Americana (mono)

~ Release by Robert Merrill with Stanley Black conducting the London Festival Orchestra and Chorus (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
A1	Battle Hymn of the Republic engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black arranger: Black recording of: Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah) 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)	Robert Merrill		6:20
A2	America the Beautiful engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black arranger: Black recording of: America the Beautiful lyricist: Katharine Lee Bates composer: Samuel Augustus Ward	Robert Merrill		5:30
A3	Hoe Down! engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black	Robert Merrill		4:15
A4	Beautiful Dreamer engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black recording of: Beautiful Dreamer lyricist and composer: Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)	Robert Merrill		3:25
A5	Oklahoma engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black recording of: Oklahoma orchestrator: Robert Russell Bennett lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) composer: Richard Rodgers (composer) publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company part of: Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)	Robert Merrill		3:45
B1	Mademoiselle From Armentieres / When Johnny Comes Marching Home engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black	Robert Merrill		4:40
B3	Camptown Races engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black arranger: Black recording of: Camptown Races lyricist and composer: Stephen Foster (composer)	Robert Merrill		3:40
B4	Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black	Robert Merrill		3:15
B5	Blow the Man Down engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black arranger: Black recording of: Blow the Man Down lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2624)	Robert Merrill		3:16
B6	The Whiffenpoof Song engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black recording of: The Whiffenpoof Song lyricist: Meade Minnigerode (American writer) and George S Pomeroy (American lyricist) composer: Tod B Galloway (American composer and songwriter)	Robert Merrill		3:36
B7	Ask Not engineer: Arthur Lilley (engineer) producer: Tony D’Amato baritone vocals: Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) choir vocals: London Festival Chorus orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) conductor: Stanley Black	Robert Merrill		4:20

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manufactured in:	England, United Kingdom

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 46:02

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Gatefold Cover
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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London Records
PM 55003

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1965

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