My Eyes Have Seen is a studio album by the American folk singer Odetta. It was released in July 1959 through Vanguard Records, and is her first album for the label.
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
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.."
Track listing All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted. "Poor Little Jesus" – 1:54 "Bald Headed Woman" – 2:20 "Motherless Children" – 2:10 "I Know Where I'm Going" – 2:00 "The Foggy Dew" (Canon Charles O’Neill) – 5:29 "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain/Water Boy" (Avery Robinson) – 6:54 "Ox-Driver Song" – 2:35 "Down on Me" – 2:55 "Saro Jane" – 2:45 "Three Pigs" – 1:18 "No More Cane on the Brazos" – 3:38 "Jumpin' Judy" – 2:26 "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe) – 3:52
Personnel Odetta Holmes – vocals, guitar Bill Lee – bass
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