Joan Baez, Vol. 2
Joan Baez, Vol. 2 | ||||
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Studio album by Joan Baez | ||||
Released | September 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Studio | Vanguard Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 44:15 | |||
Label | Vanguard VSD-2097 | |||
Producer | Maynard Solomon | |||
Joan Baez chronology | ||||
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Joan Baez, Vol. 2 is the second studio album by Joan Baez. Released in 1961, the album, like her self-titled 1960 debut album, featured mostly traditional songs. The bluegrass band The Greenbriar Boys provided backup on two songs.[1] Joan Baez, Vol. 2 peaked at #13 on the Billboard album chart and was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Folk Performance".
The Vanguard reissue contains three unreleased tracks, "I Once Loved A Boy", "Poor Boy" and "Longest Train I Ever Saw".
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
In his Allmusic review, music critic Matt Fink wrote of the album:
"The material chosen is truly exceptional... Without a doubt, Baez's version of "Pal of Mine" is every bit as vibrant as when the Carters recorded it, though here given a more bluegrass sound by the banjo and backup vocal accompaniment of the Greenbriar Boys. Baez is a true master of her craft, and though she hasn't always made the best choices for material, the 14 interpretations here are as timeless as the songs themselves... this is an album that all fans of traditional folk music should seek out."[2]
Track listing
All songs traditional, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wagoner's Lad" | Traditional; arranged by anonymous | 2:14 |
2. | "The Trees They Do Grow High" | Traditional; arranged by anonymous | 2:59 |
3. | "Lily of the West" | 3:21 | |
4. | "Silkie" (Child no. 113) | 4:01 | |
5. | "Engine 143" | 3:32 | |
6. | "Once I Knew a Pretty Girl" | 2:56 | |
7. | "Lonesome Road" | 2:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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8. | "Banks of the Ohio" | 3:09 | |
9. | "Pal of Mine" | 2:50 | |
10. | "Barbara Allen" (Child no. 84) | 4:17 | |
11. | "The Cherry Tree Carol" (Child no. 54) | 3:30 | |
12. | "Old Blue" | 2:36 | |
13. | "Railroad Boy" | 2:31 | |
14. | "Plaisir d'Amour" ("The Joys of Love") | Jean-Paul-Égide Martini alias Martini il Tedesco | 3:11 |
Total length: | 44:15 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "I Once Loved a Boy" | 2:39 |
16. | "Poor Boy" | 2:55 |
17. | "Longest Train I Ever Saw" | 3:15 |
Personnel
- Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
- The Greenbriar Boys – vocals, accompaniment (tracks B1-B2)
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Joan Baez - Joan Baez Vol. 2 (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ a b Fink, Matt. "Joan Baez, Vol. 2 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ "American album certifications – Joan Baez – Joan Baez, Volume 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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- Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square (with Bill Wood and Ted Alevizos)
- Joan Baez
- Joan Baez, Vol. 2
- Joan Baez/5
- Farewell, Angelina
- Noël
- Joan
- Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time
- Any Day Now
- David's Album
- One Day at a Time
- Blessed Are...
- Come from the Shadows
- Where Are You Now, My Son?
- Gracias a la Vida: Joan Baez canta en español
- Diamonds & Rust
- Gulf Winds
- Blowin' Away
- Honest Lullaby
- Recently
- Speaking of Dreams
- Play Me Backwards
- Gone from Danger
- Dark Chords on a Big Guitar
- Day after Tomorrow
- Whistle Down the Wind
- Sacco & Vanzetti
- Carry It On
- Portrait of Joan Baez
- The First 10 Years
- The Joan Baez Ballad Book
- Hits: Greatest and Others
- The Contemporary Ballad Book
- The Joan Baez Lovesong Album
- Best of Joan C. Baez
- The Joan Baez Country Music Album
- Joan Baez: Classics
- Rare, Live & Classic
- "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
- "Copper Kettle"
- "Diamonds & Rust"
- "Farewell, Angelina"
- "Forever Young"
- "Here's to You"
- "Honest Lullaby"
- "The House of the Rising Sun"
- "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
- "Joe Hill"
- "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"
- "Lily of the West"
- "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word"
- "Mary Hamilton"
- "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
- "Reunion Hill"
- "Scarlet Tide"
- "Silver Dagger"
- "Speaking of Dreams"
- "Sweet Sir Galahad"
- "There but for Fortune"
- "We Shall Overcome"
- "What Have They Done to the Rain"
- Discography
- Albert Baez (father)
- Mimi Fariña (sister)
- David Harris (husband)
- Richard Fariña (brother-in-law)
- Joan Baez: I Am a Noise