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Whaling and Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paul Clayton
Label: Tradition Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 156218
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 600491106429
EAN: 0600491106429
ASIN: B0000058RR
Release Date: October 14, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | The Maid of Amsterdam | | • | Old Stormalong | | • | The Girls Around Cape Horn | | • | Paddy Doyle's Boots | | • | Spanish Ladies | | • | Sally Brown | | • | The Dying Sailor to His Shipmates | | • | Ranzo | | • | The Mermaid | | • | Johnny's Gone to Hilo | | • | Saturday Night at Sea | | • | Shenandoah | | • | Admiral Benbow | | • | 'Round the Corner | | • | The Greenland Whale Fisheries | | • | Go Down You Blood Red Roses | | • | The Turkish Revelee | | • | Boney Was a Warrior | | • | Lady Franklin's Lament | | • | Santy Anno |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Light tenor mumbles sea chanteys April 17, 2003
Anne B. Rider (Iowa City, IA 52240)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Warning: this is the same album as his reversed-title "Sailing and Whaling Songs," available with a different cover.A good set of chanteys, but badly presented; Clayton's got a light, unemphatic tenor, tends to trail off and mumble, and accompanies himself with light modern guitar that doesn't add to the ambiance. However, if you prefer that light style to either (my favorite) a chorus of rough baritones or a smooth British men's choir, then this may be for you. Me, I'm not gonna bother to keep mine.
 FOR P.C.R.I.P. May 21, 2002
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first heard of Paul Clayton only recently in a book about Bob Dylan from R.Shelton. PC was on that famous station wagon ride when Bob wrote "Chimes of Freedom" WOW. So I looked him up in Amz.com and sure enough there were some CD's there. PC died in 1967, so not only are these songs old from a historical point of view, they are dead from this artists point of view. I liked the music for what they were. His voice is mellow and he captures the era of the times. So long lost pal o' mine.
Not his best December 16, 2001
mattgb1 (New York City)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
In the years before his suicide, Paul Clayton did some great work, especially in ferretting out obscure material and breathing life into it. Unfortunately, this particular album lacks the vitality of his earlier work, and portrays some great songs with a sense of weariness that belies the roaring energy that these songs demand.
 Sailing and Whaling Songs of the 19th Century September 1, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the same album as the above (Whaling and Sailing Songs from the days of Moby Dick. You don't need to purchase both like I did. Great album Great Sea Songs.
Absolutely delightful June 14, 2000
Marijah Sroczynski (Orange, NJ)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you close your eyes while listening, you can make-believe you're on the deck of a whale boat! Clayton truly re-creates the sound. This isn't the rollicking re-creations that have become popular of late, but true-to-life, somewhat soulful renditions of old-style whaling shanties. The liner notes are even fascinating - although not the primary reason why I enjoyed this beautiful and mellow recording.
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