The Best of Odetta: Ballads and Blues is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta, originally released in 1994.
The focus of the material is the music Odetta performed when recording for the Tradition label — Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (1956) and Odetta at the Gate of Horn (1957). Tradition released The Best of Odetta on LP with a slightly different track list in 1967.
It was also re-released on CD on the Collectables label in 2006.
Track listing All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:59 "Lowlands" – 2:41 "The Fox" – 1:53 "The Lass from the Low Countree" (John Jacob Niles) – 4:40 "Devilish Mary" – 1:57 "Take This Hammer" (Ledbetter) – 3:33 "Greensleeves" – 2:49 "Deep River" – 3:00 "Chilly Winds" – 2:43 "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (Huey Prince, Lou Singer) – 2:43 "Shame and Scandal" (Sir Lancelot) – 2:23 "'Buked and Scorned" – 2:40 "Joshua" – 1:54 "Glory, Glory" – 2:13 "Been in the Pen" – 2:32 "Deep Blue Sea" – 3:02 "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 1:51 Spiritual Trilogy" – 6:05
Personnel Odetta – vocals, guitar Bill Lee – bass
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