If I Had a Hammer
"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a protest song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the Progressive movement, and was first recorded by the Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. It was a #10 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962 and then went to #3 a year later when recorded by Trini Lopez in 1963.
| "The Hammer Song" | |
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Original 1950 release by The Weavers on Hootenanny Records, 101-A. | |
| Single by The Weavers | |
| B-side | "Banks of Marble" |
| Released | 1950 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Label | Hootenanny |
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays |
| "If I Had a Hammer" | ||||
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Single by Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
| Single by Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
| from the album Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
| B-side | "Gone the Rainbow" | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays | |||
| Producer(s) | Albert Grossman Milt Okun | |||
| Peter, Paul and Mary singles chronology | ||||
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| "If I Had a Hammer" | ||||
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Single by Trini Lopez | ||||
| Single by Trini Lopez | ||||
| from the album Trini Lopez at PJ's | ||||
| B-side | "Unchain My Heart" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Venue | P.J.'s | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Costa | |||
| Trini Lopez singles chronology | ||||
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| "Datemi un martello" | ||||
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| Single by Rita Pavone | ||||
| B-side | "Che m'importa del mondo" | |||
| Released | December 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop, chanson, surf rock | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | RCA Italiana | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays Sergio Bardotti | |||
| Producer(s) | Luis Bacalov | |||
| Rita Pavone singles chronology | ||||
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The Weavers released the song under the title "The Hammer Song" as a 78 rpm single in March 1950 on Hootenanny Records, 101-A, backed with "Banks of Marble".
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