Joan Baez - Any Day Now (1968) [Reissue 2005]

Joan saw the brilliance of Bob Dylan from the get-go, and her admiration came to full flower on this 1969 set of Dylan songs. The album reached #30 and features her definitive rendition of Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word plus Tears of Rage; Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands; I Shall Be Released ; unissued live performances of Blowin' in the Wind and It Ain't Me Babe , and more!

Joan Baez beat Bob Dylan to folk stardom, but she soon became one his biggest supporters, key interpreters, and briefly his lover. Any Day Now finds her playing all three roles; supporting, interpreting, and loving a disc full of his songs. Many of the more curious numbers ("The Walls of Redwing," "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere") were unavailable from Dylan at the time of the double-album's original 1968 release. Baez gets deeply into this stuff, adding her own weight and color to Dylan's idiosyncratic lines; even tackling the epic-length weirdness of "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands." The best track, "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word," remains the definitive version of the song.





Track Listing

01. Love Minus Zero / No Limit (02:44)
02. North Country Blues (05:02)
03. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (03:01)
04. Drifter's Escape (02:58)
05. I Pity The Poor Immigrant (03:48)
06. Tears Of Rage (04:22)
07. Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands (011:18)
08. Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (04:27)
09. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (03:17)
10. The Walls Of Redwing (03:52)
11. Dear Landlord (03:00)
12. One Too Many Mornings (03:14)
13. I Shall Be Released (03:59)
14. Boots Of Spanish Leather (04:34)
15. Walkin' Down The Line (03:24)
16. Restless Farewell (05:56)
17. Blowin' In The Wind (Live) (03:20)
18. It Ain't Me Babe (Live) (03:18)

Produced by Maynard Solomon
Reissue produced by Mark Spector

Notes

Original Master Series

Reissue engineered by: Jeff Zaraya from the original analog tapes, converted to a 20-bit digital audio using the DCS 904. Sonic Solutions software was used to process the digital audio. The bass that was rolled off the original vinyl release as been restored. Final CD was turbo bit mapped.



Many thanks to the original uploader: WestOst

SEE also:
Joan Baez 1960 Joan Baez [Reissue 2001]