Museum object · Record Albums
I'll Go
1967
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A 33 1/3 long-playing stereo album record (a) and jacket (b) of I’ll Go recorded by Shirley Caesar with the Institutional Choir of Brooklyn. On the front cover of the album jacket (b), Shirley Caesar is depicted standing against a blue-grey studio backdrop, wearing a long pink robe with a bow at the front bottom half. Her arms are raised, her dark hair is brushed close to her head, and her eyes are closed. Above her head in large yellow and orange print is: [Shirley Caesar / I’ll Go]. At the bottom right of the cover between two short horizontal bars, in small yellow print, is [HOB]. Below that in smaller black print is the release number [HOB 266]. On the reverse of the album jacket is an off-white background with the title and artist name, track lists, and album notes written by Anthony Heilbut.
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Catalog reference: 2014.291.15ab
