My Eyes Have Seen
Original LP cover
Studio album by Odetta
Released	July 1959 (1959-07) [1] [2]
Genre	Folk, blues
Length	40:16
Label	Vanguard
Odetta chronology
At the Gate of Horn (1957) My Eyes Have Seen (1959) Ballad For Americans and Other American Ballads (1960)
Alternative Cover
The CD re-issue of My Eyes Have Seen

My Eyes Have Seen is a studio album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in July 1959. ^{[1] [2]} It is the first record by Odetta to be released by Vanguard Records.

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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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.... My Eyes Have Seen is a nice portrait of a performer bucking conformity as she stretches her artistic legs a bit.." ^[3]

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "Poor Little Jesus" – 1:54
2. " Bald Headed Woman" – 2:20
3. "Motherless Children" – 2:10
4. " I Know Where I'm Going" – 2:00
5. " The Foggy Dew" (Canon Charles O’Neill) – 5:29
6. "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain/ Water Boy" (Avery Robinson) – 6:54
7. "Ox-Driver Song" – 2:35
8. " Down on Me" – 2:55
9. "Saro Jane" – 2:45
10. "Three Pigs" – 1:18
11. "No More Cane on the Brazos" – 3:38
12. "Jumpin' Judy" – 2:26
13. " Battle Hymn of the Republic" ( Julia Ward Howe) – 3:52

Personnel

• Odetta Holmes – vocals, guitar
• Bill Lee – bass

References