Recently (album)
1987 studio album by Joan Baez
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Recently is a studio album by the American musician Joan Baez, released in 1987.[1][2] It was her first album of new material issued in the US in eight years.[3]
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| Released | July 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Gold Castle | |||
| Producer | Alan Abrahams | |||
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Baez covered Mark Knopfler, U2, Peter Gabriel, and Johnny Clegg.[4] Baez wrote two of the album's songs.[5]
The track "Asimbonanga" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.[6]
Critical reception
Newsday wrote that Baez's "airy soprano is a bit more brittle and edgy these days, but still buoyant."[8] The St. Petersburg Times determined that "Baez's singing, D strong as ever after spending the last six years in voice training, still soars and flutters, but it's more earthy, more soulful."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Brothers in Arms" | Mark Knopfler | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Recently" | Joan Baez | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Asimbonanga" | Johnny Clegg | 4:47 |
| 4. | "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" | Jimmy Webb | 3:06 |
| 5. | "James & the Gang" | Joan Baez | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Let Us Break Bread Together"/"Oh Freedom" | Traditional | 6:47 |
| 7. | "MLK" | Paul David Hewson, David Howell Evans, Larry Mullen, Jr., Adam Clayton | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" | Chips Moman, Dan Penn | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Biko" | Peter Gabriel | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 38:38 | ||