John Renbourn (album)

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John Renbourn
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Studio album by
John Renbourn
Released1966
Recorded1965
Genre Folk
Label Transatlantic
Producer Nathan Joseph
John Renbourn chronology
John Renbourn
(1966)
Another Monday
(1967)
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John Renbourn is the debut album by John Renbourn. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Renbourn, except where indicated.

  1. "Judy"
  2. "Beth's Blues" (Blind Boy Fuller)
  3. "Song" (poem by John Donne)
  4. "Down on the Barge"
  5. "John Henry" (Traditional; arranged by John Renbourn)
  6. "Plainsong"
  7. "Louisiana Blues" (Muddy Waters)
  8. "Blue Bones" (Renbourn, Bert Jansch)
  9. "Train Tune"
  10. "Candy Man" (Rev. Gary Davis)
  11. "The Wildest Pig in Captivity"
  12. "National Seven"
  13. "Motherless Children" (Traditional; arranged by John Renbourn)
  14. "Winter is Gone" (Traditional; arranged by John Renbourn)
  15. "Noah and Rabbit" (Renbourn, Bert Jansch)

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. Schofield, Derek (27 March 2015). "John Renbourn obituary" via www.theguardian.com.