The Decca Years (The Kingston Trio album)

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The Decca Years
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 16, 2002
GenreFolk
LabelFolk Era
ProducerFrank Werber
Allan Shaw (reissue producer)
The Kingston Trio chronology
The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years
(2000)
The Decca Years
(2002)
Once Again
(2004)

The Decca Years is a compilation of

Somethin' Else
as bonus tracks. They are presented here in the same song order as the reissues.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]

Writing for

Allmusic, music critic Zac Johnson wrote of the album; "This three-disc set from Folk Era Records covers the Kingston Trio's Decca recordings from 1964-1967... An informative booklet containing a history of this era and the original liner notes only sweetens the deal."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Midnight Special" (Lead Belly) – 2:07
  2. "Love's Been Good to Me" (Rod McKuen) – 3:05
  3. "Poverty Hill" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:22
  4. "Someday Soon" (Ian Tyson) – 2:49
  5. "Gotta Travel On" (Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Dave Lazar, Pete Seeger) – 3:18
  6. "Hope You Understand" (
    John Stewart
    ) – 2:20
  7. "Little Play Soldiers" (Martin Cooper) – 2:20
  8. "Love Comes a Trickling Down" (Jonathan Harris) – 2:53
  9. "My Ramblin' Boy" (Tom Paxton) – 3:42
  10. "More Poems" (Mason Williams) – 1:42
  11. "Farewell (Fare Thee Well)" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16
  12. "I'm Going Home" (Fred Geis) – 2:22
  13. "Long Time Blues" (Williams) – 2:21
  14. "Come Gather the Time" (Stewart) – 2:26
  15. "Hanna Lee" (Stan Jones, Richard Mills) – 3:14
  16. "Three Song" (Williams) – 2:08
  17. "Gonna Go Down the River" (Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize) – 2:01
  18. "Rusting in the Rain" (Rod McKuen) – 2:43
  19. "Dooley" (Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne) – 1:53
  20. "If I Had a Ship" (Williams) – 3:28
  21. "Yes I Can Feel It" (Williams) – 2:28
  22. "Bottle of Wine" (Paxton) – 1:56
  23. "Stories of Old" (Stewart) –3:01
  24. "Where I'm Bound" (Paxton) – 2:37
  25. "If You See Me Go" (Stewart) – 2:00
  26. "Stay Awhile" (Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, Stewart) – 2:12
  27. "Dancing Distance" (Stewart, Williams) – 2:36
  28. "They Are Gone" (Williams) – 2:43
  29. "Last Thing on My Mind" (Paxton) – 3:02
  30. "Early Morning Rain" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 2:37
  31. "Children of the Morning" (Stewart) – 2:41
  32. "Hit and Run" (Stewart) – 2:15
  33. "When You've Been Away for a Long Time" (Stewart) – 3:07
  34. "Lei Pakalana" (Samuel F. Omar) – 2:16
  35. "Gaze on Other Heavens" (Stewart) – 2:36
  36. "
    Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
    ) – 1:44
  37. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:21
  38. "Put Your Money Away" (Stewart) – 2:47
  39. "Lock All the Windows" (Stewart) – 3:16
  40. "Less of Me" (Glen Campbell) – 2:25
  41. "The Spinnin' of the World" (Stewart) – 2:02
  42. "A Little Soul Is Born" (Stewart) – 2:56
  43. "Where Are You Going Little Boy?" (Stewart) – 2:23
  44. "Go Tell Roger" (Stewart, Randy Cierley) – 1:50
  45. "Red River Shore" (Arranged by Jack Splittard, Cierley) – 2:32
  46. "Runaway Song" (Stewart) – 2:03

Personnel

  • Bob Shane – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
  • John Stewart
    – vocals, banjo, guitar, harmonica
  • Dean Reilly – bass

Production notes

  • Frank Werber – producer
  • Allan Shaw – reissue producer
  • Ben Blake – liner notes, song annotations
  • Bill Bush – liner notes
  • Dick Nolan – liner notes
  • Mason Williams – liner notes
  • John Stewart – liner notes

References

  1. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved January 31, 2011.