A Song Will Rise

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A Song Will Rise
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Studio album by
Released1965
Genre Folk
Length36:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Albert Grossman
Milton Okun (musical director)
Peter, Paul & Mary chronology
In Concert
(1964)
A Song Will Rise
(1965)
See What Tomorrow Brings
(1965)
Singles from A Song Will Rise
  1. "For Lovin' Me"
    Released: December 1964 [1]
  2. "When the Ship Comes In"
    Released: April 1965 [2]
  3. "The San Francisco Bay Blues"
    Released: 1965 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
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A Song Will Rise is the fourth studio album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in 1965.

Contents

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are composed by Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow and Milt Okun.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When the Ship Comes In" Bob Dylan 2:37
2."Jimmy Whalen" 2:38
3."Come and Go with Me" 3:03
4."Gilgarra Mountain"Traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow6:00
5."Ballad of Spring Hill (Spring Hill Disaster)" 
6."Motherless Child"Traditional; arranged by Milton Okun · Mary Travers3:37
7."Wasn't That a Time"2:22
8."Monday Morning" 3:14
9."The Cuckoo"
  • Dwain Clay Story
  • Erik Jacobsen
  • Milt Okun
  • Noel Paul Stookey
  • Mary Travers
  • Peter Yarrow
2:17
10."San Francisco Bay Blues" Jesse Fuller 2:58
11."Talkin' Candy Bar Blues"Noel Paul Stookey2:32
12."For Lovin' Me" Gordon Lightfoot 2:08
Total length:36:38

Personnel

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1965Billboard Pop albums
8

Notes

  1. "Peter, Paul and Mary - for Lovin' Me".
  2. "Peter, Paul and Mary - when the Ship Comes in".
  3. "Peter, Paul and Mary - San Francisco Bay Blues".
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r96878
  5. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (15 May 1965). "Peter, Paul And Mary: A Song Will Rise" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 218. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (21 August 1965). "Peter, Paul & Mary: A Song Will Rise" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 232. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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