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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 Smithsonian Folkways, also Ship in the Sky (Woody Guthrie), Hobo’s Lullaby (Woody Guthrie) and Better World A‐Comin’ (Woody Guthrie)
Part of If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle, also Arrange and Rearrange, We'll Be A-doubling and Well May the World Go
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 7 of Pete Seeger’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 73 years before this song
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Florence Reece and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Bess Lomax, Carol White, Josh White, Lee Hays, Millard Lampell, Pete Seeger and Sam Gary
- Released on
- Smithsonian Folkways
- Written by
- Florence Reece and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Bess Lomax, Carol White, Josh White, Lee Hays, Millard Lampell, Pete Seeger and Sam Gary
- Released on
- Smithsonian Folkways
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Same release: If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Same release: If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Smithsonian Folkways
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Bess Lomax
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Bess Lomax
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Carol White
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Carol White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Josh White
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Josh White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Lee Hays
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Lee Hays
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Millard Lampell
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Millard Lampell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Pete Seeger
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Pete Seeger
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was performed by Sam Gary
Which Side Are You On? was performed by Sam Gary
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was written by Florence Reece
Which Side Are You On? was written by Florence Reece
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was written by [traditional]
Which Side Are You On? was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? is part of the release If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
Which Side Are You On? is part of the release If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Smithsonian Folkways is the label of the song Which Side Are You On?
Smithsonian Folkways is the label of the song Which Side Are You On?
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Which Side Are You On? was released on 1998-05-19
Which Side Are You On? was released on 1998-05-19
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026