Absolutely the Best (Odetta album)

Absolutely the Best
Greatest hits album by Odetta
Released	2000
Genre	Folk, blues
Label	Fuel 2000
Odetta chronology
Livin' With the Blues (2000)Livin' With the Blues2000 Absolutely the Best (2000) Looking For a Home (2001)Looking For a Home2001

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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.

1. "Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole)" – 2:50
2. "Joshua" – 1:51
3. "Chilly Winds" – 2:40
4. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:53
5. "Take This Hammer" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:30
6. "Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:51
7. "Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 2:09
8. "The Midnight Special" – 2:34
9. "Alabama Bound" (Lomax, Lomax) – 1:42
10. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 1:48
11. "Glory, Glory" – 2:10
12. "Easy Rider" (Ledbetter) – 5:04
13. "Jack o' Diamonds" – 3:13
14. "Shame and Scandal" – 2:20
15. "'Buked and Scorned" – 2:38
16. "Lowlands" – 2:36
17. "Pretty Horses" – 2:59
18. 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