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1968 studio album by Kim Weston
This Is America is the third studio album (and second solo album) by Kim Weston . Released in 1968, the album focuses on the theme of patriotism. It is well known for its recording of "Lift Every Voice and Sing ", later released as a single.
Track listing [ edit ]
Side one [ edit ]
"This Is America" (Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby)
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home " (Arranged and adapted by Marty Paich )
"If I Ruled the World" (Cyril Ornadel , Leslie Bricusse )
"The Impossible Dream (The Quest) " (Joe Darion , Mitch Leigh )
"Born Free" (Don Black , John Barry )
"Somewhere " (Leonard Bernstein )
Side two [ edit ]
"The Exodus Song" (Ernest Gold , Pat Boone )
"People" (Bob Merrill , Jule Styne )
"Touch the Earth" (Gail Allen, Jeri Southern)
"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing " (James Weldon Johnson , John Rosamond Johnson )
"The House I Live In " (Earl Robinson , Lewis Allan )
"This Is My Country" (Al Jacobs, Don Raye )
Personnel [ edit ]
Marty Paich - arrangements
Val Valentin - director of engineering
Tom Nixon - recording supervisor
Acy R. Lehman - art direction
John Sposato - cover art
External links [ edit ]