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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = David's Album
| name = David's Album
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Joan Baez]]
| artist = [[Joan Baez]]
| Cover = Davidsalbum.jpg
| cover = Davidsalbum.jpg
| Released = May 1969
| alt =
| released = May 1969
| Recorded = CBS Studios, Nashville, September 1968
| recorded = September 1968
| Genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Country music|country]]
| Length = 44:41
| venue =
| studio = [[Bradley Studios#Columbia Studios|Columbia]] (Nashville, Tennessee)
⚫
| Label = [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]
| Producer = [[Maynard Solomon]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Country music|country]]
| Reviews =
| length = 44:41
⚫
| label = [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]] <small>VSD-79308</small>
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1zrj281c056a link]
| producer = [[Maynard Solomon]]
| Last album = ''[[Any Day Now (Joan Baez album)|Any Day Now]]''<br />(1968)
| prev_title = [[Any Day Now (Joan Baez album)|Any Day Now]]
| This album = '''''David's Album'''''<br />(1969)
| prev_year = 1968
| Next album = ''[[(I Live) One Day at a Time]]''<br />(1970)
| next_title = [[One Day at a Time (Joan Baez album)|One Day at a Time]]
| next_year = 1970
}}
}}


'''''David's Album''''' was a 1969 album by [[Joan Baez]], recorded in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. It was Baez' eleventh album to date. Her then husband, [[David Harris (protestor)|David Harris]], a country music fan, was about to be imprisoned for [[draft resistance]], and she recorded the album as a gift to him.
'''''David's Album''''' is the tenth studio album by [[Joan Baez]], recorded in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and released in 1969. It peaked at number 36 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Albums chart.


==History==
⚫
Cover sketch is a drawing of David Harris by Joan Baez.
Baez's then husband, [[David Harris (protestor)|David Harris]], a country music fan, was about to be imprisoned for [[draft resistance]], and she recorded the album as a gift to him. It was recorded during the same sessions as Baez's previous release of [[Bob Dylan]] songs, ''Any Day Now''.<ref name="AM" />

⚫
The cover sketch is a drawing of David Harris by Joan Baez.


The Vanguard reissue contains two previously unreleased tracks, "How Can I Miss You", a duet with Baez' sister [[Mimi Fariña]], and [[Tom Paxton]]'s "[[The Last Thing on My Mind]]."
The Vanguard reissue contains two previously unreleased tracks, "How Can I Miss You", a duet with Baez' sister [[Mimi Fariña]], and [[Tom Paxton]]'s "[[The Last Thing on My Mind]]."

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Bruce |last= Eder |title= ''David's Album'' > Review |url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id= r95893 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate= August 4, 2011}}</ref>
}}
In his [[Allmusic]] review, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "the singing and playing still hold up. Baez also sets aside some of her occasional stridency here, in favor of a more relaxed performance that shows her in the most engaging manner of her career... David's Album has transcended its origins in part because of the sheer range of material on it... David Harris is long since out of jail, and he and Baez parted, but it's still an excellent album."<ref name="AM" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"If I Knew" (Nina Dusheck, Pauline Marden)
#"If I Knew" (Nina Dusheck, lyrics; Pauline Marden)
#"Rock Salt and Nails" (Bruce [[Utah Phillips]])
#"Rock Salt and Nails" ([[Utah Phillips|Bruce Utah Phillips]])
#"Glad Bluebird of Happiness" (Darryl Skrabak)
#"Glad Bluebird of Happiness" (Darryl Skrabak)
#"[[Green Green Grass Of Home]]" ([[Curly Putman]])
#"[[Green, Green Grass of Home]]" ([[Curly Putman]])
#"[[Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)|Will the Circle be Unbroken]]" (traditional)
#"[[Will the Circle be Unbroken]]" ([[Charles H. Gabriel]], [[Ada R. Habershon]])
#"The Tramp on the Street" (traditional)
#"The Tramp on the Street" (Lyrics by Grady Cole and Hazel Cole with a substituted final verse)
#"[[The Wayfaring Stranger (song)|Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (traditional)]]
#"[[The Wayfaring Stranger (song)|Poor Wayfaring Stranger]]" (Traditional)
#"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (traditional)
#"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional)
#"[[Hickory Wind]]" ([[Gram Parsons]], Bob Buchanan)
#"[[Hickory Wind]]" ([[Gram Parsons]], Bob Buchanan)
#"My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" ([[A.P. Carter]], Tom Ashley)
#"My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" ([[A.P. Carter]], Tom Ashley)
#"How Can I Miss You" (bonus track) ([[Dan Hicks (singer)|Dan Hicks]])
#"[[The Last Thing on My Mind]]" (bonus track) ([[Tom Paxton]])


