns Of My People. 18 November 1954. www.discogs.com.
  12. Web site: Paul Robeson - Let Freedom Sing. www.discogs.com.
  13. Web site: Paul Robeson - Negro Songs Sung By Paul Robeson. 18 November 1961. www.discogs.com.
  14. Web site: Поль РОБСОН (бас). records.su.
  15. Web site: Поль Робсон - Наш Друг Поль Робсон. 18 November 1958. www.discogs.com.
  16. Web site: Paul Robeson - Robeson. 18 November 1958. www.discogs.com.
  17. Web site: Billboard. 13 October 1958. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
  18. Web site: Paul Robeson - Favorite Songs. 18 November 1959. www.discogs.com.
  19. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson...Chante 16 Spirituals. 18 November 1959. www.discogs.com.
  20. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson Singt Lieder Aus Aller Welt. 18 November 1960. www.discogs.com.
  21. Web site: Paul Robeson - "Encore, Robeson!" Monitor Presents Paul Robeson Favorites Volume Two. 18 November 1960. www.discogs.com.
  22. Web site: Paul Robeson - Robeson. 18 November 1960. www.discogs.com.
  23. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson Singt Negro Spirituals. 18 November 1962. www.discogs.com.
  24. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson Singt. 18 November 1964. www.discogs.com.
  25. Web site: Paul Robeson - I Came To Sing. 18 November 1952. www.discogs.com.
  26. Web site: Paul Robeson - Récital. www.discogs.com.
  27. Book: Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals, 1916-2022 . 9781476648453 . 8 May 2023 . McFarland .
  28. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson's Transatlantic Concert. 18 November 1957. www.discogs.com.
  29. Web site: Paul Robeson, Treorchy Male Voice Choir - Transatlantic Exchange. 18 November 1957. www.discogs.com.
  30. Web site: Paul Robeson - Поль Робсон в Москве (Paul Robeson in Moscow). 18 November 1958. www.discogs.com.
  31. Web site: Paul Robeson - At Carnegie Hall. 18 November 1960. www.discogs.com.
  32. Web site: Paul Robeson - Recital. 18 November 1961. www.discogs.com.
  33. Web site: Paul Robeson - At Carnegie Hall Vol. 2. 18 November 1963. www.discogs.com.
  34. Web site: Paul Robeson - In Live Performance. 4 July 2016. www.discogs.com.
  35. Web site: Paul Robeson - Spirituals And A Robeson Recital Of Popular Favorites. 18 November 1949. www.discogs.com.
  36. Web site: Robeson - Ballad For Americans / Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2. 18 November 1965. www.discogs.com.
  37. Web site: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Inc. 13 November 1965. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
  38. Book: Prevention of Bug Bites, Stings, and Disease. Daniel. Strickman. Stephen P.. Frances. Mustapha. Debboun. 23 April 2009. OUP USA. 978-0-19-536578-8 . Google Books.
  39. Web site: Paul Robeson - Songs Of Free Men • Spirituals. 18 November 1968. www.discogs.com.
  40. Web site: Paul Robeson - The Essential Paul Robeson. 18 November 1974. www.discogs.com.
  41. Web site: Paul Robeson - The Essential Paul Robeson [Vanguard] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic]. www.allmusic.com.
  42. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" And Other Favorites. 18 November 1987. www.discogs.com.
  43. Web site: Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.