Joan Baez (album)
Joan Baez | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1960 | |||
Recorded | July 1960 | |||
Studio | Manhattan Towers Hotel Ballroom, New York City | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 46:02 | |||
Label | Vanguard VSD-2077 | |||
Producer | Maynard Solomon | |||
Joan Baez chronology | ||||
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Joan Baez, also known as Joan Baez, Vol. 1, is the debut solo album by folk singer Joan Baez. The album was recorded in the summer of 1960 and released the same year. The original release featured 13 traditional folk songs. Later reissues included three additional songs.[1][2]
In 2015, the album was selected for induction into National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress for special recognition and preservation as one of the sound recordings in over 130 years of recording history that has "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation's audio legacy".[3][4]
History
Baez came to prominence during the Folk Music Revival in the late 1950s, particularly in the first Newport Folk Festival in July 1959. A number of companies tried to sign her after her performance at the music festival, including Columbia, but she chose to go instead with the small independent label, Vanguard.[5] Baez recorded the album for the label in the summer of 1960, when she was 19.[6]
Most of the songs featured only Baez' vocals and guitar, with a second guitar (played by
In 1983 Baez described the making of the album to Rolling Stone's Kurt Loder:
It took four nights. We were in some big, smelly ballroom at a hotel on Broadway, way up by the river. We couldn't record on Wednesday nights because they played bingo there. I would be down there on this dirty old rug with two microphones, one for the voice and one for the guitar. I just did my set; it was probably all I knew. Just put 'em down. I did "Mary Hamilton" once, that was it. That's the way we made 'em in the old days. As long as a dog didn't run through the room or something, you had it.[7]
Vanguard issued Joan Baez in Germany, with a different cover but the same liner notes (VSD 8001).
In 2001, Vanguard reissued Joan Baez with new liner notes and three previously unreleased songs.[6] (Between 2001 and 2005, they reissued remastered versions of Baez' 13 original albums with the label.)
In 2014, Waxtime Records reissued Joan Baez with new liner notes and only two bonus tracks from earlier Baez sessions that were originally released in 1959 on the compilation LP Folksingers' Round Harvard Square.
Reception
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Accolades
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[9]
In 2015, the album was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Donna Donna" | Sholom Secunda, Aaron Zeitlin, Arthur Kevess, Teddi Schwartz | 3:15 |
8. | "John Riley" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 3:54 |
9. | "Rake and Rambling Boy" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 1:59 |
10. | "Little Moses" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 3:31 |
11. | "Mary Hamilton" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 5:58 |
12. | "Henry Martin" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 4:15 |
13. | "El Preso Número Nueve" | Roberto Cantoral | 2:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Girl of Constant Sorrow" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 1:46 |
15. | "I Know You Rider" | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 3:46 |
16. | "John Riley" (extended version) | Traditional, arr. Joan Baez | 4:23 |
Charts and certifications
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References
- ISBN 978-0313379062.
- ISBN 978-1409441762.
- ^ a b "New Entries to National Recording Registry | News Releases". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- The Los Angeles Times.
- ISBN 9783838261065.
- ^ ISBN 978-0761139638.
- ^ Loder, Kurt (April 14, 1983). "Joan Baez: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Joan Baez | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "British album certifications – Joan Baez – Joan Baez Vol 1". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Joan Baez – Joan Baez". Recording Industry Association of America.