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The First 10 Years

 
Album Review: The First 10 Years

  • Artist: Joan Baez
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1970
  • Total Time: 71:31
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Folk

Review

The First 10 Years is an excellent overview of Joan Baez's first decade of recording, balancing her work as an interpreter of both traditional and contemporary folk songs. There may be a few fan favorites missing, but all the essentials are here, making it an excellent introduction for the novice. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Ghetto (Lyrics) Bonnie Bramlett, Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher Joan Baez (6:26)
If I Were a Carpenter (Lyrics) Tim Hardin Joan Baez (2:07)
Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word (Lyrics) Bob Dylan Joan Baez (4:26)
There But for Fortune (Lyrics) Phil Ochs Joan Baez (3:13)
John Riley Joan Baez (3:52)
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Lyrics) Bob Dylan Joan Baez (2:58)
Mary Hamilton Traditional Joan Baez (5:54)
Manha de Carnaval Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria Joan Baez (3:08)
If I Knew Pauline Marden, Nina Dusheck Joan Baez (2:47)
With God on Our Side (Lyrics) Bob Dylan Joan Baez (6:25)
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Lyrics) Bob Dylan Joan Baez (3:10)
Geordie Public Domain Joan Baez (3:36)
Te Ador Public Domain Joan Baez (1:48)
No Expectations (Lyrics) Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Joan Baez (3:48)
Sweet Sir Galahad (Lyrics) Joan Baez Joan Baez (3:41)
Turquoise (Lyrics) Donovan Joan Baez (3:16)
Farewell Angelina Bob Dylan Joan Baez (3:16)
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan Joan Baez (7:40)

Credits

Maynard Solomon (Producer), Joan Baez (Guitar), Joan Baez (Vocals)
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The First 10 Years
Compilation album by Joan Baez
Released October 1970
Recorded compilation
Genre Folk
Length 70:00
Label Vanguard
Producer Maynard Solomon
Professional reviews
Joan Baez chronology
(I Live) One Day at a Time
(1970)
The First 10 Years
(1970)
Carry It On
(1971)

The First 10 Years is a 1970 Joan Baez compilation album, which rounds up highlights of her first decade with the Vanguard label. The album was her first "official" compilation, and includes material ranging from her early 1960s traditional folk, through her Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs covers, to her later experiments with classical orchestraton and country music. Originally released on vinyl as a two-record set, the 1987 CD reissue omitted five songs.

The cover photo was taken by famed rock photographer Jim Marshall. Inside the original gatefold album on the original vinyl release was a photo montage of images from Baez' career.

Track listing

  1. "Ghetto" (H. Banks/B. BramlettB. Crutcher)
  2. "If I Were A Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
  3. "Silver Dagger" (traditional) *
  4. "Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word" (Bob Dylan)
  5. "There But For Fortune" (Phil Ochs)
  6. "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" (traditional) *
  7. "John Riley" (traditional, arr. by Ricky Neff)
  8. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (Bob Dylan)
  9. "Mary Hamilton" (traditional)
  10. "Carry It On" (Gil Turner) *
  11. "Manha De Carnival" (M. Bonfa)
  12. "If I Knew" (N. Duschek, Pauline Marden)
  13. "With God On Our Side" (Bob Dylan)
  14. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (Bob Dylan)
  15. "Geordie" (traditional)
  16. "Te Ador" (traditional)
  17. "Green Green Grass Of Home" (Curly Putman) *
  18. "No Expectations" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
  19. "Sweet Sir Galahad" (Joan Baez)
  20. "Turquoise" (Donovan)
  21. "Farewell, Angelina" (Bob Dylan)
  22. "London" (W. Blake)/Old Welsh Song (Henry Treece) *
  23. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan)

The CD reissue did not include the following tracks: "Silver Dagger", "Will The Circle Be Unbroken", "Carry It On", "Green, Green Grass Of Home", and "London/Old Welsh Song".


 
 

 

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