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Old Friends

Mary McCaslin

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McCaslin wrote only one of the ten songs (the title track) on her fourth album. The remainder of the program stressed her abilities as one of folk music's most eclectic interpretive artists, as in addition to folk-country tunes, there were two Lennon-McCartney compositions ("Things We Said Today" and "Blackbird," both among her best-known tracks); the Who's "Pinball Wizard"; the Supremes' "My World Is Empty Without You"; Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In"; and the huge 1950s pop hit "The Wayward Wind." At a glance, the breadth of repertoire seems outlandish. But McCaslin's vocals are consistently strong, and she does make all of these work as folk songs (with occasional light rhythm section), without sounding like a dilettante. Perhaps "Pinball Wizard" would have been better, though, with just McCaslin's voice and banjo and without the rhythm section.

© Richie Unterberger /TiVo

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1
Things We Said Today
00:03:01

John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Tony Markellis, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

2
Oklahoma Hills
00:02:50

Tony Markellis, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Woody Guthrie, ComposerLyricist - Jack Guthrie, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winnie Winston, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

3
Wendigo
00:03:51

Peter Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Markellis, Harp, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Ungar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Harp, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carolyn MacDonald, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Evelyn Read, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Gillim, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dwayne Storey, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

4
Way Out There
00:04:45

Tony Markellis, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BOB NOLAN, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

5
Pinball Wizard
00:03:31

Peter Townshend, ComposerLyricist - Tony Markellis, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Banjo, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

6
My World Is Empty Without You Babe
00:03:21

Tony Markellis, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

7
Wayward Wind
00:03:28

Tony Markellis, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Newman, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Lebowski, ComposerLyricist - Winnie Winston, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Doug McClaran, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

8
Blackbird
00:02:25

John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Peter Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Markellis, Harp, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Ungar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Pierson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Harp, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carolyn MacDonald, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Evelyn Read, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Gillim, Viola, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

9
Don't Fence Me In
00:03:01

Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Peter Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Markellis, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Ungar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Lansing, ComposerLyricist - Michael Couture, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carolyn MacDonald, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Evelyn Read, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Gillim, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Mailander, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

10
Old Friends
00:05:14

Peter Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Markellis, Harp, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Ungar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Wyner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Ringer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Mary McCaslin, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Doug McClaran, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Couture, Mixer, Harp, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carolyn MacDonald, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Evelyn Read, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Gillim, Viola, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1977 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

Albumbeschreibung

McCaslin wrote only one of the ten songs (the title track) on her fourth album. The remainder of the program stressed her abilities as one of folk music's most eclectic interpretive artists, as in addition to folk-country tunes, there were two Lennon-McCartney compositions ("Things We Said Today" and "Blackbird," both among her best-known tracks); the Who's "Pinball Wizard"; the Supremes' "My World Is Empty Without You"; Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In"; and the huge 1950s pop hit "The Wayward Wind." At a glance, the breadth of repertoire seems outlandish. But McCaslin's vocals are consistently strong, and she does make all of these work as folk songs (with occasional light rhythm section), without sounding like a dilettante. Perhaps "Pinball Wizard" would have been better, though, with just McCaslin's voice and banjo and without the rhythm section.

© Richie Unterberger /TiVo

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