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Diamonds and Rust in the Bullring

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Released
  
December 1988

Producer
  
Alan Abrahams

Release date
  
December 1988

Genres
  
Folk music, Folk rock

Recorded
  
Bilbao, Spain, 1988

Artist
  
Joan Baez

Label
  
Gold Castle Records

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Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring(1988)
  
Speaking of Dreams(1989)

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Joan Baez albums, Folk music albums

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. It featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish and one - "Txoria Txori" - in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat".

Contents

"Gracias a la Vida" is a duet with singer Mercedes Sosa.

Track listing

  1. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) – 3:45
  2. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" (Traditional) – 1:22
  3. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) – 3:45
  4. "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:58
  5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 3:41
  6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 3:59
  7. "El Preso Numero Nueve" (Hermanos Cantoral) – 3:14
  8. "Llego Con Tres Heridas" (M. Hernandez) – 2:38
  9. "Txoria Txori" (J. A. Arze/M. Laboa) – 2:54
  10. "Ellas Danzan Solas" (Cueca Sola) (R.Livi/Sting) – 5:35
  11. "Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra) – 6:05
  12. "No Nos Moveran" (Traditional) – 1:22

Personnel

  • Alan V. Abrahams – producer, mixing
  • John Acosta – cello
  • Begnat Amorena – drums
  • Laythan Armor – synthesizer, keyboards
  • Joan Baez – arranger, liner notes, artwork, illustrations
  • Marlene Bergman – design, cover design
  • Cesar Cancino – piano, arranger, cello arrangement
  • Jean Marie Ecay – guitar
  • Jose Agustin Guereu – bass
  • Charles Paakkari – mixing
  • Costel Restea – cello
  • Mercedes Sosa – vocals
  • L. A. Mass Choir - vocals on "Let It Be"
  • Donald Taylor – director, choir director, choir master
  • Wally Traugott – mastering

    • Songs

    1Diamonds & Rust3:46
    2Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around1:22
    3No Woman No Cry3:46

    References

    Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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