The Tin Angel

Background

• The album is a collection of recordings of Odetta and Larry Mohr from 1953–54; it was partially recorded live at San Francisco's Tin Angel nightclub. The 1993 CD re-release contained six extra tracks, recorded in March 1954.
• Like much of Odetta's early work, The Tin Angel combines traditional songs with blues covers. It is often only credited as an Odetta solo album, perhaps because she went on to have the more successful career.

Track listing

1. "John Henry" – 3:09
2. "Old Cotton Fields at Home" ' – 3:59
3. "The Frozen Logger" ' – 2:53
4. "Run, Come See Jerusalem" ' – 2:06
5. "Old Blue" – 2:36
6. "Water Boy" – 3:40
7. "Santy Anno" – 2:18
8. "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago"/"The Biggest Thing" – 2:47
9. "Riding in My Car " – 1:27
10. "No More Cane on the Brazos" – 2:19
11. "Payday at Coal Creek" – 3:02
12. "'Buked and Scorned" – 2:46
13. "Rock Island Line" ' – 1:47
14. "Another Man Done Gone" – 3:05
15. "Children Go Where I Send Thee" – 2:35
16. "I Know Where I'm Going" – 2:10
17. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:55
18. "Timber" – 3:49
19. "Wade in the Water" – 1:57

Album

• The original vinyl LP was transparent red in color.