Rare, Live & Classic
Joan Baez · 1993
214 min · 60 tracks · country · folk · traditional folk music
A tapestry of folk, traditional melodies, and emotive storytelling woven through Baez's iconic voice.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- layered, dense sonic textures
- contemplative storytelling moments
- gradual builds and payoffs
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Rare, Live & Classic' was released in 1993, Joan Baez had already established herself as a prominent voice in folk music since her debut in the early 1960s. This album is a compilation that showcases live recordings and lesser-known tracks from her extensive career, highlighting both her evolution as an artist and her enduring impact on the folk genre.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Joni Mitchell· Leonard Cohen· Odetta
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Scarlet Ribbons 2:50
- 2 Jimmy Brown 2:57
- 3 Careless Love 2:28
- 4 Auctioneer 2:21
- 5 Black Is the Color 2:29
- 6 John Hardy 3:04
- 7 We Are Crossing Jordan River 2:49
- 8 John Riley 3:54
- 9 Silver Dagger 2:31
- 10 House of the Rising Sun 2:57
- 11 Low Down Chariot 1:45
- 12 Wagoner's Lad 2:14
- 13 Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream 2:37
- 14 Geordie 3:36
- 15 What Have They Done to the Rain 2:41
- 16 Troubled and I Don't Know Why 3:14
- 17 With God on Our Side 6:22
- 18 We Shall Overcome 3:37
- 19 Go 'way From My Window 2:15
- 20 Mama You've Been on My Mind 2:57
- 21 There but for Fortune 3:16
- 22 Colours 3:22
- 23 The River in the Pines 3:35
Disc 2
- 1 Pack Up Your Sorrows 2:51
- 2 The Swallow Song 2:49
- 3 Legend of the Girl Child Linda 4:24
- 4 Children of Darkness 3:55
- 5 Catch the Wind 2:38
- 6 I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger 4:36
- 7 Sweet Sir Galahad 3:44
- 8 Donna Donna 4:00
- 9 Long Black Veil 3:24
- 10 Mama Tried 3:13
- 11 Sing Me Back Home 4:02
- 12 Joe Hill 3:03
- 13 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 3:25
- 14 Blessed Are... 3:06
- 15 Hello in There 3:40
- 16 Love Song to a Stranger 3:53
- 17 In the Quiet of the Morning (For Janis Joplin) 2:55
- 18 Angel Band 2:52
- 19 Johnny, I Hardly Knew Yeh 3:25
- 20 Gracias a la vida 3:33
Disc 3
- 1 Diamonds and Rust 4:35
- 2 Children and All That Jazz 3:10
- 3 Blowin' in the Wind 3:55
- 4 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 3:51
- 5 Jesse 4:06
- 6 Honest Lullaby 5:12
- 7 Jackaroe 4:03
- 8 Marriott USA 5:50
- 9 Amazing Grace 5:27
- 10 Forever Young 3:45
- 11 Farewell, Angelina 2:55
- 12 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 5:47
- 13 Here's to You 2:30
- 14 Blues Improv 9:28
- 15 Ring Them Bells 2:59
- 16 El Preso Numero Nueve 3:18
- 17 Speaking of Dreams 4:25
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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