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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.

David's Album
Studio album by Joan Baez
Released	May 1969
Recorded	September 1968
Studio	CBS Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Folk, country
Length	44:41
Label	Vanguard VSD-79308
Producer	Maynard Solomon
Joan Baez chronology
Any Day Now (1968) David's Album (1969) One Day at a Time (1970)

History

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

1. "If I Knew" (Nina Dusheck, 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" (Traditional)
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

• Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
• Fred Carter Jr. – mandolin
• Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
• Tommy Jackson – fiddle
• Jerry Kennedy – guitar
• Jerry Reed – guitar
• Harold Bradley – guitar, dobro
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Harold Rugg – guitar, dobro
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Buddy Spicher – fiddle
• Norbert Putnam – bass
• Kenny Buttrey – drums

Chart positions

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

References

На других языках

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- [en] David's Album

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[es] David's Album

David's Album es el noveno álbum de estudio de la cantante estadounidense Joan Báez, publicado por la compañía discográfica Vanguard Records en mayo de 1969. Alcanzó el puesto 36 en la lista estadounidense Billboard 200. El álbum está dedicado a su por entonces esposo, David Harris, un seguidor de música country a punto de ser encarcelado por insumisión en la época. Fue grabado en las mismas sesiones que su anterior álbum, Any Day Now, que incluyó versiones de canciones de Bob Dylan.[2]

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[ru] David’s Album

David's Album — студийный альбом американской фолк-певицы Джоан Баэз, записанный в Нэшвилле и изданный в 1969 году. Альбом достиг 36-го места в Billboard 200.

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