Rev. Gary Davis - If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings

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Rev. Gary Davis
If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings

Album US 2003 on Smithsonian Folkways label
Blues, Folk, World and (Country Blues)

Song titles are approximate; no lists were made at the time of recording. Recorded in 1953 on a 1/4 inch tape, reel-to-reel Pentron recorder, with the microphone that came with the machine. ℗© 2003 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Musicians

	Rev. Gary Davis g, voc, 1896-1972 US vocals, guitar, album by, written by, arranged by
	John Cohen bj, voc, g, *1932 US recorded by, producer, photography by, liner notes, annotated by
	Annie Davis , 1895-1997 vocals
	Kinny Peebles , 1897-1985 vocals, vocals, guitar

Producers

Visual Dialogue design, layout

Horace Boyer liner notes, additional notes on song sources

Carla Borden liner notes, edited by

Mary Monseur management, production

Pete Reiniger mastered by

D.A. Sonneborn supervised by, production

Daniel Sheehy supervised by, production

Composers

Rev. Gary Davis

Phyllis Hall

George C. Hugg

Johnson Oatman, Jr.

Josiah K. Alwood

L.D. Huggstutler

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	If I Had My Way	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	4:43
2	If The Lord Be For You	Rev. Gary Davis		3:43
3	Twelve Gates To The City	Rev. Gary Davis		3:53
4	You Got To Move	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	4:14
5	We Are The Heavenly Father's Children	Rev. Gary Davis	Phyllis Hall	3:23
6	A Friend Like Lonely Jesus	Rev. Gary Davis	George C. Hugg, Johnson Oatman, Jr.	4:22
7	Get Right Church	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	2:23
8	Marine Band	Rev. Gary Davis		2:47
9	Shine On Me	Rev. Gary Davis		2:58
10	There's Destruction On This Land	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	5:20
11	He Stole Away	Rev. Gary Davis		2:38
12	The Uncloudy Day	Rev. Gary Davis	Josiah K. Alwood	4:09
13	Say No To The Devil	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	3:16
14	I Belong To The Band	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	3:56
15	Give Me A Heart To Love	Rev. Gary Davis	Rev. Gary Davis	2:20
16	He Never Has Left Me Alone	Rev. Gary Davis	Johnson Oatman, Jr., L.D. Huggstutler	2:52
17	Got On My Traveling Shoes	Rev. Gary Davis		3:03
18	Civil War Blues	Rev. Gary Davis		5:26

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