Joan Baez - The Very Best of Joan Baez (1997)

The most accomplished interpretive folksinger of the 1960s, Joan Baez has influenced nearly every aspect of popular music in a career still going strong. Baez is possessed of a once-in-a-lifetime soprano, which, since the late '50s, she has put in the service of folk and pop music as well as a variety of political causes. Starting out in Boston, Baez first gained recognition at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, then cut her debut album, Joan Baez (October 1960), for Vanguard Records. It was made up of 13 traditional songs, some of them children's ballads, given near-definitive treatment. A moderate success on release, the album took off after the breakthrough of Joan Baez, Vol. 2 (September 1961), and both albums became huge hits, as did Baez's third album, Joan Baez in Concert, Pt. 1 (September 1962). Each album went gold and stayed in the bestseller charts more than two years.

Tracklist:

CD 1:

01. Let It Be (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) 03:36
02. Gracias A La Vida (V. Parra) 03:36
03. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (J. R. Robertson) 03:21
04. Blowin’ In The Wind (B. Dylan) 03:51
05. Diamonds And Rust (J. Baez) 04:45
06. House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional) 02:57
07. O’Cangaceiro (do Nascimento) 02:21
08. Manha de Carnival (Maria, Bonfa) + Te Ador (Traditional) 04:48
09. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (B. Dylan) 03:25
10. We Shall Overcome (Z. Horton, P. Seeger) 03:32
11. Plaisir D’Amour (Traditional) 03:08
12. Farewell, Angelina (B. Dylan) 03:17
13. Pauvre Ruteboeuf (Ferre, Ruteboeuf) 03:37
14. Sweet Sir Galahad (J. Baez) 03:42
15. There But For Fortune (P. Ochs) 03:15
16. Stewball (Herald, Rinzler, Yellin) 02:59
17. If I Were A Carpenter (T. Hardin) 02:09
18. What Have They Done To The Rain (M. Reynolds) 02:49
19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic (J. W. Howe) 03:15
20. Heaven Help Us All (Biller) 03:34

CD 2:

01. Oh Happy Day (E. Hawkins) 03:47
02. Imagine (J. Lennon) 03:27
03. Suzanne (L.Cohen) 04:52
04. I Shall Be Released (B. Dylan) 03:56
05. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (B. Dylan) 07:38
06. Hickory Wind (G. Parsons, B. Buccannan) 03:22
07. Joe Hill (E. Robinson, A. Hayes) 03:24
08. Seven Bridges Road (S. Young) 03:41
09. Blessed Are… (J. Baez) 03:05
10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (B. Dylan) 03:08
11. I Still Miss Someone (J. Cash, R. Cash) 03:13
12. The Lady Came From Baltimore (T. Hardin) 02:32
13. Dear Landlord (B. Dylan) 02:59
14. Walkin’ Down The Line (B. Dylan) 03:22
15. Help Me Make It Through The Night (K. Kristofferson) 02:57
16. Cantique de Noel (A. Adam) 03:49
17. Colours (D. Leitch) 03:15
18. The Lily Of The West (Traditional) 03:21
19. Love Is Just A Four Letter Word (B. Dylan) 03:33
20. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz (J. Winchester) 03:09