The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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Gatefold digipak

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-14 20:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Silver Dagger
producer:
Maynard Solomon
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vanguard Recording Society, Inc. (not for release label use, for company relationships use only) (in 1970)
recording of:
Silver Dagger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
42:34
2East Virginia
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
East Virginia (Joan Baez arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
East Virginia
43:47
3Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
The Turtle Dove (aka Fare Thee Well / Ten Thousand Miles)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 422)
43:25
4House of the Rising Sun
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
2:59
5All My Trials
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
All My Trials
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
34:43
6Wildwood Flower
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
2:42
7Donna Donna
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
דאָס קעלב (Dos kelbl)
lyricist:
Aaron Zeitlin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translator:
Arthur S. Kevess and Teddi Schwartz
translated version of:
Dana dana (Yiddish theatre song)
43:17
8John Riley
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
3:50
9Rake and Rambling Boy
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Rake and a Rambling Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
31:58
10Little Moses
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Little Moses
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3546)
3:26
11Mary Hamilton
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Mary Hamilton (child ballad 173)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 79) and Child Ballads (number: 173)
5:54
12Henry Martin
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Henry Martin
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 104) and Child Ballads (number: 250)
4:12
13El preso numero nueve (The Ninth Prisoner)
guitar:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Fred Hellerman
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
El preso número nueve
writer:
Hermanos Cantoral
42:47
14Wagoner’s Lad
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Wagoner’s Lad
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 414)
32:14
15The Trees They Do Grow High
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
The Trees They Grow So High (Original folksong)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 31)
43:00
16The Lily of the West
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
The Lily of the West
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Caroline of Edinburgh Town
version of:
Flora the Lily of the West
version of:
The Lakes of Pontchartrain (aka Creole Girl)
33:23
17Silkie
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (Jim Waters tune)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Jim Waters (in 1954)
publisher:
Folk‐Legacy Records, Inc.
version of:
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (trad tune: if you don't know which tune, it's probably the Waters tune, not this one)
44:04
▼ CD 2
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1Engine 143
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Engine 143
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 255)
43:33
2Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:56
3Lonesome Road
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Lonesome Road
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:25
4Banks of the Ohio
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guitar:
John Herald
mandolin:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald, Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
performer:
The Greenbriar Boys
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (Joan Baez version) (in 1961)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Banks of the Ohio
3:10
5Pal of Mine
banjo:
Bob Yellin
guitar:
John Herald
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ralph Rinzler
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
John Herald, Ralph Rinzler and Bob Yellin
lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
performer:
The Greenbriar Boys
recording of:
Pal of Mine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:51
6Barbara Allen
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Barbara Allen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
4:20
7The Cherry Tree Carol
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)
3:33
8Old Blue
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Old Blue
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4313)
2:37
9Railroad Boy
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Railroad Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 409)
is based on:
The Butcher Boy (or I Wish I Was a Maid Again)
2:32
10Plaisir d’amour
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Plaisir d'Amour (Joan Baez version)
additional lyricist:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
composer:
Martini Il Tedesco (Plaisir d'amour)
version of:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
3:10
11Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
2:51
12Geordie (Child no. 209)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
3:33
13Copper Kettle
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
2:32
14Kumbaya
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
3:08
15What Have They Done to the Rain?
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
2:52
16Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
2:45
17Danger Waters (Hold Me Tight)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
3:43
▼ CD 3
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1Gospel Ship (When We Were Travelling Through the Air)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez2:51
2The House Carpenter (Child no. 243)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
House Carpenter (Bob Dylan arrangement)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
arrangement of:
The Daemon Lover
Joan Baez5:09
3Pretty Boy Floyd
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Pretty Boy Floyd
writer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Joan Baez4:22
4Lady Mary
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Lady Mary
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Lady Mary
Joan Baez2:45
5Ate amanha (Until Tomorrow)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Até amanhã
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Até amanhã
Joan Baez2:20
6Matty Groves (Child no. 81)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Matty Groves (Joan Baez arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Matty Groves
Joan Baez7:29
7Banks of the Ohio
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (Joan Baez version)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Banks of the Ohio
Joan Baez2:41
8O What a Beautiful City
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
O What a Beautiful City
lyricist and composer:
Douglas E. Wagner (composer / arranger)
Joan Baez43:22
9Sail Away Ladies
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez2:50
10Black Is the Colour
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez2:44
11Lowlands
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez2:50
12What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby (catch all for arrangements)
Joan Baez2:32
13Kitty
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Kitty
writer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Bill Wood
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood2:03
14So Soon in the Morning
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
So Soon the Morning
writer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Bill Wood
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood2:10
15Careless Love
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood2:29
16Don’t Weep After Me
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Don’t Weep After Me
lyricist and composer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood & Ted Alevios2:53

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Big3 (UK, budget compilations) (in 2015)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9164916 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00WT8ST1I [info]

Release group

part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 26)