Annual Waltz

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Annual Waltz
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Studio album by
Released1987
Genre Bluegrass, country
Length29:47
Label Dot
Producer Jack Clement
John Hartford chronology
Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland
(1985)
Annual Waltz
(1987)
Me Oh My, How the Time Does Fly: A John Hartford Anthology
(1987)

Annual Waltz is an album by the American musician John Hartford, released in 1987. [1] [2] Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Jack Clement. [3] [4] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Folk Recording" category. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by John Hartford unless otherwise noted.

  1. "All in My Love for You" – 2:25
  2. "Ohio River Rag" – 3:57
  3. "Annual Waltz" – 3:52
  4. "Gone, Gone, Gone" (Harlan Howard) – 1:54
  5. "Love Wrote This Song" (Hartford, Charles Cochran) – 2:43
  6. "Learning to Smile All Over Again" – 3:26
  7. "Pennington Bend" – 3:45
  8. "Here's to Your Dreams" – 4:14
  9. "Short Life of Trouble" – 1:36
  10. "Living in the Mississippi Valley" – 1:55

Personnel

Production notes:

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References

  1. Hochman, Steve (22 Aug 1986). "'Boogie'-Man Hartford Keeps On Rolling Along". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
  2. "Composer vows to keep song out of commercials". Windsor Star. 9 Jan 1987. p. C6.
  3. Van Matre, Lynn (15 Oct 1986). "Hartford's Work from 'The Heart'". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
  4. Hurst, Jack (18 Sep 1986). "On the Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 9A.
  5. "John Hartford". Recording Academy. Retrieved 6 May 2023.