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- Artist: Eric Andersen
- Rating:
- Release Date: September 21, 2004
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Folk
Review
This is the first of a projected two-volume set by singer/songwriter Eric Andersen showcasing the songs of his youth, by some of its best-known as well as all-but-forgotten songwriters from the New York Greenwich Village scene of the early- to mid-'60s. There are modern versions of classics, like Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier," Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," Tim Hardin's "Misty Roses," Fred Neil's "The Other Side of This Life," and Phil Ochs' "I Ain't Marching Anymore." There are tunes that are now considered obscure, too, such as Paul Siebel's "Louise," David Blue's "These 23 Days in September," Patrick Sky's "Many a Mile," Peter La Farge's "Johnny Half-Breed." There's also a pair of originals, in the title track and "Waves of Freedom." Interestingly, in spite of all this company, the most convincing tune on the set is "Waves of Freedom" by Andersen himself. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Little Bit of Rain | Fred Neil | Eric Andersen | (5:16) |
| These 23 Days in September | David Blue | Eric Andersen | (6:05) |
| Universal Soldier | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Eric Andersen | (2:39) |
| Johnny Half-Breed | Peter La Farge | Eric Andersen | (5:43) |
| Waves of Freedom | Eric Andersen | (4:40) | |
| I Ain't Marching Anymore | Phil Ochs | Eric Andersen | (5:25) |
| Louise | Paul Siebel | Eric Andersen | (3:45) |
| Misty Roses | Tim Hardin | Eric Andersen | (3:52) |
| White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land | Eric Andersen | (5:21) | |
| A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | Bob Dylan | Eric Andersen | (9:42) |
| Many a Mile | Patrick Sky | Eric Andersen | (2:54) |
| The Other Side of This Life | Fred Neil | Eric Andersen | (3:48) |
| The Street Was Always There | Eric Andersen | Eric Andersen | (3:23) |
| Phil Ochs Speaks | Eric Andersen | (:47) |
