The Best of Joan C. Baez

~ Release by Joan Baez (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

United States:
Label: A&M Records - Catalog #: SP-4668 and SP-3234 (stereo vinyl)
Label: A&M Records - Catalog #: CS-4668 and CS-3234 (cassette tape)
Label: A&M Records - Catalog #: CD-3234 (CD)

Germany:
Label: A&M Records - Catalog #: 393-234 (CD)

United Kingdom:
Label: Hallmark - Catalog #: SHM-3173 - EAN: 5010946317310 (vinyl) (as The Best of Joan Baez)

Annotation last modified on 2006-07-22 11:22 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Diamonds & Rust
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Ruggieri
assistant engineer:
Ellis Sorkin
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
bass:
Wilton Felder (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
electric piano:
Joe Sample (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
harpsichord:
David Paich (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 55)
recording of:
Diamonds & Rust (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
dedicated to:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Chandos Music Company
54:39
2Forever Young
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Henry Lewy
cover recording of:
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song) (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music
3:39
3Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)
co-producer:
Norbert Putnam
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)
writer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (in 1972)
4:23
4Simple Twist of Fate
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Ruggieri
assistant engineer:
Ellis Sorkin
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
bass:
Reinie Press (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
electric piano:
Joe Sample (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
viola:
Isabelle Daskoff (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
violin:
Ronald Folsom (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), William Hymanson (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Raymond Kelly (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Robert Konrad (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), William Kurasch (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Carl La Magna (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Robert Ostrowsky (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Sid Sharp (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24) and Tibor Zelig (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
conductor:
Larry Carlton (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
strings arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
cover recording of:
Simple Twist of Fate (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
4:44
5Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Ruggieri
synthesizer programming:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
assistant engineer:
Ellis Sorkin
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
bass:
Reinie Press (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
electric piano:
Joe Sample (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
synthesizer:
Malcolm Cecil (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
viola:
Isabelle Daskoff (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
violin:
Ronald Folsom (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), William Hymanson (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Raymond Kelly (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Robert Konrad (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), William Kurasch (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Carl La Magna (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Robert Ostrowsky (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24), Sid Sharp (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24) and Tibor Zelig (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
conductor:
Larry Carlton (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
strings arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
cover recording of:
Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer (in 1975)
writer:
Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:46
6Love Song to a Stranger
co-producer:
Norbert Putnam
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
3:52
7Please Come to Boston
cover recording of:
Please Come to Boston
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
4:16
8Children and All That Jazz
recording engineer:
Rick Ruggieri (in 1975-01)
assistant engineer:
Ellis Sorkin (in 1975-01)
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and David Kershenbaum
mixer:
Rick Ruggieri
bass:
Wilton Felder (in 1975-01)
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich (in 1975-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (in 1975-01)
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1975-01) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1975-01)
electric piano:
Joe Sample (in 1975-01)
flute:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-01)
piano:
Hampton Hawes (in 1975-01)
viola:
Isabelle Daskoff (in 1975-01)
violin:
Ronald Folsom (in 1975-01), William Hymanson (in 1975-01), Raymond Kelly (in 1975-01), Robert Konrad (in 1975-01), William Kurasch (in 1975-01), Carl La Magna (in 1975-01), Robert Ostrowsky (in 1975-01), Sid Sharp (in 1975-01) and Tibor Zelig (in 1975-01)
lead vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (in 1975-01)
conductor:
Larry Carlton (in 1975-01)
strings arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-01-21 until 1975-01-24)
recording of:
Children and All That Jazz (in 1975-01)
lyricist and composer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
publisher:
Chandos Music Company
3:09
9Sweeter for Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Tommy Vicari
assistant engineer:
Linda Tyler (engineer) and Danny Vicari
executive producer:
Bernard Gelb
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
bass:
Duck Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich and Ray Kelly
electric piano:
Larry Knechtel
membranophone:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
violin:
Sid Sharp
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sweeter for Me (in 1976)
writer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) (in 1976)
4:30
10Imagine
co-producer:
Norbert Putnam
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Imagine (in 1972)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
3:27
11Gracias a la vida (Here's to Life)
producer:
Joan Baez (US folk singer) and Henry Lewy
cover recording of:
Gracias a la vida (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Violeta Parra (in 1966)
3:34
12The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
assistant mixer:
Joe Bellamy and Galen Sengles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1976)
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-09-21)
live cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (from 1975-07 until 1975-08)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:48

Credits

Release

part of:Audio Master Plus Series (A&M Records) (order: 82)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2278162 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002GBO [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/247983 [info]
Wikidata:Q4896929 [info]