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Give Your Hands to Struggle

Bernice Johnson Reagon
Give Your Hands to Struggle original Paredon Records 1975 LP cover
Give Your Hands to Struggle original Paredon Records 1975 LP cover
Give Your Hands to Struggle 1997 Smithsonian Folkways CD reissue cover
Give Your Hands to Struggle 1997 Smithsonian Folkways CD reissue cover
Reagon's strengths as a songwriter, singer, and composer are reflected in this collection of songs performed with powerful layered harmonies. Includes the full-length version of "Freedom in the Air" and the previously unreleased "We've Come a Long Way to Be Together." Originally released in 1975 on Paredon Records and reissued in 1997 by Smithsonian Folkways, this reissue features the original 43 minutes of audio along with an informative 36-page booklet.

Track Listing

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Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:49
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102
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:37
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103
Bernice Johnson Reagon
04:37
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104
Bernice Johnson Reagon
05:02
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105
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:14
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106
Bernice Johnson Reagon
07:07
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107
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:25
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108
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:17
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109
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:19
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110
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:06
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111
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:27
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112
Bernice Johnson Reagon
03:59