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Released on Smithsonian Folkways, also Ship in the Sky (Woody Guthrie), Hobo’s Lullaby (Woody Guthrie) and Better World A‐Comin’ (Woody Guthrie)
Part of Mary Lou’s Mass, also Holy, Holy, Holy, Kyrie Eleison (Lord, Have Mercy) and In His Day / Peace I Leave With You / Alleluia
Written by Leon Thomas, also The Creator Has a Master Plan (Peace) (Louis Armstrong), Colors (Pharoah Sanders) and Masterplanned (Soulwax)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Mary Lou Williams produced 14 songs on fono
Leon Thomas’s most frequent co-writer is Pharoah Sanders (4 songs together)
Leon Thomas first appears on fono in 1969, 36 years before this song
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Leon Thomas
- Produced by
- Mary Lou Williams
- Performed by
- Carl Hall, Chris White, Clarence “Sonny” Henry, David Parker, James Bailey, Leon Thomas, Mary Lou Williams, Milton Grayson and Roger Glenn
- Part of
- Mary Lou’s Mass
- Released on
- Smithsonian Folkways
- Written by
- Leon Thomas
- Produced by
- Mary Lou Williams
- Performed by
- Carl Hall, Chris White, Clarence “Sonny” Henry, David Parker, James Bailey, Leon Thomas, Mary Lou Williams, Milton Grayson and Roger Glenn
- Part of
- Mary Lou’s Mass
- Released on
- Smithsonian Folkways
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Leon Thomas
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Same release: Mary Lou’s Mass
Same writer: Leon Thomas
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Same release: Mary Lou’s Mass
Same writer: Leon Thomas
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Carl Hall
It Is Always Spring was performed by Carl Hall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Chris White
It Is Always Spring was performed by Chris White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Clarence “Sonny” Henry
It Is Always Spring was performed by Clarence “Sonny” Henry
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by David Parker
It Is Always Spring was performed by David Parker
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by James Bailey
It Is Always Spring was performed by James Bailey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Leon Thomas
It Is Always Spring was performed by Leon Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Mary Lou Williams
It Is Always Spring was performed by Mary Lou Williams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Milton Grayson
It Is Always Spring was performed by Milton Grayson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was performed by Roger Glenn
It Is Always Spring was performed by Roger Glenn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was produced by Mary Lou Williams
It Is Always Spring was produced by Mary Lou Williams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was written by Leon Thomas
It Is Always Spring was written by Leon Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring is part of the release Mary Lou’s Mass
It Is Always Spring is part of the release Mary Lou’s Mass
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Smithsonian Folkways is the label of the song It Is Always Spring
Smithsonian Folkways is the label of the song It Is Always Spring
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz It Is Always Spring was released on 2005
It Is Always Spring was released on 2005
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026