Down by the Riverside
~ Recording by Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir | Louis and the Good Book | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir | Album |
| Decca Records | DL 8741 |
| 1.1 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong & His All‐Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir | Swing Low Sweet Satchmo | Louis Armstrong, His Allstars and The Sy Oliver Choir | Album |
| Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation) | 87 017 LPBM |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Louis and the Good Book | Louis Armstrong | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 201 285 |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Louis and the Good Book | Louis Armstrong | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 250 465-2 |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | Hello Louis! | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 257134-1 |
| 1.16 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Hello Louis! | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 9031 72096-2 |
| 1.2 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | 16 Original World Hits | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Hello Louis! | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD-18031 |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Louis and the Good Book | Louis Armstrong | Album |
| MCA France | MCD 01300 |
| 1.2 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD 30562 (92) |
| 1.12 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Wonderful Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD 30192 |
| 1.6 | Down By The Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | The Wonderful Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Bellaphon (lowercase bellaphon imprint, label code LC 01421) | 993.07.027 |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:12 | Louis Armstrong | When the Saints Go Marchin’ In | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| LaserLight Digital | 17 201 |
| 2.2 | Down by the River Side | 3:13 | Louis Armstrong | The Very Best of Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 380 463-2, UMD 80463 |
| 2.2 | Down by the Riverside | 3:13 | Louis Armstrong | The Very Best of Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music France | MCD 84207 |
| 1.1 | Down by the Riverside | 3:12 | Louis Armstrong | The Best of Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Exclusiv (low budget) | 222 340 |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Louis and the Good Book | Louis Armstrong | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | |
| 1.5 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| ACD | 154956 |
| 1.2 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | Qué mundo tan maravilloso | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 1.8 | Down by the Riverside | 3:13 | Louis Armstrong | Roots Collection, Volume 11: Swinging With the Good Book | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Discmedi Blau (formerly Discmedi) | DM 4675-02 |
| 4.3 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | Gospel: The Very Best Of | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | 3316702 |
| 1.8 | Down by the Riverside | 3:07 | Louis Armstrong | (What a) Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Trend | CD 157.986 |
| 1.3 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong | Best Collection (disc 2) | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:12 | Louis Armstrong | Louis and the Good Book | Louis Armstrong | Album |
| Decca Records, Universal Music France | 520 572-2 |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong and the All-Stars with the Sy Oliver Choir | Louis and the Good Book (expanded edition) | Louis Armstrong and the All-Stars with the Sy Oliver Choir | Album |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | |
| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:11 | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir | Louis and the Good Book - Swinging Spirituals | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir | Album |
| Coral Records (Decca Records & MCA Records subsidiary) | COPS 1408 |
| 1.32 | Down by the Riverside | 3:13 | Louis Armstrong | The Very Best of Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation | |||
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.4 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | Greatest Hits | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark (Russian bootleg production) | 19298-1/2 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | 16 Original World Hits | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD 17750 |
| 1.13 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | The Wonderful World Of | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Down by the Riverside | 3:10 | Louis Armstrong | Pure Gold of Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Album + Compilation | MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD-83018 | |
Relationships
| producer: | Milt Gabler |
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| bass: | Mort Herbert (on 1958-02-06) |
| clarinet: | Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1958-02-06) |
| drums (drum set): | Barrett Deems (on 1958-02-06) |
| guitar: | George Barnes (on 1958-02-06) |
| organ: | Nickie Tagg (on 1958-02-06) |
| piano: | Billy Kyle (on 1958-02-06) |
| trombone: | Trummy Young (on 1958-02-06) |
| trumpet: | Louis Armstrong (on 1958-02-06) |
| choir vocals: | The Sy Oliver Choir (on 1958-02-06) |
| vocals: | Louis Armstrong (on 1958-02-06) |
| conductor: | Sy Oliver (on 1958-02-06) |
| arranger: | Sy Oliver |
| recording of: | Down by the Riverside (on 1958-02-06: cover) |
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Related works
Down by the Riverside
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other (order: 11) |
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| later translated versions: | Lawr Ar Lan Y Môr Vrienden voor ’t leven |
| later versions: | Down by the Riverside |
| is the basis for: | Four North American Ballads: No. 3. Down by the Riverside Qu’il fait bon vivre |
| arrangements: | Down by the River Down by the River Side (arr. Jordan) Down by the Riverside (arr. Barber) Down by the Riverside (arr. Jackson) Down by the Riverside (Udo Jürgens arrangement) |
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