Recording: Black Is the Color

Performed by
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
Recording date
December 11, 1947
First release
On Audio album Jo Stafford Sings American Folk Songs (April 28, 1948)
Rating

Song info

Song
Black Is the Colour
Written by
[Traditional]
First release
Black Is the Color by John Jacob Niles on audio album American Folk Lore - Volume 3 (October 1941)
Language
English

Versions

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Black Is the Color John Jacob Niles October 1941
2 Black Is the Color Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra April 28, 1948
3 Black Is the Color Jean Ritchie 1952
4 Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair Gordon Heath et Lee Payant 1955
5 Black Is the Color Marty Brill 1956
6 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Leon Bibb 1956
7 Black Is the Color Susan Reed 1957
8 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Johnny Smith 1957
9 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Helen Merrill with Hal Mooney and His Orchestra 1957
10 Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair Marian McPartland 1957
11 Black Is the Color Ed McCurdy January 1958
12 Black Is the Color Jimmie Rodgers [1] November 1958
13 Black Is the Color Pete Seeger 1958
14 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Betty Vaiden Williams 1958
15 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Nina Simone 1959
16 Black Is the Color Joan Baez September 1962
17 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Peter Nero 1962
18 Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) The Smothers Brothers 1963
19 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Patti Page 1964
20 Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair Davy Graham 1964
21 Black Is the Color Helen Merrill 1966
22 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Das Klaus Weiss Trio 1966
23 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Patty Waters 1966
24 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair The Human Beinz 1968
25 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Isao Suzuki 1978
26 Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair Tony Gould 1978
27 Black Is the Color Shanna Beth McGee 1980
28 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Joe Sample 1993
29 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Nnenna Freelon June 30, 1996
30 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Janet Seidel 1997
31 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Blue Mountain February 27, 2001
32 Black Is the Color Cara Dillon July 16, 2001
33 Black Is the Color of My True Loves Hair Nurse With Wound June 2003
34 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair The Twilight Singers August 27, 2003
35 Black Is the Color Bethany Yarrow 2003
36 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Robin Frederick 2003
37 Black Is the Colour Paul Weller September 13, 2004
38 Black Is the Color Elizabeth LaPrelle 2004
39 Black Is the Colour The Corrs 2005
40 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Merrie Amsterburg May 2, 2006
41 Black Is the Colour The Czars 2006
42 Black Is the Colour Karan Casey March 29, 2008
43 Black Is the Colour Natacha Atlas & The Mazeeka Ensemble June 2008
44 Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair Jimmy Somerville May 2009
45 Black Is the Color Sara Grey August 2009
46 Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Kim Robertson 2009
47 Black Is the Colour Tina [1] 2009
48 Black Is the Colour Siobhán Owen June 26, 2012

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