Joan Baez, Vol. 2

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Joan Baez, Vol. 2 was Baez's second album. 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. 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".

Track listing

1. "Wagoner's Lad" (traditional)
2. "The Trees They Do Grow High" (traditional)
3. "Lily of the West" (traditional)
4. "Silkie" (traditional)
5. "Engine 143" (traditional)
6. "Once I Knew a Pretty Girl" (traditional)
7. "Lonesome Road" (traditional)
8. "Banks of the Ohio" (traditional)
9. "Pal of Mine" (traditional)
10. "Barbara Allen" (traditional)
11. "The Cherry Tree Carol" (traditional)
12. "Old Blue" (traditional)
13. "Railroad Boy" (traditional)
14. "Plaisir D'Amour" (M. il Tedesco)