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"Glory, Glory " (also known as "When I Lay My Burden Down", "Since I Laid My Burden Down", "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" and other titles) is an American
spiritual song , which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including
folk ,
country ,
blues ,
rock , and
gospel . It is typically very melodically similar to another popular gospel song, "
Will the Circle Be Unbroken ".
Lyrics
Lyrically, the song has many variations, but the best-known version of the song (as performed by
Odetta or
Roy Acuff ) opens with:
Glory glory, hallelujah
Since I laid my burden down
Glory glory, hallelujah
Since I laid my burden down
Selected recordings
"Glory, Glory"
1971 German picture sleeve
B-side
"Citizen Kane" (US/UK)
"I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician" (Europe)
Released August 20, 1971 (1971-08-20 ) Recorded January 17, 1971
Studio
Columbia , Hollywood, California
Genre
Rock Length 4 :03
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s) Arthur Reynolds
Producer(s)
Terry Melcher , Chris Hinshaw
"I Trust (Everything Is Gonna Work Out Alright)" (1971)
"Glory, Glory " (1971)
"America's Great National Pastime" (1971)
The Elders McIntorsh and Edwards' Sanctified Singers – "Since I Laid My Burden Down" (recorded Chicago, December 4, 1928)
Blind Roosevelt Graves – "When I Lay My Burdens Down" (Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order , recorded in 1936)
Maddox Brothers and Rose – "When I Lay My Burden Down" (recorded between 1946 and 1951 and included on the compilation
The Maddox Brothers and Rose – Vol. 1 )
The Soul Stirrers – "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" (1948)
Odetta – "Glory, Glory" (
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues , 1956)
The Big 3 – "Glory, Glory" (Live at the Recording Studio , 1964)
Mississippi John Hurt – "Since I've Laid This Burden Down" (The Best of Mississippi John Hurt , 1966)
Furry Lewis – "Lay My Burden Down" (Blues Magician , recorded 1969)
Mississippi Fred McDowell – "When I Lay My Burden Down" (1964)
[1]
Roy Acuff – "When I Lay My Burden Down" (
Night Train to Memphis , 1970)
[2]
The Byrds – "Glory, Glory" (
Byrdmaniax , 1971)
Ike & Tina Turner – "Glory, Glory" (
The Gospel According to Ike & Tina , 1974)
[3]
Otha Turner – "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" (From Senegal to Senatobia , 1999)
Dr. John with
Mavis Staples and
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – "Lay My Burden Down" (N'Awlinz Dis, Dat, or D'Udda , 2005)
Larry Sparks – "Lay My Burden Down" (
Transamerica , 2005)
[4]
Glenn Kaiser – "Since I Laid My Burdens Down" (Grrrecords, 2006)
City and Colour &
The Coppertone – "When I Lay My Burden Down" ("Wood & Wires Productions", c. 2010)
[5]
Will McFarlane – "Lay My Burden Down" (Will McFarlane, c. 2015)
[6]
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