A typical Arlo Guthrie mix of contemporary folk songs and unexpected material from the past, with a little Bob Dylan and dad Woody Guthrie added for good measure. Guthrie's cover of Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In" is superb, as is his slide guitar take on Hoyt Axton's "Lightning Bar Blues." Also worth noting are renditions of Woody's sad ballad, "1913 Massacre," Axton's "Somebody Turned on the Light," and Guthrie's own "Days Are Short." And then there is his definitive cover of "The City of New Orleans," Steve Goodman's ode to the vanishing railroads of middle America. "New Orleans" was Guthrie's only real hit single, and its "Good morning, America, how are ya?" chorus echoed from AM radios throughout the land, making the song a folk music standard.
by Jim Newsom
1. Anytime (Herbert Lawson) - 1:47
2. The City Of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - 4:35
3. Lightning Bar Blues (Hoyt Axton) - 2:52
4. Shackles And Chains (Jimmy Davis) - 2:57
5. 1913 Massacre (Woody Guthrie) - 4:19
6. Somebody Turned On The Light (Hoyt Axton) - 3:18
7. Ukulele Lady (Gus Kahn, Richard Whiting) - 3:24
8. When The Ship Comes In (Bob Dylan) - 4:27
9. Mapleview (20%) Rag (Arlo Guthrie) - 2:08
10.Days Are Short (Arlo Guthrie) - 4:17
11.Hobo's Lullaby (Goebel Reeves) - 3:59
Personnel
*Arlo Guthrie - Vocals, Guitar
*Hoyt Axton - Vocals
*Max Bennett - Bass
*Byron Berline - Mandolin, Fiddle
*Roger Bush - Bass
*Cozy Cole - Drums
*Ry Cooder - Guitar
*John Craviotta - Drums
*Nick Decaro - Vocals
*Jim Dickinson - Keyboards
*Doug Dillard - Banjo
*Chris Ethridge - Bass
*Wilton Felder - Tenor Saxophone
*Venetta Fields - Vocals
*Anne Goodman - Cello
*Gib Guilbeau - Fiddle
*Richie Hayward - Drums
*Jim Keltner - Drums
*Clydie King - Vocals
*Bill Lee - Bass
*Thad Maxwell - Guitar
*Gene Merlino - Vocals
*Arnie Moore - Bass
*Gimmer Nicholson - Guitar
*Spooner Oldham - Keyboards
*Thurl Ravenscroft - Vocals
*Fritz Richmond - Bass
*Linda Ronstadt - Vocals
*Jessica Smith - Vocals
*Clarence White - Guitar
1968 Arlo Guthrie - Arlo
1969 Arlo Guthrie - Running Down The Road
1970 Arlo Guthrie - Washington County (2004 digipak remaster)
1973 Arlo Guthrie - Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys (2005 remaster)
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