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Sing Hallelujah (Mike Settle song)
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'"Sing Hallelujah"' is a folk song written by Mike Settle and originally recorded on the album 'Folk Sing Hallelujah' (1961) by Mike Settle and the Settlers.'Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries' 1962 p.1499 ".. The Glory of Our King. God Shines in Every Star. I Had a Feeling. They Healed the Sick. Winter Coats. Sing Hallelujah; w & m Mike Settle (Michael Ward Settle) Michael Ward Settle; 29 Sep 61; EU689044.'High Fidelity' 1962 "Mike Settle and the Settlers. Folk Sing Hallelujah FLP 10001, $3.98 (LP). Mike Settle is a young folk singer who is composed an infectious folklike ballad almost a kind of Afro-American marching song called Sing Hallelujah..." It has been recorded on singles by Jeannie Hoffman 1964, The Upper U. District Singers 1964,'Stereo Review' Volume 14 1965 p.88 "Burning Oak; Morning Dew; Sing Hallelujah: Passing Through; and eight others. ... to the Sixties than any old barbershop quartet or the Sons of the Pioneers, but they are singing the works of new composers such as Phil Ochs and Mike Settle." Liverpool's The Remo Four 1967, and Germany's The Lords 1966. Israeli duo Esther & Abi Ofarim recorded a rendition which reached No. 30 in Germany in 1966. In 1967, a version by Judy Collins was released as a b-side single in Italy from her album 'Golden Apples of the Sun' (1962).Dave Bidini 'On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock' 2011 1551996758 p.17 "a hit record for Judy Collins called "Sing Hallelujah." This was in the winter of 1967, during the advent of the singer-songwriter era, ..."'Audio' 1963 p.56 "This second effort also benefits from broader programing, ranging from the lovely adaptation of a W. B. Yeats poem selected for the title to Mike Settle's ebullient Sing, Hallelujah."
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Category:1961 songs
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