Jonathan Edwards (album)

Jonathan Edwards
Studio album by Jonathan Edwards
Released	November 1971
Studio	Intermedia Sound Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Country rock, folk rock, blues rock, bluegrass
Label	Capricorn
Producer	Peter Casperson
Jonathan Edwards chronology
Jonathan Edwards (1971) Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy (1972)
Singles from Jonathan Edwards
"Sunshine" Released: 1971

Jonathan Edwards is the first album by the singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards. The album received some mainstream attention thanks to the catchy political-pop single, "Sunshine". Several FM stations also played the drug-related song "Shanty".

Track listing

All tracks written by Jonathan Edwards, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everybody Knows Her"		1:53
2.	"Cold Snow"		2:19
3.	"Athens County"	Edwards, Joe Dolce	2:45
4.	"Dusty Morning"		2:18
5.	"Emma"	Edwards, Bob Brannon	3:39
6.	"Shanty"		2:32
7.	"Sunshine"		2:16
8.	"The King"		2:50
9.	"Don't Cry Blue"	Malcolm McKinney	2:42
10.	"Jesse"		3:02
11.	"Sometimes"	Malcolm McKinney	2:47
12.	"Train of Glory"		3:29

Charts

Charts (1971-72)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [1]	40
US Billboard Top LPs [2]	42

Personnel

• Jonathan Edwards – vocal, guitar, harp, bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Richard Adelman – drums
• Bill Keith  – banjo
• Jef Labes  – keyboard
• Eric Lilljequist – guitar
• Stuart Schulman – bass guitar, violin

Technical personnel

• Peter Casperson – production
• Michael Leary – engineering
• Nancy Lopes – photography
• Jimm Roberts – album design
• Bob Runstein – engineer

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 101. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 48. Retrieved 31 January 2026.