The Best of Odetta: Ballads and Blues is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta, originally released in 1994.

The Best of Odetta: Ballads and Blues
Greatest hits album by Odetta
Released	1994
Recorded	1956-1957
Genre	Folk, blues
Length	50:46
Label	Tradition
Odetta chronology
Movin' It On (1987) The Best of Odetta: Ballads and Blues (1994) To Ella (1998)
Alternative Cover

The focus of the material is the music Odetta performed when recording for the Tradition label — Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues (1956) and Odetta at the Gate of Horn (1957). Tradition released The Best of Odetta on LP with a slightly different track list in 1967.

It was also re-released on CD on the Collectables label in 2006.

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Source	Rating
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Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:59
2. "Lowlands" – 2:41
3. "The Fox" – 1:53
4. "The Lass from the Low Countree" (John Jacob Niles) – 4:40
5. "Devilish Mary" – 1:57
6. "Take This Hammer" (Ledbetter) – 3:33
7. "Greensleeves" – 2:49
8. "Deep River" – 3:00
9. "Chilly Winds" – 2:43
10. "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (Huey Prince, Lou Singer) – 2:43
11. "Shame and Scandal" (Sir Lancelot) – 2:23
12. "'Buked and Scorned" – 2:40
13. "Joshua" – 1:54
14. "Glory, Glory" – 2:13
15. "Been in the Pen" – 2:32
16. "Deep Blue Sea" – 3:02
17. "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 1:51
18. Spiritual Trilogy" – 6:05

Personnel

• Odetta – vocals, guitar
• Bill Lee – bass

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