Songs of Liberty

~ Release by The New York Choral Society, The Robert De Cormier Singers, Robert De Cormier (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Sweet Land of Liberty / The American Revolution
2▼12" Vinyl: Spirituals / The Civil War
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Amazing Grace
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
solo vocals:
Pamela Warrick-Smith
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (song book of “Viides herätysliike”) (number: 94)
John Newton3:59
A2He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
[anonymous]2:29
A3I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
solo vocals:
Pamela Warrick-Smith
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
Billy Taylor & Dick Dallas4:21
A4Beautiful River
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
Robert Lowry4:09
A5The Promised Land
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
[unknown]1:49
A6O Freedom
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
solo vocals:
Pamela Warrick-Smith
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
[anonymous]3:54
A7We Shall Overcome
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
solo vocals:
Pamela Warrick-Smith
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
[anonymous]5:38
B1The Battle Cry of Freedom
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
Battle Cry of Freedom
lyricist and composer:
George Frederick Root (aka G. Friedrich Wurzel) (in 1862)
George Frederick Root2:15
B2The Bonnie Blue Flag
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
The Bonnie Blue Flag
lyricist:
Harry Macarthy
Harry McCarthy2:27
B3Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
Walter Kittredge5:20
B4When Johnny Comes Marching Home
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore2:09
B5Who Shall Rule This American Nation
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
Henry Clay Work2:06
B6Dixie
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Klezmer Corp (publisher, ASCAP)
Daniel Decatur Emmett3:13
B7We Are Coming, Father Abraham
choir vocals:
The Robert DeCormier Singers
solo tenor vocals:
David Düsing
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
We Are Coming, Father Abraam, 300,000 More
lyricist:
James Sloan Gibbons
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
James Sloan Gibbons & Stephen Foster2:54
B8Battle Hymn of the Republic
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Society
conductor:
Robert De Cormier (American composer and conductor)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
Julia Ward Howe5:05
3▶12" Vinyl: The Great Worls Wars / The Melting Pot and The Push West