Back in Town (The Kingston Trio album)

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
Live album by
ReleasedJune 1964
RecordedMarch 23–31, 1964
VenueThe hungry i, San Francisco, California
GenreFolk
LabelCapitol
ProducerVoyle Gilmore
The Kingston Trio chronology
Time to Think
(1963)
Back in Town
(1964)
The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Mirror[1]

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Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Georgia Stockade" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:33
  2. "Ann" (Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:39
  3. "Ah Woe, Ah Me" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:27
  4. "Walkin' This Road to My Town" (Al Shackman) – 2:37
  5. "The World I Used to Know" (Rod McKuen) – 2:49
  6. "Salty Dog" (Traditional, Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:22

Side two

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  1. "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) – 2:46
  2. "Isle in the Water" (McKuen) – 2:58
  3. "Farewell Captain" (Mike Stewart) - 2:40
  4. "Tom Dooley" (Alan Lomax, Frank Warner) – 3:17
  5. "Them Poems" (Mason Williams) – 2:03
  6. "So Hi" (Reynolds, Shane, J Stewart) – 2:09

Personnel

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Production notes

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  • Voyle Gilmore – producer
  • Pete Abbott – engineer
  • Ken Veeder – cover photo

Chart positions

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Year Chart Position
1964 Billboard Pop Albums 22

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9
  3. ^ Allmusic entry for reissue of Something Special/Back in Town.