Country Joe (album)

Country Joe
Studio album by Country Joe McDonald
Released	1975
Studio	Vanguard 23rd Street Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	41:31
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Maynard Solomon
Country Joe McDonald chronology
Paris Sessions (1972) Country Joe (1975) Love is a Fire (1976)

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Allmusic	[1]

Country Joe was the seventh album by Country Joe McDonald, released in 1975. It was reissued on CD in 1996 on the One Way Records label. The album includes a recording of Jesse James, which McDonald co-wrote with Barry Melton and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe McDonald; except where indicated

1. "Dr. Hip" – 3:46
2. "Old Joe Corey" – 3:05
3. "Making Money in Chile" – 3:11
4. "You Messed over Me" – 5:02
5. "Memories" – 6:50
6. "Chile" – 4:33
7. "Pleasin'" – 4:12
8. "Jesse James" (Barry Melton, Robert Hunter) – 3:49
9. "Satisfactory" – 4:09
10. "It's Finally Over" – 2:54

Personnel

• Country Joe McDonald – vocals, guitar, kazoo, harmonica
• Charlie Brown – electric guitar
• Sam T. Brown – guitar
• Sal DiTroia – guitar
• Gary Chester – drums
• Frank Owens – piano
• Joe Macho – bass ^{[3] [1]}
• Gail Nelson, Hilda Harris, Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals
• George Butcher – string and horn arrangements

Technical

• David Baker, Jeff Zaraya – engineer
• Steve Prezant – photography

References

1. "Country Joe". Allmusic . Retrieved February 10, 2012.
2. The Midnight Special (September 19, 2024). Jesse James - Country Joe McDonald | The Midnight Special . Retrieved November 22, 2025– via YouTube.
3. "Country Joe: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved February 10, 2012.