1975 studio album by Joan Baez
Diamonds & Rust is the sixteenth studio album (and eighteenth overall) by American singer-songwriter Joan Baez , released in 1975. The album covered songs written or played by Bob Dylan , Stevie Wonder , The Allman Brothers , Jackson Browne and John Prine . Diamonds & Rust , however, also contains a number of her own compositions, including the title track , a distinctive song written about Bob Dylan, which has been covered by various other artists.[3]
An alternate recording of "Dida" had appeared on the previous year's Gracias a la Vida .
Track listing
All songs composed by Joan Baez; except where noted.
Side one
"Diamonds & Rust " - 4:47
"Fountain of Sorrow " (Jackson Browne ) - 4:30
"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer " (Stevie Wonder , Syreeta Wright ) - 2:45
"Children and All That Jazz" - 3:07
"Simple Twist of Fate " (Bob Dylan ) - 4:44
Side two
"Blue Sky " (Dickey Betts ) - 2:46
"Hello In There " (John Prine ) - 3:05
"Jesse" (Janis Ian ) - 4:28
"Winds of the Old Days" - 3:55
"Dida" (Joan Baez) – duet with Joni Mitchell - 3:25
Medley : "I Dream of Jeannie " (Stephen Foster ; arranged by Joan Baez) / "Danny Boy "[4] (Frederick Weatherly ) - 4:13
Personnel
Joan Baez – vocals, acoustic guitar, Moog and ARP synthesisers, arranger
Larry Carlton – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, arranger
Dean Parks – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Wilton Felder – bass
Reinie Press – bass
Max Bennett – bass (10)
Jim Gordon – drums
John Guerin – drums (10)
Larry Knechtel – acoustic piano
Joe Sample – electric piano, Hammond organ
Hampton Hawes – acoustic piano (4)
David Paich – acoustic piano, electric harpsichord
Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
Malcolm Cecil – Moog and ARP synthesisers, synthesizer programming
Robert Margouleff - synthesizer programming
Tom Scott – flute, saxophone, arranger
Jim Horn – saxophone
Joni Mitchell – vocal improvisation (10)
Rick Lotempio – electric guitar (10)
Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
Buck Monari – trumpet
Jesse Ehrlich - cello
Carl LaMagna, James Getzoff, Ray Kelley, Robert Konrad, Robert Ostrowsky, Ronald Folsom, Sidney Sharp, Tibor Zelig, William Hymanson, William Kurasch - violin
Isabelle Daskoff - viola
Technical
David Kershenbaum , Joan Baez, Larry Carlton – producer
Bernard Gelb - executive producer
Rick Ruggeri – engineer
Henry Lewy – engineer (10)
Ellis Sorkin – assistant engineer
Bob Cato – design
Irene Harris - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ AllMusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013 .
^ Baez, Joan. 1987. And a Voice to Sing With: A Memoir . Century Hutchinson, London. ISBN 0-671-40062-2
^ An Irish song, on the album cover: Dedicated to my Grandmother, Barbara Bridge
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4083a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada .
^ "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard . Retrieved October 28, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Joan Baez – Diamonds". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 14, 2022 .
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