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The Good Book (album)

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Released
  
1971

Artist
  
Melanie Safka

Producer
  
Peter Schekeryk

Genre
  
Pop music

R.P.M. (Revolutions per Minute) (1970)
  
The Good Book (1971)

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Buddah

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The Good Book (1971)
  
All the Right Noises (1971)

Similar
  
Melanie Safka albums, Pop music albums

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The Good Book is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the Top 40 hit "Nickel Song". The album also features "Birthday of the Sun", a track Melanie originally performed at Woodstock in 1969.

Contents

The album was the last 'official' Melanie release from Buddah Records - she left the company to form her own label; however several Buddah albums were later issued featuring 'leftover' material from earlier sessions; in addition to several compilation albums.

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Track listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted.

  1. "Good Book"
  2. "Babe Rainbow"
  3. "Sign on the Window" (Bob Dylan)
  4. "The Saddest Thing"
  5. "Nickel Song"
  6. "Isn't It a Pity"
  7. "My Father" (Judy Collins)
  8. "Chords of Fame" (Phil Ochs)
  9. "You Can Go Fishin'"
  10. "Birthday of the Sun"
  11. "The Prize"
  12. "Babe Rainbow (Reprise)"

Personnel

  • Melanie - nylon guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Vinnie Bell - electric guitar
  • Sal DiTroia - classical and steel guitar
  • Hugh McCracken - classical guitar
  • Eric Weissberg - fiddle
  • Joe Mack - bass
  • Ron Frangipane - keyboards
  • Margie English - banjo
  • Buddy Saltzman, George Devens - drums, percussion
  • Dave Melaney - accordion
  • Georg March - woodwind
  • John Abbott, Lee Holdridge, Ron Frangipane - arrangements

    • Songs

    1The Good Book4:05
    2Babe Rainbow5:45
    3Sign on the Window2:25

    References

    The Good Book (album) Wikipedia
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