Merrimack County (album)

1972 studio album by Tom Rush From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Merrimack County is the 1972 album from pioneer folk rock musician Tom Rush. The standout tracks are "Mink Julip", "Mother Earth", "Jamaica, Say You Will", "Wind on the Water" and "Roll Away the Grey". The album was on the Billboard 200 chart for ten weeks and charted as high as #128 on June 3, 1972.[2]

ReleasedApril 1972
Recorded1972
Genre
LabelColumbia
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Merrimack County
Studio album by
Tom Rush
ReleasedApril 1972
Recorded1972
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Rush
Tom Rush chronology
Wrong End of the Rainbow
(1970)		 Merrimack County
(1972)		 Ladies Love Outlaws
(1974)
Singles from Merrimack County
  1. "Mother Earth"
    Released: March 20, 1972
  2. "Kids These Days"
    Released: August 10, 1972
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Track listing

Side one

  1. "Kids These Days" (Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch) – 4:10
  2. "Mink Julip" (Tom Rush) – 2:25
  3. "Mother Earth" (Eric Kaz) – 2:36
  4. "Jamaica, Say You Will" (Jackson Browne) – 4:11
  5. "Merrimack County II" (Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch) – 2:46

Side two

  1. "Gypsy Boy" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:20
  2. "Wind on the Water" (Tom Rush) – 3:34
  3. "Roll Away the Grey" (Bob Carpenter) – 2:59
  4. "Seems the Songs" (Tom Rush) – 3:39
  5. "Gone Down River" (Tom Rush) – 4:16

Personnel

Musicians

  • Tom Rush – guitar, lead vocals
  • Trevor Veitch – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • James Rolleston – bass, backing vocals
  • Gary Mallaber – drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Paul Armin – fiddle
  • Erik Robertson – organ, piano
  • Bill Stevenson – piano
  • Kathryn Moses – flute
  • John Savage – drums on "Roll Away the Grey"
  • Ed Freeman – string arranger, conductor on "Wind on the Water" and "Seems the Songs"

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