Gonna Let It Shine
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Gonna Let It Shine: A Concert for the Holidays (or simply Gonna Let it Shine), is a live album
by American
folk singer
Odetta
, released in 2005. It was recorded at Fordham University
in New York City
for a public radio broadcast.
Gonna Let It Shine was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
. It would be the last album of new material Odetta would release during her lifetime.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk singer
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
Odetta
Odetta
Odetta Holmes, known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals...
, released in 2005. It was recorded at Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
in New York City
New York City
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for a public radio broadcast.
Gonna Let It Shine was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album was awarded from 1983 to 2011. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
. It would be the last album of new material Odetta would release during her lifetime.
Track listing
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.- "Intro" – 3:42
- "This Little Light of MineThis Little Light of Mine"This Little Light of Mine" is a gospel children's song written by Harry Dixon Loes in about 1920. Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer, and teacher, who wrote, and co-wrote, several other gospel songs. The song has since...
" (Harry Loes) – 5:43 - "Rise Up Shepherd" – 3:22
- "Mary Had a Baby" – 2:33
- "What Month Was Jesus Born In?" – 1:46
- "Shout for Joy" – 2:20
- "Virgin Mary Had One Son" – 3:17
- "Down by the Riverside" – 4:06
- "Poor Little Jesus" – 2:15
- "Freedom Trilogy: Oh Freedom/Come & Go with Me/I'm on My Way" – 6:32
- "Somebody Talking 'Bout Jesus" – 1:40
- "Keep on Movin' It On" (Odetta Gordon) – 2:02
- "O Jerusalem" (Athena, Faro, Traditional) – 3:33
- "If Anybody Asks You" (Gordon) – 5:22
- "Midnight Special" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 4:54
- "This Little Light of Mine" – 4:41
Personnel
- OdettaOdettaOdetta Holmes, known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals...
– vocals - Seth Farber – piano
- The Holmes Brothers – background vocals
Production notes
- Engineered by Fred Guarino
- Liner notes by Bernice Johnson Reagon and Odetta
- Executive producers – Catherine and Mark Carpentieri