Earthwords & Music
1967 studio album by John Hartford
Earthwords and Music | ||||
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Studio album by John Hartford | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Genre | Folk, country, novelty | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Felton Jarvis | |||
John Hartford chronology | ||||
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2002 BMG Re-issue | ||||
Earthwords and Music is John Hartford's second LP, released in 1967. Like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002 as part of a "twofer" CD, combined with his first album, Looks at Life.[1]
The album includes Hartford's Grammy-winning hit song, "Gentle on My Mind".
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic | [1] |
After noting some of the musical novelty songs of the album, music critic Jim Worbois, writing for Allmusic, wrote "Also contains some fine straight songs. Good stuff."[2]
Track listing
- All songs by John Hartford.
- "Good Old Electric Washing Machine" – 2:08
- "Love Song in 2/4 Time" – 1:38
- "Daytime of Life" – 5:22
- "Whose That?" – 1:52
- "There Are No Fools in Heaven" – 4:30
- "Earthwords" – 1:43
- "Gentle on My Mind" – 3:05
- "Naked in Spite of Myself" – 3:09
- "How Come You're Being So Good to Me" – 2:05
- "No End of Love" – 3:21
- "Left Handed Woman" – 1:39
- "Baking Soda" – 1:28
References
- ^ a b Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music/Looks at Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ a b Worbois, Jim. "Earthwords & Music > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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- Looks at Life (1967)
- Earthwords & Music (1968)
- The Love Album (1968)
- Housing Project (1968)
- John Hartford (1969)
- Iron Mountain Depot (1970)
- Aereo-Plain (1971)
- Morning Bugle (1972)
- Mark Twang (1976)
- Nobody Knows What You Do (1976)
- All in the Name of Love (1977)
- Headin' Down Into the Mystery Below (1978)
- You and Me at Home (1980)
- Catalogue (1981)
- Gum Tree Canoe (1984)
- Annual Waltz (1986)
- Down on the River (1989)
- Cadillac Rag (1991)
- Goin' Back to Dixie (1992)
- The Walls We Bounce Off Of (1994)
- No End of Love (1996)
- Wild Hog in the Red Brush (1996)
- The Speed of the Old Long Bow (1998)
- Good Old Boys (1999)
- Hamilton Ironworks (2001)
- Steam Powered Aereo-Takes (2002)
- Glitter Grass from the Nashwood Hollyville Strings (1977)
- Slumberin' on the Cumberland (1979)
- Permanent Wave (1980)
- Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1985)
- Hartford & Hartford (1991)
- Old Sport (1994)
- The Fun of Open Discussion (1995)
- The Bullies Have All Gone to Rest (1998)
- Retrograss (1999)
- Live at College Station Pennsylvania (1995)
- Live from Mountain Stage (2000)
- Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals (1968)
- Me Oh My (1982)
- A John Hartford Collection (1987)
- RCA Country Legends: John Hartford (2001)
- Natural to be Gone 1967-1970 (2002)
- Good'le Days: Essential Recordings (2009)