# Paul Robeson discography

The following is the discography of American singer Paul Robeson.

## Studio albums

| Year | Album | Format |
| 1940 | Ballad for Americans | 2 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Victor P-20 |
| 1941 | Chee Lai – Songs of New China | 3 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Keynote 109 |
| 1943 | Songs of Free Men | 4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks M 534 |
| 1946 | Spirituals | 4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks M 610 |
| 1946 | Here Comes the Showboat Various artists | 4 × 12" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks C 55 |
| 1948 | A Robeson Recital of Popular Favourites | 4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks MM 732 |
| 1949 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | 4 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Columbia Masterworks MM 819 |
| 1953 | Negro Spirituals and Blues Various artists | 12" LP, Concert Hall M-2340 |
| 1953 | Robeson Sings | 3 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Othello Records R-101 / 10" LP (L-101) |
| 1954 | Solid Rock — Favorite Hymns of My People | 3 × 10" 78 r.p.m., Othello Records R-201 / 10" LP (L-201) |
| 1954? | Let Freedom Sing | 10" LP, Othello Records L-301 |
| 1956? | Негритянские песни в исполнении Поля Робсона ("Negro Songs Sung by Paul Robeson") | USSR, 10" LP, Д-2723/2724 |
| 1956? | Песни в исполнении Поля Робсона ("Songs Sung by Paul Robeson") | USSR, 10" LP, Д-2864/2865 |
| 1958 | Наш друг Поль Робсон ("Our Friend Paul Robeson") | USSR, 12" LP, Д-04478/04479 |
| 1958 | Robeson | 12" LP, Vanguard Records VSD-2015 |
| 1959 | Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs | 12" LP, Monitor Records MPS 580, MPS 580 |
| 1959 | Paul Robeson chante... 16 spirituals | France, 10" LP, Philips G 05.639 R |
| 1960 | Paul Robeson singt Lieder aus aller Welt ("Paul Robeson Sings Songs of Many Lands") | West Germany, 12" LP, Concert Hall M-2123 |
| 1960 | "Encore, Robeson!" (Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs, Vol. 2) | 12" LP, Monitor Records MP 581, MPS 581 |
| 1960 | Robeson | 12" LP, Verve Records MG V-4044 |
| 1962 | Paul Robeson singt Negro Spirituals a.k.a. Negro Spirituals | Europe, 12" LP, Concert Hall M-2162 |
| 1964 | Paul Robeson singt | East Germany, 12" LP, Eterna 8 30 008 |

## Live albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| 1952 | I Came to Sing | 10" LP, International Union of Mine Mill and Smelters Workers Union |
| 1955 | Récital Paul Robeson | France, 10" LP, Le Chant du Monde LDP 8132 (LD-M 8132), LDP 4248 Recorded by Othello Rec. Corp. |
| 1957 | Paul Robeson's Transatlantic Concert | UK, 10" LP, Topic Records 10T 17 |
| 1957 | Transatlantic Exchange Various artists | UK, 10" LP, N.U.M MLP 3001 |
| 1958 | Поль Робсон в Москве (1958 г.) ("Paul Robeson in Moscow (1958)") | USSR, 12" LP, Д-04544/04545 |
| 1960 | Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall | 12" LP, Vanguard VSD-2035 |
| 1961 | Paul Robeson Recital | Czechoslovakia, 12" LP, Supraphon SUA 10062 |
| 1962 | Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 2 | Australia, 12" LP, Vanguard ALPS 1010 |
| 1970 | In Live Performance | 12" LP, Columbia Masterworks M 30424 |

## Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| 1949 | Spirituals and A Robeson Recital of Popular Favorites | 12" LP, Columbia Masterworks ML 4105 |
| 1964 | Ballad for Americans / Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2$^{[A]}$ | 12" LP, Vanguard VSD-79193, VRS-9193 |
| 1968 | Songs of Free Men / Spirituals | 12" LP, Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0268 |
| 1974 | The Essential Paul Robeson | 2 × 12" LP, Vanguard VSD-57/58 |
| 1985 | Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" and Other Favorites | Recorded for EMI May 15, 1928 – September 27, 1939 12" LP, CD, EMI EG 26 0477 1, CDC 7 47839 2 |
$^{[A]}$ The LP contains the original recording of Ballad for Americans (courtesy of RCA Victor) and a live Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2.
* Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions, 1928−1939 Box Set
* Paul Robeson: The Power and The Glory
* On My Journey: Paul Robeson's Independent Recordings
* Paul Robeson: The Political Years
* Freedom Train and the Welsh Transatlantic Concert Live