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Ramblin' Jack Elliott (album)

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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1962
GenreFolk
LabelPrestige/International
ProducerKenneth S. Goldstein
Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology
Songs to Grow On by Woody Guthrie, Sung by Jack Elliott
(1961)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
(1962)
Jack Elliott at the Second Fret
(1962)

Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in February 1962 on the Prestige International label.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In a contemporary review, Paul Nelson of The Little Sandy Review called the album Elliott's "finest American recording."[2] Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote the album "A solidly traditional set of interpretations of standards."[1]

Reissues

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Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Sadie Brown" (Jack Elliott)
  2. "East Virginia Blues" (Carter)
  3. "I Belong to Glasgow" (William Fyffe)
  4. "The Cuckoo" (Traditional)
  5. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Traditional)
  6. "South Coast" (Lillian Bos Ross)

Side two

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  1. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller)
  2. "The Last Letter" (Rex Griffin, Traditional)
  3. "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles)
  4. "Candy Man" (Reverend Gary Davis)
  5. "Tramp on the Street" (Grady Cole, Hazel Cole)
  6. "Railroad Bill" (Traditional)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Ramblin' Jack Elliott > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Reineke, Hank (2009). Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Never-Ending Highway. Scarecrow Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-810-87257-8.
  3. ^ Allmusic entry for Hard Travelin'
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