The Folk Years

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Blowin’ in the Wind
2▶CD: Blowin’ in the Wind
3▶CD: Yesterday’s Gone
4▶CD: Yesterday’s Gone
5▶CD: Reason to Believe
6▶CD: Reason to Believe
7▼CD: Simple Song of Freedom
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1Boots of Spanish Leather
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
Boots of Spanish Leather
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Special Rider Music
Bob Dylan4.354:39
2Long Black Veil
engineer:
Don Hahn (engineer) and Tony May (engineer)
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
cover recording of:
The Long Black Veil
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
The Band3.353:03
3Love Is Just a Four‐Letter Word
assistant mixer:
Joe Bellamy and Galen Sengles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1976)
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-09-21)
live cover recording of:
Love Is Just a Four Letter Word (from 1975-07 until 1975-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-11)
Joan Baez3:33
4The Times They Are A‐Changin’
producer:
Terry Melcher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (on 1965-09-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
The Byrds32:19
5Colours
producer:
Peter Eden (British record producer, jazz/rock), Terry Kennedy and Geoff Stephens
acoustic guitar, banjo and lead vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (on 1965-05-05)
double bass:
Brian Locking (on 1965-05-05)
recording of:
Colours (on 1965-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Donovan2:44
6Simple Song of Freedom
cover recording of:
Simple Song of Freedom
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Darin
Tim Hardin3:53
7Early Morning Rain
cover recording of:
Early Mornin’ Rain
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Early Morning Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Judy Collins3:15
8Greenback Dollar
recording of:
Greenback Dollar
writer:
Hoyt Axton and Ken Ramsey
The Kingston Trio52:52
9La Bamba
Trini Lopez4:40
10Light My Fire
producer:
Rick Jarrard
strings arranger:
George Tipton (American composer, musical arranger and conductor, born 1932)
cover recording of:
Light My Fire (on 1968-01-06)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
José Feliciano33:30
11Red Rubber Ball
recording of:
Red Rubber Ball
writer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and Bruce Woodley
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
The Cyrkle2:19
12The Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
arrangement of:
Midnight Special
Harry Belafonte4:01
13Gotta Travel On
Billy Grammer2:30
14Scarlett Ribbons (For Her Hair)
The Brothers Four2:38
15Leaving on a Jet Plane
recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
The Chad Mitchell Trio2:31
8▶CD: Simple Song of Freedom