My Eyes Have Seen
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Original LP cover
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| Studio album by Odetta | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
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The CD re-issue of My Eyes Have Seen
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My Eyes Have Seen is the third album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in 1959. After two small releases, Odetta had now moved to the larger, more folk and jazz oriented label Vanguard.
Milt Okun arranged and conducted a choir on a portion of the songs, notably "Motherless Children", "Ox-Driver Song" and the title piece.
My Eyes Have Seen was re-released on CD in 1994.
In his review for Allmusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford wrote of the album, "While it might be hard for a post-millennium roots fan to understand, Odetta—in her heyday—was the kind of folk artist who drove purists crazy... even at her most experimental [she] can hardly be compared to the Kingston Trio or the Limeliters. My Eyes Have Seen is a nice portrait of a performer bucking conformity as she stretches her artistic legs a bit.."
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
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