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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| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Record Mirror | [5] |
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.[6] 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.[7]
Track listing
edit- "Very Last Day" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey) – 2:33
- "Hush-a-Bye" (Traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow and Noel Stookey) – 2:23
- "Long Chain On" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 4:38
- "Rocky Road" (Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey) – 3:42
- "Tell It on the Mountain" (arranged by Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milton Okun, Noel Stookey) – 2:58
- "Polly Von" a.k.a. Polly Vaughn and Molly Bawn[8] (Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey) – 4:10
- "Stewball" (Traditional; arranged by Mary Travers, Milton Okun, Noel Stookey and Elena Mezzetti) – 3:12
- "All My Trials" (Traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Milton Okun) – 3:19
- "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16
- "Freight Train" (Elizabeth Cotten) – 2:47
- "Quit Your Low Down Ways" (Bob Dylan) – 2:07
- "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 2:57
Personnel
edit- Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
- Noel "Paul" Stookey – vocals, guitar
- Mary Travers – vocals
Additional personnel
- Edgar O. DeHaas – standup bass
- Bob Dylan – liner notes
- Barry Feinstein – cover photography
- Bill Schwartau – recording engineer
Chart history
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1963 | Billboard 200[9][10][11][12][13] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "In The Wind" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 157. 14 March 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. November 2, 1963.
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. November 9, 1963.
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. November 16, 1963.
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. November 23, 1963.
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. November 30, 1963.
External links
edit- In the Wind at Discogs (list of releases)
- In the Wind at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
