Released 1974 Release date August 1974 | Artist Joan Baez Label Vanguard Records | |
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The Contemporary Ballad Book was a 1974 Joan Baez compilation Vanguard put together, following the success of the Joan Baez Ballad Book. Unlike the first Ballad Book, this one focused on singer-songwriter material, rather than traditional folk. This new compilation contained one previously unreleased track, the Italian song, C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones ('There was this guy who, just like me, loved the Beatles and the Rolling Stones'), taken from Baez' performance at the Isle of Wight Festival.
Contents
Track listing
- "North Country Blues" (Bob Dylan)
- "It Ain't Me, Babe" (Bob Dylan)
- "Children of Darkness" (Richard Fariña)
- "C'era Un Ragazzo Che Come Me Amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones" (M. Lusini, F. Migliacci)
- "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (traditional)
- "Birmingham Sunday" (Richard Fariña)
- "San Francisco Mabel Joy" (Mickey Newbury)
- "Be Not Too Hard" (Donovan)
- "Restless Farewell" (Bob Dylan)
- "Ranger's Command" (Woody Guthrie)
- "Long Black Veil" (Marijohn Wilkin)
- "Hickory Wind" (Gram Parsons)
- "The Lady Came from Baltimore" (Tim Hardin)
- "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" (Bob Dylan)
- "The Tramp on the Street" (traditional)
- "Saigon Bride" (Joan Baez, Nina Duschek)
- "Donna Donna" (Sholom Secunda, Aaron Zeitlin, A. Kevess, T. Schwartz)
- "Song in the Blood" (Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jacques Prévert)
- "The Magic Wood" (Henry Treece)
- "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" (A. Bredon)
Songs
1North Country Blues5:02
2It Ain't Me - Babe3:22
3Children of Darkness3:56
References
The Contemporary Ballad Book Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA