| Artist | Almanac Singers |
|---|---|
| Cover | Almanac Singers Talking Union.jpg |
| Released | 1941 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Label | Keynote 1941 Release, Folkways Records 1955 |
| Producer | Eric Bernay |
| Prev year | 1941 |
| Next year | 1941 |
Talking Union is a 1941 album by the Almanac Singers. It is a collection of union songs and ballads, written by many different labor songwriters over the years. The liner notes include an introduction by Pete Seeger and song explanations by Philip Foner.[1] In 2010, it was selected by the Library of Congress as an addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2]
In 1955, the album was rereleased on Folkways Records as The Original Talking Union & Other Union Songs, expanded with seven songs recorded in 1955 by Pete Seeger and a chorus dubbed "the Song Swappers" that included Erik Darling, later of The Weavers, and Mary Travers, later of Peter, Paul and Mary.
References
- ^ "Talking Union and Other Union Songs"
- ^ "The National Recording Registry 2010". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2011.