Joan Baez in San Francisco
1964 demo album by Joan Baez
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Joan Baez in San Francisco is a demonstration record by Joan Baez which was recorded in 1958, when Baez was seventeen years old. It was released as without permission by Fantasy Records in 1963 and reached # 45 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, giving Baez 5 albums in the top 50 at the same time. Baez sued to block its distribution and it was withdrawn.[1] It was released by Bear Family Records as "A Package of Joan Baez". Squire Records has also released the album in multiple formats under the title "The Best of Joan Baez."
| Joan Baez in San Francisco | |
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| Demo album by | |
| Released | May 1964 |
| Recorded | June 1958 |
| Studios | Coast Recorders, San Francisco |
| Genre | Folk |
| Label | Fantasy |
| Producer | Dick Tognazzini |
Tracking list
Side A
- "Island in the Sun" (Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie)
- "Water Boy" (Traditional)
- "Annie Had a Baby" (Henry Glover, Lois Mann)
- "Oh Freedom" (Traditional)
- "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" (Norman Span, D. L. Miller, F. Kuhn, and Charles Harris)
- "Scarlet Ribbons" (Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal)
Side B
- "Dark as a Dungeon" (Merle Travis)
- "Told My Captain" (Traditional)
- "Young Blood" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus)
- "I Gave My Love a Cherry" (Traditional)
- "La Bamba" (Traditional)
- "Every Night" (Traditional)
Personnel
- Joan Baez – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Eirik Wangberg – mixing
