Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)

Song

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Composer

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist

Lyricist

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist

Related Works (4)

Later Versions

  1. Folk Songs: I. Black Is the Colour

Arrangements

  1. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
  2. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
  3. Black Is the Color

Recordings (81)

  1. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 2:50 cover by Helen Merrill (1957)
  2. Black Is the Color 4:50 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958)
  3. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 2:31 by Pete Seeger (1958)
  4. Black Is the Color 2:37 by Joan Baez (1959)
  5. Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair ?:?? cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1959)
  6. Black Is the Color of My True Loves Hair ?:?? cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1959)
  7. Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair 2:23 cover by Corry Brokken (1960)
  8. Black Is the Color 2:49 live by Joan Baez (Sep 1962) live, 1961/1962
  9. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 6:15 by Johnny Griffin (1962)
  10. Black Is the Colour 3:21 cover by Helen Merrill (1963)
  11. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 3:22 by Bob McGrath (1965)
  12. Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair 13:51 by Patty Waters (Feb 1966)
  13. Black Is the Color 2:24 by Tia Blake and Her Folk-Group (1971)
  14. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair ?:?? cover by Helen Merrill (1972)
  15. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 2:33 by Joan Baez (1972)
  16. Black Is the Color 4:34 by Betty Smith (1975)
  17. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair ?:?? cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1979)
  18. Black Is the Color of My True Loves Hair 4:31 cover by 高柳昌行 (1982)
  19. Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 7:09 instrumental by Marc Johnson (1986)
  20. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 2:52 cover by Helen Merrill (1987)
  21. Black Is the Colour 2:50 by Joan Baez (1988)
  22. Black Is the Color of My True Lover's Hair 4:34 by Sinéad O’Connor (1990)
  23. Black Is the Color 2:29 by Joan Baez (Nov 1993)
  24. Black Is the Colour 3:46 by Luka Bloom (1994)
  25. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair ?:?? cover by Helen Merrill (1994)
  26. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 2:43 by Joan Baez (1995)
  27. Black Is the Color 4:53 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1995)
  28. Black Is the Colour 3:24 by Eimear Quinn (1996)
  29. Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair 4:16 cover by Angelique Beauvence (1996)
  30. Black Is the Color 5:52 by THE ECCENTRIC OPERA (21 Sep 1997)
  31. Black Is the Colour 2:51 live by The Odd Sods (2000)
  32. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 5:04 live by Blue Mountain (27 Feb 2001)
  33. Black Is the Colour 4:03 by Cara Dillon (16 Jul 2001)
  34. Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair 3:13 cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (09 Oct 2001)
  35. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 4:02 instrumental by Phineas Newborn, Jr. (2001)
  36. Black Is the Colour 4:02 by Cara Dillon (Feb 2002)
  37. Black Is The Colour ?:?? cover by 上野洋子 (24 Jul 2003)
  38. My True Love (Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair) 3:03 cover by Joni James (12 Aug 2003)
  39. Black Is the Color 4:00 by Bethany Yarrow (Dec 2003)
  40. Black Is the Colour 4:03 by Cara Dillon (2003)
  41. Black Is The Color 3:58 by Bethany Yarrow (2003)
  42. Black Is the Colour 3:30 by Paul Weller (01 Sep 2004)
  43. Black Is the Colour 4:06 by Cara Dillon (19 Oct 2004)
  44. Black Is the Color of My True Loves Hair 4:50 cover by Nurse With Wound (2004)
  45. Black Is the Colour 2:56 by Paddy Schmidt (2004)
  46. Black Is the Colour ?:?? by Cara Dillon (2004)
  47. Black Is the Color 4:26 by Rosheen (14 Mar 2005)
  48. Black Is the Colour 3:49 cover by The Corrs (26 Sep 2005)
  49. Black Is the Colour 5:33 cover by Espers (18 Oct 2005)
  50. Black Is the Colour 2:23 by Isobel Campbell (May 2006)
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