Diamonds & Rust is the sixteenth studio album (and eighteenth overall) by American singer-songwriter Joan Baez, released in 1975. The album covered songs written or played by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, Jackson Browne, and John Prine. Diamonds & Rust, however, also contains a number of her own compositions, including the title track, a distinctive song written probably about Bob Dylan, which has been covered by various other artists.[3]
An alternate recording of "Dida" had appeared on the previous year's Gracias a la Vida.
Track listing
Side one
- "Diamonds & Rust" (Baez) – 4:47
- "Fountain of Sorrow" (Jackson Browne) – 4:30
- "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 2:45
- "Children and All That Jazz" (Baez) – 3:07
- "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan) – 4:44
Side two
- "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 2:46
- "Hello In There" (John Prine) – 3:05
- "Jesse" (Janis Ian) – 4:28
- "Winds of the Old Days" (Baez) – 3:55
- "Dida" (Baez) duet with Joni Mitchell – 3:25
- Medley: "I Dream of Jeannie" (Stephen Foster; arranged by Joan Baez) / "Danny Boy"[4] (Frederic Weatherly) – 4:13
Personnel
- Joan Baez – vocals, acoustic guitar, Moog and ARP synthesisers, arranger
- Larry Carlton – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, arranger
- Dean Parks – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Rick Lotempio – electric guitar (track 10)
- Wilton Felder – bass guitar
- Reinie Press – bass guitar
- Max Bennett – bass guitar (track 10)
- Jim Gordon – drums
- John Guerin – drums (track 10)
- Larry Knechtel – acoustic piano
- Hampton Hawes – acoustic piano (track 4)
- David Paich – acoustic piano, electric harpsichord
- Joe Sample – electric piano, Hammond organ
- Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
- Malcolm Cecil – Moog and ARP synthesisers, synthesizer programming
- Robert Margouleff – synthesizer programming
- Tom Scott – flute, saxophone, arranger
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
- Buck Monari – trumpet
- Jesse Ehrlich – cello
- Carl LaMagna, James Getzoff, Ray Kelley, Robert Konrad, Robert Ostrowsky, Ronald Folsom, Sidney Sharp, Tibor Zelig, William Hymanson, William Kurasch – violin
- Isabelle Daskoff – viola
- Joni Mitchell – vocal improvisation (track 10)
- Technical
- David Kershenbaum, Joan Baez, Larry Carlton – producer
- Bernard Gelb – executive producer
- Rick Ruggeri – engineer
- Henry Lewy – engineer (track 10)
- Ellis Sorkin – assistant engineer
- Bob Cato – design
- Irene Harris – photography
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts |
Certifications
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Diamonds & Rust Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Baez, Joan. 1987. And a Voice to Sing With: A Memoir. Century Hutchinson, London. ISBN 0-671-40062-2
- ^ An Irish song, on the album cover: Dedicated to my Grandmother, Barbara Bridge
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4083a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 29/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Joan Baez – Diamonds". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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