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
*[[Joan Baez]] – vocals, guitar
*Fred Carter – mandolin
*[[Fred Carter Jr.]] – mandolin
*[[Pete Drake]] – pedal steel guitar
*[[Pete Drake]] – pedal steel guitar
*[[Johnny Gimble]] – fiddle
*[[Johnny Gimble]] – fiddle
*[[Roy Huskey, Jr.]] – bass
*[[Roy Huskey, Jr.]] – bass
*Tommy Jackson – fiddle
*[[Tommy Jackson (musician)|Tommy Jackson]] – fiddle
*Jerry Kennedy – guitar
*[[Jerry Kennedy]] – guitar
*[[Jerry Reed]] – guitar
*[[Jerry Reed]] – guitar
*[[Harold Bradley]] – guitar, dobro
*[[Harold Bradley (guitarist)|Harold Bradley]] – guitar, Dobro
*[[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] – piano
*[[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] – piano
*Harold Rugg – guitar, dobro
*Harold Rugg – guitar, Dobro
*[[Grady Martin]] – guitar
*[[Grady Martin]] – guitar
*[[Buddy Spicher]] – fiddle
*[[Buddy Spicher]] – fiddle
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==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:left;"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
|1969
!Chart (1969)
!Peak<br>position
|''Billboard'' Pop Albums
|36
|-
|-
{{album chart|Canada|33|artist=Joan Baez|chartid=6061 |rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|36|artist=Joan Baez|rowheader=true}}
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Joan Baez}}
{{Joan Baez}}

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[[Category:1969 albums]]
[[Category:1969 albums]]

Latest revision as of 13:57, 27 September 2024

David's Album
Studio album by
Joan Baez
ReleasedMay 1969
RecordedSeptember 1968
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreFolk, country
Length44:41
LabelVanguard VSD-79308
ProducerMaynard Solomon
Joan Baez chronology
Any Day Now
(1968) 		David's Album
(1969) 		One Day at a Time
(1970)

David's Album is the tenth studio album by Joan Baez, recorded in Nashville and released in 1969. It peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

History

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Baez's then husband, David Harris, a country music fan, was about to be imprisoned for draft resistance, and she recorded the album as a gift to him. It was recorded during the same sessions as Baez's previous release of Bob Dylan songs, Any Day Now.[1]

The cover sketch is a drawing of David Harris by Joan Baez.

The Vanguard reissue contains two previously unreleased tracks, "How Can I Miss You", a duet with Baez' sister Mimi Fariña, and Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind."

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "the singing and playing still hold up. Baez also sets aside some of her occasional stridency here, in favor of a more relaxed performance that shows her in the most engaging manner of her career... David's Album has transcended its origins in part because of the sheer range of material on it... David Harris is long since out of jail, and he and Baez parted, but it's still an excellent album."[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "If I Knew" (Nina Dusheck, lyrics; Pauline Marden)
  2. "Rock Salt and Nails" (Bruce Utah Phillips)
  3. "Glad Bluebird of Happiness" (Darryl Skrabak)
  4. "Green, Green Grass of Home" (Curly Putman)
  5. "Will the Circle be Unbroken" (Charles H. Gabriel, Ada R. Habershon)
  6. "The Tramp on the Street" (Lyrics by Grady Cole and Hazel Cole with a substituted final verse)
  7. "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional)
  8. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional)
  9. "Hickory Wind" (Gram Parsons, Bob Buchanan)
  10. "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" (A.P. Carter, Tom Ashley)
  11. "How Can I Miss You" (bonus track) (Dan Hicks)
  12. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (bonus track) (Tom Paxton)

Personnel

[edit]

Chart positions

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] 33
US Billboard 200[3] 36

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. "David's Album > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6061". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ^ "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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