Absolutely the Best (Odetta album)

Absolutely the Best is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta, originally released in 2000.

The focus of the material are the songs Odetta performed when recording for the Tradition label — 11 tracks from Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues and seven from At the Gate of Horn.

Track listing
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
 * 1) "Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole)" – 2:50
 * 2) "Joshua" – 1:51
 * 3) "Chilly Winds" – 2:40
 * 4) "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – 1:53
 * 5) "Take This Hammer" (Huddie Ledbetter) –  3:30
 * 6) "Muleskinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:51
 * 7) "Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 2:09
 * 8) "The Midnight Special" – 2:34
 * 9) "Alabama Bound" (Lomax, Lomax) – 1:42
 * 10) "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 1:48
 * 11) "Glory, Glory" – 2:10
 * 12) "Easy Rider"  (Ledbetter) – 5:04
 * 13) "Jack o' Diamonds" – 3:13
 * 14) "Shame and Scandal" – 2:20
 * 15) "'Buked and Scorned" – 2:38
 * 16) "Lowlands" – 2:36
 * 17) "Pretty Horses" – 2:59
 * 18) Spiritual Trilogy: "Oh, Freedom", "Come and Go With Me", "I'm on My Way" – 6:06

Personnel

 * Odetta – vocals, guitar
 * Bill Lee – bass
 * Milt Okun – choir conductor