Paul & Mary Peter - Ten Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul & Mary
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Artist: Paul & Mary PeterEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-07-29
Music Label: Rhino Records
Soundtracks:
- Blowin' in the Wind
- Too Much of Nothing
- Lemon Tree
- Stewball
- Early Mornin' Rain
- 500 Miles
- I Dig Rock and Roll Music
- Leaving on a Jet Plane
- Puff (The Magic Dragon)
- For Lovin' Me
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)
- Day Is Done
Music reviews of Ten Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul & Mary
Music Review: This Should Be Upgraded
Rating: 3 Stars
The number of reviews registered attests to the popularity of this folk trio (Mary Travers - born July 11, 1937 in Louisville, Peter Yarrow - born May 31, 1938 in NY City, and Paul Stookey - born December 30, 1937 in Baltimore) which, after assembling in New York, and getting a recording contract from Warner, went on to register 22 hit singles from early 1962 to late 1969 on the Billboard Pop Hot 100 or Hot 100 "Bubble Under" charts, and had seen 15 of those cross over to the Adult Contemporary (AC) listings, and one (Puff The Magic Dragon) to the R&B charts. Not bad for a folk group plying their trade primarily during the British Invasion phase.
When this album of their greatest hits first came out in vinyl in 1970 it became an instant classic, as did the first-time release in AAD CD format as most of those early CDs were simply copies of the vinyl. However, unlike many other distributors who subsequently upgraded those initial CDs by adding in many more tracks, not to mention expanding upon the liner notes, Warner stuck with the 13-track CD and the same single page that appeared on the reverse of the vinyl LP sleeve. A discography would also have answered the question posed by one reviewer who wonders about the version of 500 Miles. Is it the rendition that appeared as the uncharted flip of Settle Down (Goin' Down The Highway) which reached # 14AC/# 56 Hot 100 in January 1963, or is it an album cut? It would be nice to know. Compounding things is the fact they left off the hit side, and the only photo provided is the same grainy b&w one that appeared on the LP sleeve!.
In terms of what is here, these are certainly their greatest hits, no question about that, led by their only # 1 Hot 100 (and, coincidentally, their last hit single), Leaving On A Jet Plane. Written by John Denver, it reached that top spot in late 1969 and also made it to # 1 AC on Warner 7340 b/w The House Song. Puff The Magic Dragon also reached # 1 AC in early 1963, as well as # 2 Hot 100 and # 4 R&B on Warner 5348 b/w Pretty Mary (some prints show it as simply Puff). Another # 1 AC (and it spent 5 weeks there in late summer 1963) was Blowin' In The Wind, which also settled at # 2 Hot 100 b/w Flora on Warner 5368.
Their first hit, Lemon Tree, peaked at # 12 AC/# 35 Hot 100 in June 1962 on Warner 5274 b/w Early In The Morning, and that was followed later that summer by If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song), which finished at # 10 Hot 100 on Warner 5296 b/w Gone The Rainbow. Their third hit, Big Boat (not here) finished at a disappointing # 93 Hot 100 in December 1962 on Warner 5325 b/w Little Sparrow, followed by the above-mentioned Settle Down.
After Blowin' In The Wind in 1963, they had Don't Think Twice, It's All Right climb to # 2 AC/# 9 Hot 100 in the early fall on Warner 5385 b/w Autumn To May, and in December had Stewball reach # 17 AC/# 35 Hot 100 on Warner 5399 b/w The Cruel War, and A-Soalin'settle in at # 15 on the Billboard Christmas charts b/w Hush-A-Bye on Warner 5402. 1964, the year The Beatles et al arrived on North American shores, was a lean one for the group, although Tell It On The Mountain did fairly well, reaching # 7 AC/# 33 Hot 100 b/w Old Coal on Warner 5418. However, Oh, Rock My Soul (Part 1) barely made the Hot 100, finishing at # 93 that June b/w Part II on Warner 5442. None of those last three hits are provided here.
Two of their next three are here, thankfully, those being For Lovin' Me, which hit # 5 AC/# 30 Hot 100 early in 1965 b/w Monday Morning on Warner 5496, and Early Morning Rain, a Gordon Lightfoot tune that finished at # 13 AC/# 91 Hot 100 later that fall b/w The Rising Of The Moon on Warner 5659. In between those two, When The Ship Comes In, a Dylan tune, got as high as # 23 AC but only # 91 Hot 100 that May b/w Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin' on Warner 5625. In the spring of 1966 a re-make of The Cruel War rose to # 4 AC/# 52 Hot 100 b/w Mon Vrai Destin on Warner 5809.
That hit is missing here, as are The Other Side Of This Life, a # 33 AC/# 100 Hot 100 in September 1966 b/w Sometime Lover on Warner 7067, and Hurry Sundown, a # 37 AC/# 123 Hot 100 "Bubble Under" b/w For Baby (For Bobbie) on Warner 5883. However, the late summer 1968 I Dig Rock And Roll Music is here, and it got them back into the Hot 100 Top 10 at # 9 b/w The Great Mandella (The Wheel Of Life) on Warner 7067, as is Too Much Of Nothing, another Dylan tune that finished at # 35 Hot 100 b/w The House Song (which also backed their last hit mentioned above) on Warner 7092.
Then, just before Leaving On A Jet Plane, they had Day Is Done peak at a solid # 7 AC/# 21 Hot 100 b/w Make Believe Town on warner 7279. If they are contemplating re-releasing this again, hopefully they will upgrade it as suggested.
Description of Ten Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul & Mary
One of American music s most legendary acts, Peter, Paul and Mary bothdefined and transcended the 1960s folk revival. The trio s stellar harmonies
delivered classic recordings that topped the charts and communicated their
passionate commitment to peace and social justice. This thirteen song
compilation, originally released in 1970 and
now over double-platinum, is a definitive
introduction to the group s seminal songs.
Among the highlights are the GRAMMY®-
winning Billboard® Top 10 singles Blowin In
The Wind and If I Had A Hammer, the #1
smash Leaving On A Jet Plane, the timeless
Puff (The Magic Dragon) and other
signature classics including 500 Miles and
I Dig Rock & Roll Music.
Warner Bros. did with the CD release of the 1970 vinyl LP 10 Years Together: Best of Peter, Paul & Mary what every label should do with CD reissues of vinyl compilations. They took into account the longer length of CDs and added tracks. The original release of 10 smash hits has been fleshed out here with three additional tracks, including a melodic take on Dylan's Basement Tapes rarity "Too Much of Nothing." Otherwise, it's hits and nothing but hits, ranging from definitive folk interpretations ("If I Had a Hammer") to pop ("I Dig Rock 'n' Roll Music") to Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot covers that compete with the originals and first brought such material to the mainstream. Only "Cruel War" is missing. --Bill Holdship
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