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2002 compilation album by The Kingston Trio
The Decca Years
Released April 16, 2002
Genre
Folk
Label Folk Era
Producer Frank Werber Allan Shaw (reissue producer)
The Decca Years is a compilation of
The Kingston Trio 's four albums recorded for the
Decca Records label. Folk Era had previously reissued
The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) ,
Stay Awhile and
Children of the Morning , each including tracks from
Somethin' Else as bonus tracks. They are presented here in the same song order as the reissues.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[1]
Writing for
Allmusic , music critic Zac Johnson wrote of the album; "This three-disc set from Folk Era Records covers the Kingston Trio's Decca recordings from 1964-1967... An informative booklet containing a history of this era and the original liner notes only sweetens the deal."
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Track listing
"
Midnight Special " (
Lead Belly ) – 2:07
"Love's Been Good to Me" (
Rod McKuen ) – 3:05
"Poverty Hill" (
Fred Hellerman ,
Fran Minkoff ) – 3:22
"Someday Soon" (
Ian Tyson ) – 2:49
"
Gotta Travel On " (Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich,
Ronnie Gilbert ,
Lee Hays ,
Fred Hellerman , Dave Lazar,
Pete Seeger ) – 3:18
"Hope You Understand" (
John Stewart ) – 2:20
"Little Play Soldiers" (Martin Cooper) – 2:20
"Love Comes a Trickling Down" (Jonathan Harris) – 2:53
"My Ramblin' Boy" (
Tom Paxton ) – 3:42
"More Poems" (
Mason Williams ) – 1:42
"Farewell (Fare Thee Well)" (
Bob Dylan ) – 3:16
"I'm Going Home" (Fred Geis) – 2:22
"Long Time Blues" (Williams) – 2:21
"Come Gather the Time" (Stewart) – 2:26
"Hanna Lee" (Stan Jones, Richard Mills) – 3:14
"Three Song" (Williams) – 2:08
"Gonna Go Down the River" (
Dallas Frazier , Buddy Mize) – 2:01
"Rusting in the Rain" (
Rod McKuen ) – 2:43
"Dooley" (Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne) – 1:53
"If I Had a Ship" (Williams) – 3:28
"Yes I Can Feel It" (Williams) – 2:28
"Bottle of Wine" (Paxton) – 1:56
"Stories of Old" (Stewart) –3:01
"Where I'm Bound" (Paxton) – 2:37
"If You See Me Go" (Stewart) – 2:00
"Stay Awhile" (
Nick Reynolds ,
Bob Shane , Stewart) – 2:12
"Dancing Distance" (Stewart, Williams) – 2:36
"They Are Gone" (Williams) – 2:43
"Last Thing on My Mind" (Paxton) – 3:02
"Early Morning Rain" (
Gordon Lightfoot ) – 2:37
"Children of the Morning" (Stewart) – 2:41
"Hit and Run" (Stewart) – 2:15
"When You've Been Away for a Long Time" (Stewart) – 3:07
"Lei Pakalana" (Samuel F. Omar) – 2:16
"Gaze on Other Heavens" (Stewart) – 2:36
"
A Taste of Honey " (
Bobby Scott ,
Ric Marlow ) – 1:44
"
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) " (
John Lennon ,
Paul McCartney ) – 2:21
"Put Your Money Away" (Stewart) – 2:47
"Lock All the Windows" (Stewart) – 3:16
"Less of Me" (
Glen Campbell ) – 2:25
"The Spinnin' of the World" (Stewart) – 2:02
"A Little Soul Is Born" (Stewart) – 2:56
"Where Are You Going Little Boy?" (Stewart) – 2:23
"Go Tell Roger" (Stewart, Randy Cierley) – 1:50
"Red River Shore" (Arranged by Jack Splittard, Cierley) – 2:32
"Runaway Song" (Stewart) – 2:03
Personnel
Production notes
Frank Werber – producer
Allan Shaw – reissue producer
Ben Blake – liner notes, song annotations
Bill Bush – liner notes
Dick Nolan – liner notes
Mason Williams – liner notes
John Stewart – liner notes
References
Mike Marvin
Tim Gorelangton
Buddy Woodward
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