The First Lady of Folk: 1958–1961

~ Release by Joan Baez (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Joan Baez in San Francisco / Folksingers ’round Harvard Square / Joan Baez
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1Island in the Sun
Joan Baez2:27
2Water Boy
Joan Baez2:51
3Annie Had a Baby
Joan Baez1:25
4Oh Freedom
recording of:
Oh Freedom
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez4:18
5Man Smart, Woman Smarter
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Valentine Music Group Ltd.
Joan Baez3:13
6Scarlet Ribbons
Joan Baez2:51
7Dark as a Dungeon
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
Joan Baez2:24
8Told My Captain
Joan Baez2:53
9Young Blood
Joan Baez2:05
10I Gave My Love a Cherry
Joan Baez3:22
11La Bamba
Joan Baez1:05
12Every Night
Joan Baez2:11
13Banks of the Ohio
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (Joan Baez version)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Banks of the Ohio
Joan Baez42:40
14O What a Beautiful City
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
O What a Beautiful City
lyricist and composer:
Douglas E. Wagner (composer / arranger)
Joan Baez43:21
15Sail Away Ladies
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez42:49
16Black Is the Color
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3103)
Joan Baez42:43
17Lowlands
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Lowlands
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez42:49
18What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby (catch all for arrangements)
Joan Baez32:31
19Kitty
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Kitty
writer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Bill Wood
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood32:02
20So Soon in the Morning
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
So Soon the Morning
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood42:09
21Careless Love
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood42:28
22Don’t Weep After Me
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1959-05)
recording engineer:
Stephen Fassett (in 1959-05)
recording of:
Don’t Weep After Me
lyricist and composer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
Joan Baez duet with Bill Wood & Ted Alevizos42:50
23Silver Dagger
recording of:
Silver Dagger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez2:33
24East Virginia
recording of:
East Virginia (Joan Baez arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
East Virginia
Joan Baez3:46
25Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
Joan Baez3:22
2▼CD: Joan Baez / Joan Baez, Vol. 2
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1House of the Rising Sun
cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
2:59
2All My Trials
recording of:
All My Trials
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:43
3Wildwood Flower
recording of:
Wildwood Flower (traditional song, no arrangement credits)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 757)
is based on:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
2:41
4Donna Donna
3:16
5John Riley
recording of:
John Riley
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ricky Neff
publisher:
Harvard Music
3:50
6Rake and Rambling Boy
recording of:
Rake and a Rambling Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:57
7Little Moses
recording of:
Little Moses
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3546)
3:25
8Mary Hamilton
recording of:
Mary Hamilton (child ballad 173)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 79) and Child Ballads (number: 173)
5:53
9Henry Martin
recording of:
Henry Martin
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 104) and Child Ballads (number: 250)
4:11
10El Preso Numero Nueve (The Ninth Prisoner)
recording of:
El preso número nueve
lyricist and composer:
Hermanos Cantoral
2:47
11Wagoner’s Lad
recording of:
Wagoner’s Lad
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 414)
2:15
12The Trees They Do Grow High
recording of:
The Trees They Grow So High (Original folksong)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 31)
3:00
13The Lily of the West
recording of:
The Lily of the West
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Caroline of Edinburgh Town
version of:
Flora the Lily of the West
version of:
The Lakes of Pontchartrain (aka Creole Girl)
3:22
14Silkie
4:02
15Engine 143
recording of:
Engine 143
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 255)
3:34
16Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
recording of:
Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:56
17Lonesome Road
recording of:
Lonesome Road
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:24
18Banks of the Ohio
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (Joan Baez version)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Banks of the Ohio
3:10
19Pal of Mine
recording of:
Pal of Mine
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:51
20Barbara Allen
cover recording of:
Barbara Allen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
4:20
21The Cherry Tree Carol
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)
3:32
22Old Blue
recording of:
Old Blue
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4313)
2:37
23Railroad Boy
recording of:
Railroad Boy
writer:
C. Boettchner
2:31
24Plaisir d’Amour
recording of:
Plaisir d'Amour (Joan Baez version)
additional lyricist:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
composer:
Martini Il Tedesco (Plaisir d'amour)
version of:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
3:09