It's My Way!

It’s My Way! is the first album by folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, released in April 1964 by Vanguard Records.[1][2] It was released in Britain in the spring of 1965 by Fontana Records.[3][4] Though the album did not chart it proved influential in the folk community. It is most famous for two widely covered folk standards, "Universal Soldier" and "Cod'ine", as well as "Now That the Buffalo's Gone", a lament about the continued confiscation of Indian lands, as evidenced by the building of the Kinzua Dam in about 1964. The cover features a mouthbow, which was to be a trademark of her sound on her first three albums.

It’s My Way!
Studio album by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Released	April 1964[1][2]
Genre	Folk
Length	40:35
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Maynard Solomon
Buffy Sainte-Marie chronology
It’s My Way! (1964) Many a Mile (1965)

This article is about the Buffy Sainte-Marie album. For the Dizzy Gillespie album, see It's My Way (Dizzy Gillespie album).

In 2016, It's My Way! was inducted by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic William Ruhlman gave the album 5 of 5 stars and wrote "This is one of the most scathing topical folk albums ever made ... Even decades later, the album's power is moving and disturbing."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buffy Sainte-Marie, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Now That the Buffalo's Gone"		2:45
2.	"The Old Man's Lament"		3:55
3.	"Ananias"	Adapted by Buffy Sainte-Marie	2:35
4.	"Mayoo Sto Hoon"	A cover of a Hindi song, Maaus to hoon vade se tere, from the movie Barsaat Ki Raat	1:19
5.	"Cod'ine"		5:01
6.	"Cripple Creek"	Folk song	1:45
7.	"The Universal Soldier"		2:15

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Babe in Arms"		2:30
9.	"He Lived Alone in Town"		4:35
10.	"You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond"	Traditional	2:45
11.	"The Incest Song"		4:11
12.	"Eyes of Amber"		2:16
13.	"It's My Way"		3:29

Personnel

• Buffy Sainte-Marie – vocals, guitar, arrangements
• Patrick Sky – guitar on "He Lived Alone in Town"
• Art Davis – bass on "Now That the Buffalo's Gone"

References

1. Editorial Staff, Billboard (11 April 1964). "New Album Releases". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
2. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (4 April 1964). "It's My Way" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
3. Fontana Records (April 1965). "Fontana New Releases (advertisement)". Sing. London: The London Youth Choir.
4. Editorial Staff, Gramophone (May 1965). "It's My Way!". The Gramophone. Compton Mackenzie.
5. https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2016/16-056.html
6. Allmusic review