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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

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