Joan Baez Joan Baez, Vol. 2 Rare 1961 Vanguard Records Original Vinyl LP
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Joan Baez, Vol. 2 Studio album by Joan Baez Released September 1961 Recorded Vanguard Studios, New York City, 1961 Genre Folk Length 44:15 Label Vanguard VSD-2097 Producer Maynard Solomon Joan Baez chronology Joan Baez
(1960) Joan Baez, Vol. 2
(1961) Joan Baez in Concert
(1962)
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".
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllmusicIn his Allmusic review, music critic Matt Fink wrote of the album:
"The material chosen is truly exceptional... Without a doubt, Baez's version of "Pal of Mine" is every bit as vibrant as when the Carters recorded it, though here given a more bluegrass sound by the banjo and backup vocal accompaniment of the Greenbriar Boys. Baez is a true master of her craft, and though she hasn't always made the best choices for material, the 14 interpretations here are as timeless as the songs themselves... this is an album that all fans of traditional folk music should seek out."
Track listing
All songs traditional, except where noted.
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Wagoner's Lad" traditional; arr. anonymous 2:14 2. "The Trees They Do Grow High" traditional; arr. anonymous 2:59 3. "Lily of the West" 3:21 4. "Silkie" (Child no. 113) 4:01 5. "Engine 143" 3:32 6. "Once I Knew a Pretty Girl" 2:56 7. "Lonesome Road" 2:23 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 8. "Banks of the Ohio" 3:09 9. "Pal of Mine" 2:50 10. "Barbara Allen" (Child no. 84) 4:17 11. "The Cherry Tree Carol" (Child no. 54) 3:30 12. "Old Blue" 2:36 13. "Railroad Boy" 2:31 14. "Plaisir d'Amour" ("The Joys of Love") Jean-Paul-Égide Martini alias Martini il Tedesco 3:11 Total length: 44:15price rating