Back in Town is a live album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1964. It reached number 22 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and is the final principal album recorded by the Trio for Capitol Records. The Trio's seven-year contract with Capitol ended in February 1964 with one album due. Unable to negotiate another contract, the group released this live album and moved to Decca Records.[2]
| Back in Town | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 1964 | |||
| Recorded | March 23–31, 1964 | |||
| Venue | The hungry i, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Voyle Gilmore | |||
| The Kingston Trio chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Mirror |   [1] |
Reissues
edit- Back in Town was reissued along with Something Special on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 2000. A bonus track, "C'mon Betty Home", which was written by Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul and Mary is included.[3]
- In 2000, all of the tracks from Back in Town were included in The Stewart Years 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Georgia Stockade" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:33
- "Ann" (Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:39
- "Ah Woe, Ah Me" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:27
- "Walkin' This Road to My Town" (Al Shackman) – 2:37
- "The World I Used to Know" (Rod McKuen) – 2:49
- "Salty Dog" (Traditional, Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:22
Side two
edit- "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) – 2:46
- "Isle in the Water" (McKuen) – 2:58
- "Farewell Captain" (Mike Stewart) - 2:40
- "Tom Dooley" (Alan Lomax, Frank Warner) – 3:17
- "Them Poems" (Mason Williams) – 2:03
- "So Hi" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:09
Personnel
edit- Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
- Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, conga
- John Stewart – vocals, banjo, guitar
- Dean Reilly – bass
- Glen Campbell – guitar
Production notes
edit- Voyle Gilmore – producer
- Pete Abbott – engineer
- Ken Veeder – cover photo
Chart positions
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Billboard Pop Albums | 22 |
References
edit- ^ Jones, Peter (18 September 1964). "The Kingston Trio: Back In Town" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 184. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9
- ^ Allmusic entry for reissue of Something Special/Back in Town.