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Young Brigham

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Released
  
1968

Label
  
Reprise

Genre
  
Folk

Producer
  
Bruce Langhorne

Recorded
  
Woodland Sound and Columbia Recording Studios,, Nashville, Tennessee

Young Brigham (1968)
  
Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks (1970)

Young Brigham is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1968.

Contents

History

Young Brigham was Elliott's first major-label release on the Reprise label. The liner notes were written by his friend Johnny Cash.

The subject of "Goodnight Little Arlo" by Woody Guthrie is his son, Arlo Guthrie. "912 Greens" documents Elliott and his friends' search for Billy Faier in New Orleans.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote the album "The difference between Elliott's versions [of the songs] and those of your average folksinger is that he sounds as though he's having a good time. Young Brigham is a nice snapshot of Elliott in the late ‘60s and shows him leaving the confines of a large studio with his folk heritage intact."

Reissues

  • Selections from Young Brigham was reissued on CD with selections from Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks as Me & Bobby McGee by Rounder Records in 1995.
  • Young Brigham was reissued on CD by Collector's Choice Music in 2001.

    • Track listing

    1. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 5:04
    2. "Talking Fisherman" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
    3. "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 4:51
    4. "Tractor" (Jack Elliott) – 0:59
    5. "Night Herding Song" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 3:56
    6. "Rock Island Line" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 5:29
    7. "Danville Girl" (Traditional; arranged by Jack Elliott) – 3:32
    8. "912 Greens" (Elliott) – 7:23
    9. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 3:51
    10. "Connection" (Jagger/Richards) – 2:24
    11. "Goodnight Little Arlo" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:57

    Personnel

  • Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
  • Peter Childs – bass, dobro
  • Richard Greene – fiddle
  • Mitch Greenhill – guitar
  • Eric Hord – harmonica, autoharp
  • Bruce Langhorne – tabla
  • Jack O'Hara – bass
  • Bill Lee – organ
  • Mark Spoelstra – guitar

    • Production notes:

  • Bruce Langhorne – producer
  • Andy Wickham - executive producer
  • Henry Diltz – photography
  • Ed Thrasher - art direction
  • Johnny Cash – original liner notes
  • Richie Unterberger – reissue liner notes

    • References

    Young Brigham Wikipedia
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