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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Sequel Records, also The Second Time Around (Shalamar), Soul on Fire (LaVern Baker) and You’d Better Come Home (Petula Clark)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 7 of Lonnie Donegan’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 64 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- Showcase
- Released on
- Sequel Records
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- Showcase
- Released on
- Sequel Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Sequel Records
Same release: Showcase
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Sequel Records
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Sequel Records
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Lost John was written by [traditional]
2MusicBrainz Lost John is part of the release Showcase
Lost John is part of the release Showcase
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Sequel Records is the label of the song Lost John
Sequel Records is the label of the song Lost John
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Lost John was released on 1989