In the Wind
In the Wind is the third album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in October 1963, a few months before the arrival of the Beatles heralded the British Invasion. It was reissued on audio CD in 1990.
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Released | October 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 37:22 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Albert Grossman Milt Okun (musical director) | |||
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Singles from In the Wind | ||||
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The lead-off single of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" sold a phenomenal 300,000 copies in the first week of release. On July 13, 1963, it reached number two on the Billboard pop chart, with sales exceeding one million copies.[5] It spent five weeks atop the easy listening chart. The second single from the album, "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", another song by Dylan, peaked at number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 9 on the Pop Singles chart.
At the Grammy Awards of 1964, their recording of "Blowin' in the Wind" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group.[6]
Track listing
Side one
- "Very Last Day" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
- "Hush-a-Bye" (traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
- "Long Chain On" (Jimmy Driftwood)
- "Rocky Road" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
- "Tell It on the Mountain" (arranged by Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milton Okun, Noel Stookey)
- "Polly Von" a.k.a. Polly Vaughn and Molly Bawn[7] (Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey)
Side two
- "Stewball" (Traditional. Arr. by Mary Travers, Milton Okun, Noel Stookey, Elena Mezzetti)
- "All My Trials" (traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, Milton Okun)
- "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan)
- "Freight Train" (Elizabeth Cotten)
- "Quit Your Low Down Ways" (Bob Dylan)
- "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan)
Personnel
- Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
- Noel "Paul" Stookey – vocals, guitar
- Mary Travers – vocals
- Edgar O. DeHaas – bass
- Technical
- Bill Schwartau - recording engineer
- Barry Feinstein - cover photography
- Bob Dylan - liner notes
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1963 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
References
- "Peter, Paul And Mary - Blowin' In The Wind". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Peter, Paul And Mary - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Peter, Paul And Mary - Stewball". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- AllMusic review
- Sounes, Down The Highway: The Life Of Bob Dylan, p.135 ISBN 978-0802116864
- "Grammy Award Nominees 1964 – Grammy Award Winners 1964". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- "Polly Vaughn (and variations)". Gel.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2017.