Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals

Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals
Compilation album by John Hartford
Released	1968
Studio	RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Folk, country
Length	26:21
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Felton Jarvis

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals is an album by folk, country and bluegrass musician and songwriter John Hartford. ^[3] It was released by RCA Victor in 1968.

The album was recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" studio in Nashville, Tennessee. ^[4]

Critical reception

Billboard praised the album, calling Hartford one of the era's "great songwriters." ^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by John Hartford.

Side 1

1. "California Earthquake" – 3:00
2. "Gentle on My Mind" – 3:00
3. "Natural to Be Gone" – 1:46
4. "The Six O'Clock Train and a Girl with Green Eyes" – 2:38
5. "A Simple Thing As Love" – 2:54

Side 2

1. "Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation" – 1:50
2. "I Would Not Be Here" – 2:19
3. "Front Porch" – 1:56
4. "Untangle Your Mind" – 2:02
5. "Like Unto a Mockingbird" – 2:46
6. "The Tall Tall Grass" – 2:20

Personnel

• John Hartford – banjo, guitar, fiddle, vocals

Production

• Felton Jarvis – producer
• Jim Malloy – recording engineer
• Al Pachucki – recording engineer
• Cam Mullins – arranger, Tracks 4 and 5 on Side 1

References

1. "Gentle On My Mind & Other Originals - John Hartford | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 166.
3. The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995. p. 442.
4. John Hartford, Gentle On My Mind and Other Originals. (vinyl LP); RCA Victor, 1968.
5. "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 16, 1968 – via Google Books.