Best of Joan C. Baez
| The Best of Joan C. Baez | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1972–1976 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Compiler | David Kershenbaum | |||
| Joan Baez chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror |  [2] |
| Tom Hull | C+[3] |
The Best of Joan C. Baez is a Joan Baez compilation that A&M put together shortly after Baez left the label in 1977. Selections from five of her six A&M albums were included (no songs from 1973's Where Are You Now, My Son? appear), with the emphasis on material from 1975's Diamonds & Rust album. Liner notes were written by John L. Wasserman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Joan Baez; except where indicated
- "Diamonds & Rust"
- "Forever Young" (Bob Dylan)
- "Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)"
- "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
- "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright)
- "Love Song to a Stranger"
- "Please Come to Boston" (Dave Loggins)
- "Children and All That Jazz"
- "Sweeter for Me"
- "Imagine" (John Lennon)
- "Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra)
- "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robbie Robertson)
Charts
| Billboard Top LPs and Tape | #121 |
| Cashbox Top 100 Albums (200 positions) | #169 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Best of Joan C. Baez at AllMusic
- ^ Copper, Mark (January 7, 1978). Joan Baez: The Best of Joan C. Baez (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 11.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.