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At 89
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
Genre Folk
Length48:28
LabelAppleseed
Pete Seeger chronology
Rainbow Race
(1973)
At 89
(2008)
Pete Remembers Woody
(2012)

At 89 is a studio album by Pete Seeger, released on September 30, 2008, via Appleseed Records. [1] In 2008, the album earned Seeger the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. [2]

Composition

The album features a blend of instrumental and vocal songs, interspersed with spoken word segments. Several tracks were recorded at the Howland Center in Beacon, NY with a large group of people working in community.[ citation needed]

"Song of the World's Last Whale" is an anti-whaling song composed by Seeger in 1970 after he listened to the " whale song" discovered by Roger Payne. [3] He gave its rights to the Whale Fund, an auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society which is concerned with whale conservation. [4] Despite playing the song live, he did not record it officially until At 89. [3] [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pete Seeger except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nameless Banjo Riff" 0:39
2."False from True" 2:49
3."Now We Sit Us Down" 1:16
4."Pete's Greeting" (Spoken) 0:32
5."Visions of Children" 2:12
6."Wonderful Friends"Pete Seeger, Lorre Wyatt3:20
7."The Water Is Wide"Traditional2:32
8."Pete Talks About Clearwater" (Spoken) 0:30
9."It's a Long Haul"Travis Jeffrey, Seeger1:12
10."Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)" 4:47
11."Song of the World's Last Whale" 2:39
12."The First Settlers"David Bernz, Seeger5:01
13."The D Minor Flourish/Cindy"Traditional0:44
14."Pete's Intro to If It Can't Be Reduced" (Spoken) 0:47
15."If It Can't Be Reduced" 2:13
16."Spring Fever" 0:52
17."Pete Speaks About World War II" (Spoken) 0:31
18."When I Was Most Beautiful" 2:54
19."Bach at Treblinka" 1:18
20."We Will Love or We Will Perish" Johann Sebastian Bach, Seeger1:32
21."The Story of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" (Spoken) 1:02
22."Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"Gordon Jenkins, Seeger2:23
23."One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff" 1:35
24."Pete Speaks About Involvement" (Spoken) 0:13
25."Or Else! (One-a These Days)"Bernz, Seeger3:22
26."Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" 3:36
27."Little Fat Baby"Bernz, Seeger4:48
28."Arrange and Re-Arrange" 3:18
29."Alleluya"Traditional2:00
30."Pete's Extroduction" (Spoken) 1:14
31."If This World Survives"Malvina Reynolds, Seeger1:39
32."How Soon?" 1:08

Credits and personnel

Performers

  • Sue Altkin – choir, chorus, vocals
  • David Bernz – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar, guitar (12-string), vocals
  • Robert Cagianese – additional violin ("Alleluya")
  • Karen Cashin - chorus
  • Sonya Cohen – vocals ("When I was most Beautiful")
  • Jonathan Dickau – choir, chorus, engineer, mixing, vocals
  • Angela Dourdis - chorus
  • James Durst – choir, chorus, guitar ("Little Fat Baby"), vocals, ("Little Fat Baby, and "We Will Love or We Will Perish")
  • Alison Hartwell - chorus
  • Travis Jeffrey – vocals ("It's a long haul")
  • Caroline Kruzansky - chorus, vocals ("Or Else!")
  • Lisa McVey - chorus
  • Sara Milonovich – violin
  • Jenny Murphy - chorus
  • Mark Murphy – bass, choir, chorus, vocals
  • Melissa Ohrquist - chorus
  • Perry Robinson – clarinet
  • Martha Sandefer – choir, chorus, vocals ("Bach at Treblinka," "Little Fat Baby," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish")
  • Pete Seeger – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar (12-string), guitar (nylon string), Native American flute, spoken word, vocals
  • Laurie Siegel – choir, chorus, vocals
  • Dave Tarlo - chorus, vocals ("Now We Sit us Down," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish")
  • Bruce K. Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals
  • Connie Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals
  • Sarah Underhill - chorus
  • The Walkabout Chorus - vocals ("Tzena, Tzena, Tzena," "If this World Survives")

Songwriting/Arranging

  • Johann Sebastian Bach – composer
  • David Bernz – arranger, composer, lyricist
  • Travis Jeffrey – composer, lyricist
  • Gordon Jenkins – composer, lyricist
  • Alan Lomax – arranger, collection
  • John A. Lomax – arranger, collection
  • Pete Seeger - arranger, composer, lyricist
  • Malvina Reynolds – composer, lyricist
  • Lorre Wyatt – composer, lyricist

Production

  • David Bernz – engineer, photography, producer
  • Jonathan Dickau – engineer, mixing
  • Christina Galbiati – graphic design
  • David Glasser – mastering
  • Judy Jacobs – photography
  • Jim Musselman – executive producer, liner notes
  • Pete Seeger – producer

References

  1. ^ "At 89 - Pete Seeger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved Sep 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "51st Annual GRAMMY Awards". Recording Academy. 28 November 2017. Retrieved Sep 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kerr, Amy (January 28, 2014). "Thank You Pete Seeger". Ocean Alliance. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Webster, Bayard (May 26, 1970). "Whales Sing Siren Song for Scientist". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Schuch, Steve. "An Author's Interview". Nightheron.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

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