Earthwords & Music

Earthwords and Music is John Hartford's second LP, released in 1967. Like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002 as part of a "twofer" CD, combined with his first album, Looks at Life.[1]

Earthwords and Music
Studio album by
Released1967
GenreFolk, country, novelty
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerFelton Jarvis
John Hartford chronology
Looks at Life
(1967)
Earthwords and Music
(1967)
The Love Album
(1968)
Alternative cover
2002 BMG Re-issue

The album includes Hartford's Grammy-winning hit song, "Gentle on My Mind".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Allmusic [1]

After noting some of the musical novelty songs of the album, music critic Jim Worbois, writing for Allmusic, wrote "Also contains some fine straight songs. Good stuff."[2]

Track listing

All songs by John Hartford.
  1. "Good Old Electric Washing Machine" – 2:08
  2. "Love Song in 2/4 Time" – 1:38
  3. "Daytime of Life" – 5:22
  4. "Whose That?" – 1:52
  5. "There Are No Fools in Heaven" – 4:30
  6. "Earthwords" – 1:43
  7. "Gentle on My Mind" – 3:05
  8. "Naked in Spite of Myself" – 3:09
  9. "How Come You're Being So Good to Me" – 2:05
  10. "No End of Love" – 3:21
  11. "Left Handed Woman" – 1:39
  12. "Baking Soda" – 1:28
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References

  1. Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music/Looks at Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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