- Source: Absolutely the Best (Odetta album)
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.
"Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole)" – 2:50
"Joshua" – 1:51
"Chilly Winds" – 2:40
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:53
"Take This Hammer" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:30
"Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:51
"Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 2:09
"The Midnight Special" – 2:34
"Alabama Bound" (Lomax, Lomax) – 1:42
"God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 1:48
"Glory, Glory" – 2:10
"Easy Rider" (Ledbetter) – 5:04
"Jack o' Diamonds" – 3:13
"Shame and Scandal" – 2:20
"'Buked and Scorned" – 2:38
"Lowlands" – 2:36
"Pretty Horses" – 2:59
Spiritual Trilogy: "Oh, Freedom", "Come and Go With Me", "I'm on My Way" – 6:06
Personnel
Odetta – vocals, guitar
Bill Lee – bass
Milt Okun – choir conductor