If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle Pete Seeger

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  • Release Date: 05/19/1998
  • Sales Rank: 23,726
  • Label: SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
  • UPC: 093074009628

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If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle

1LISTENIf I Had a Hammer 1:52
2LISTENBanks of Marble 3:12
3LISTENWhich Side Are You On 2:06
4LISTENCasey Jones 1:54
5LISTENTalking Union 3:01
6LISTENJoe Hill 2:29
7LISTENUnion Maid 2:12
8LISTENStep by Step 1:33
9LISTENSolidarity Forever 2:51
10LISTENWhere Have All the Flowers Gone 2:01
11LISTENTalking Atom 2:25
12LISTENThe Crow on the Cradle 2:21
13LISTENLast Night I Had the Strangest Dream 2:27
14LISTENStudy War No More (Down by the Riverside) 3:09
15LISTENBourgeois Blues 2:03
16LISTENRiver of My People 3:03
17LISTENHold on (Hand on the Plow) 3:16
18LISTENWe Shall Overcome 4:38
19LISTENHe Lies in the American Land 1:57
20LISTENWell May the World Go 2:38
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Pete Seeger's repertoire was not limited to songs with specific sociopolitical goals, and the most familiar versions of his most popular tunes were done for Columbia. Still, it's hard to imagine doing better than this compilation of Folkways recordings (most from the late '50s and '60s) if you want evidence of Seeger's importance and skills as a spokesperson for worthy causes. Dividing into segments addressing "unions and labor," "peace," "civil rights," and "hope," this has the original 1956 versions of "If I Had a Hammer" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," along with other tunes identified with Seeger like "We Shall Overcome" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (the last from an unreleased tape of unspecified vintage). The liner notes explain the origins of each song, as well as how their structures have evolved over the years; a couple of 1998 tracks show his spirit intact, but his voice (as he himself admits) losing strength. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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