Here We Go Again!

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Here We Go Again!
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Studio album by
The Kingston Trio
ReleasedOctober 19, 1959
RecordedMay 26–27, June 1–2, 1959
Studio Capitol Studio B (Hollywood)
Genre Folk
Label Capitol
Producer Voyle Gilmore
The Kingston Trio chronology
At Large
(1959)		Here We Go Again!
(1959)		 Sold Out
(1960)
Singles from Here We Go Again!
  1. "A Worried Man"/"San Miguel"
    Released: 1960

Here We Go Again! is an album by American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1959 (see 1959 in music). It was one of the four the Trio would have simultaneously in Billboard's Top 10 albums during the year. It spent eight weeks at #1 and received an RIAA gold certification the same day as At Large. "A Worried Man" b/w "San Miguel" was its lead-off single, though it just made the Top 20. [1] In November, two non-album songs were released as a single—"Coo Coo-U" b/w "Green Grasses"—but did not chart. [2]

Contents

Background

The trio worked with the assistance of Lou Gottlieb on the song selection and the arrangements. Rehearsals were done at the Cocoanut Grove club where the group was appearing at the time. "Molly Dee" was written by John Stewart who would eventually become a member of the Trio, replacing Dave Guard. "Across the Wide Missouri" is the Trio's version of the popular American folk song "Oh Shenandoah". Although credited to Dave Guard, “Goober Peas” dates from the Confederate South and “A Worried Man” (”Worried Man Blues”) is a song first recorded by The Carter Family in the 1930s and Woody Guthrie in the 1940s. "Haul Away" was originally credited to Jack Splittard, a pseudonym the trio members used to split copyright and royalties on public domain songs. [3]

Ben Blake states in the 1992 reissue liner notes: "Here We Go Again! was reportedly the first Kingston Trio album on which Voyle Gilmore utilized what was called 'double-voicing' whenever all three group members sang in unison. This was accomplished by having them record their vocals twice; then Gilmore simply overdubbed one of the tracks. This gave the group a fuller sound. Recorded at Studio B in Los Angeles, Here We Go Again! also benefited from Capitol's Grand Canyon-like echo chamber, which Gilmore used to make the Trio's instruments 'ring' like no other folk group, before or since." [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sales of Here We Go Again! rose to over 900,000 copies reaching the number one chart position for eight weeks. At one point in 1959 after the release of Here We Go Again!, the Trio had four records at the same time among the Top 10 selling albums according to Billboard Magazine's "Top Ten Albums" chart for five consecutive weeks in November and December 1959, [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] a record unmatched now for over 50 years. [11] Here We Go Again! received Grammy nominations in the Folk category and the Vocal Group category. [1]

In his retrospective review, Allmusic critic Matt Fink noted standout tracks in his review and called the release "a very well-rounded album." [4] In his review of the 1992 reissue, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote "At Large and Here We Go Again! capture the Kingston Trio early in their career, grounded in the success of their first albums and searching for new directions. Fans, folk revival enthusiasts, and the curious will enjoy this one." [5]

Reissues

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Molly Dee" (John Stewart)
  2. "Across the Wide Missouri" (Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl)
  3. "Haul Away" (Traditional)
  4. "The Wanderer" (Irving Burgess)
  5. "'Round About the Mountain" (Lou Gottlieb)
  6. "Oleanna" (Harvey Geller, Martin Seligson)

Side two

  1. "The Unfortunate Miss Bailey" (Traditional, Gottlieb)
  2. "San Miguel" (Jane Bowers)
  3. "E Inu Tatou E" (George Archer)
  4. "A Rollin' Stone" (Stan Wilson)
  5. "Goober Peas" (Dave Guard, Traditional)
  6. "A Worried Man" (Traditional, Tom Glazer, Dave Guard)

Personnel

Production notes

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1959Billboard Pop Albums1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Liner notes: At Large and Here We Go Again! Capitol Records reissue. Liner notes by Ben Blake, 1992.
  2. ↑ Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN   0-9614594-0-9
  3. ↑ Bush, William (2013). Greenback Dollar: The Incredible Rise of the Kingston Trio. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 210. ISBN   9780810881921.
  4. 1 2 Fink, Matt. "Here We Go Again! > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "At Large/Here We Go Again! > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  6. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1959-11-16). Billboard Chart 11/16/59. Nielsen Business Media. p.  30 . Retrieved August 17, 2010. billboard november 16 1959.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1959-11-23). Billboard Chart 11/23/59. Nielsen Business Media. p.  29 . Retrieved August 17, 2010. billboard november 23 1959.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1959-11-30). Billboard Chart, 11/30/59 . Retrieved August 17, 2010.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1959-12-07). Billboard Chart, 12/7/59 . Retrieved August 17, 2010.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1959-12-14). Billboard Chart, 12/14/59. Nielsen Business Media. p.  23 . Retrieved August 17, 2010. billboard december 14 1959.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ Dreier, Peter (October 14, 2008). "The Kingston Trio and the Red Scare". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  12. ↑ "At Large/Here We Go Again! > Reissue by Collector's Choice". Allmusic . Retrieved March 31, 2010.
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