Decca Years

• Artist: The Kingston Trio
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• Release Date: April 16, 2002
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Folk

Review

This three-disc set from Folk Era Records covers the Kingston Trio's Decca recordings from 1964-1967. Albums in the set include The Kingston Trio (Nick-Bob-John), Stay Awhile, and Children of the Morning. As was the case with the original Folk Era reissues, these discs each feature selections from the trio's 1965 LP Somethin' Else, in effect making this box set the only place the album is available in one purchase. An informative booklet containing a history of this era and the original liner notes only sweetens the deal. ~ Zac Johnson, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Midnight Special	Leadbelly	The Kingston Trio	(2:11)
Love's Been Good to Me	Rod McKuen	The Kingston Trio	(3:08)
Poverty Hill	Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff	The Kingston Trio	(3:23)
Some Day Soon	Ian Tyson	The Kingston Trio	(2:48)
Gotta Travel On	Paul Clayton, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Dave Lazar, Larry Ehrlich	The Kingston Trio	(3:19)
Hope You Understand	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:20)
Little Play Soldiers	Martin Cooper	The Kingston Trio	(2:21)
Love Comes a Trickling Down	Jonathan Harris	The Kingston Trio	(2:47)
My Ramblin' Boy	Tom Paxton	The Kingston Trio	(3:43)
More Poems	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	(1:42)
Farewell (Fare Thee Well)	Bob Dylan	The Kingston Trio	(3:17)
I'm Going Home	Fred Geis	The Kingston Trio	(2:24)
Long Time Blues [#]	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	(2:21)
Come Gather the Time [#]	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:27)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Hanna Lee	Stan Jones, Richard Mills	The Kingston Trio	(3:16)
Three Song	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	(2:10)
Gonna Go Down the River	Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize	The Kingston Trio	(2:02)
Rusting in the Rain	Rod McKuen	The Kingston Trio	(2:45)
Dooley	Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne	The Kingston Trio	(1:55)
If I Had a Ship	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	(3:30)
Yes I Can Feel It	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	(2:30)
Bottle of Wine	Tom Paxton	The Kingston Trio	(1:58)
Stories of Old	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(3:03)
Where I'm Bound	Tom Paxton	The Kingston Trio	(2:39)
If You See Me Go	Mike Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:02)
Stay Awhile	John Stewart, Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane	The Kingston Trio	(2:14)
Dancing Distance	Mason Williams, John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:38)
They Are Gone	Mason Williams	The Kingston Trio	(2:45)
Last Thing on My Mind	Tom Paxton	The Kingston Trio	(3:04)
Early Morning Rain	Gordon Lightfoot	The Kingston Trio	(2:38)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Children of the Morning	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:41)
Hit and Run	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:15)
When You've Been Away for a Long Time	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(3:07)
Lei Pakalana	Samuel F. Omar	The Kingston Trio	(2:16)
Gaze on Other Heavens	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:36)
A Taste of Honey	Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow	The Kingston Trio	(1:44)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	The Kingston Trio	(2:21)
Put Your Money Away	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:47)
Lock All the Windows	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(3:16)
Less of Me	Glen Campbell	The Kingston Trio	(2:25)
The Spinnin' of the World	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:02)
A Little Soul Is Born	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:56)
Where Are You Going Little Boy?	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:23)
Go Tell Roger	John Stewart, Randy Cierley	The Kingston Trio	(1:50)
Red River Shore	Samuel F. Omar	The Kingston Trio	(2:32)
Runaway Song	John Stewart	The Kingston Trio	(2:03)

Credits

Mason Williams (Liner Notes), The Kingston Trio (Main Performer), John Stewart (Arranger), John Stewart (Liner Notes), John Stewart (Adaptation), Nick Reynolds (Arranger), Nick Reynolds (Adaptation), Dick Nolan (Liner Notes), Bob Norberg (Digital Engineer), Bob Norberg (Digital Remastering), Bob Shane (Arranger), Bob Shane (Adaptation), Allan Shaw (Producer), Paul Surratt (Digital Remastering), Frank Werber (Original Recording Producer), Kerry Loudon (Graphic Design), Kerry Loudon (Layout Design), Randy Cierley (Adaptation), Bill Bush (Liner Notes), Ben Blake (Liner Notes), Ben Blake (Song Annotations), Vicki Logan (Graphic Design)