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Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)
Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 25 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- The Weavers
- Released on
- Decca Records
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- The Weavers
- Released on
- Decca Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Decca Records
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Decca Records
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Decca Records
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz Goodnight Irene was performed by The Weavers
Goodnight Irene was performed by The Weavers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Goodnight Irene was written by [traditional]
Goodnight Irene was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Goodnight Irene is part of the release Tzena Tzena Tzena / Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene is part of the release Tzena Tzena Tzena / Goodnight Irene
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song Goodnight Irene
Decca Records is the label of the song Goodnight Irene
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Goodnight Irene was released on 1950